Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Vivo X100 Pro

70 out 100

VS

86 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Vivo X100 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2023 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9300. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

Lighter design: 211g vs 225g

Reasons to choose Vivo X100 Pro

Larger display: 6.78in
Higher pixel density: 452ppi
Higher battery capacity: 5400mAh vs 5000mAh
Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Supports DisplayPort
Supports Dolby Atmos
Infrared port
Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

- 12/256 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Vivo X100 Pro

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

90

Vivo X100 Pro

89

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

73

Vivo X100 Pro

92

Performance

App & system performance

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

49

Vivo X100 Pro

86

Games

3D gaming performance

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

33

Vivo X100 Pro

92

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

80

Vivo X100 Pro

78

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

78

Vivo X100 Pro

91

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

70

Vivo X100 Pro

86

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Gaming:

Battery:

Connectivity:

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	6.77 in	6.78 in
Resolution	1080x2392 pixels	1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio	n/a	20:9
Pixel density	387 ppi	452 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (60-120 Hz)	Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness	1300 nits	3000 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate	n/a	300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio	88 %	89.9 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

1300 nits

Vivo X100 Pro

1462 nits

sRGB gamut	n/a	99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)	n/a	369 Hz
Response time	n/a	1 ms
Contrast	n/a	∞ Infinite

Sources: NotebookCheck [Vivo X100 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	163.52 mm (6.44 in)	164.05 mm (6.46 in)
Width	77.5 mm (3.05 in)	75.28 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness	8.39 mm (0.33 in)	8.91 mm (0.35 in)
Weight	211 g (7.44 oz)	225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance	IP64	IP68
Cooling system	Vapor chamber	Vapor chamber
Back panel	n/a	Glass
Frame	n/a	Metal
Colors	- Black - Gray	- White - Black - Blue - Orange
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

88 %

Vivo X100 Pro

89.9 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Vivo X100 Pro In benchmarks

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3	MediaTek Dimensity 9300
Max Frequency	2500 MHz	3250 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)) - 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))	- 4/2 (Cortex-A720) - 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4) - 1/3.25 (Cortex-X4)
Process	TSMC	TSMC
Transistor Size	4 nm	4 nm
Neural Processor	Yes	MediaTek APU 790
Graphics	Adreno 810	Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores	256	1536
GPU Frequency	1050 MHz	1300 MHz
FLOPS	537.6 GFLOPS	3993.6 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

1182

Vivo X100 Pro

2231

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

3357

Vivo X100 Pro

7526

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1182	2231
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	3357	7526
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	4459	n/a

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a) Pro], [Vivo X100 Pro]

AnTuTu 10

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

750673

Vivo X100 Pro

2152184

CPU	273000	490601
GPU	192089	893392
Memory	135075	446780
UX	150509	321411
NanoReview Score	750673	2152184

3DMark Wild Life

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

n/a

Vivo X100 Pro

15478

Max Surface Temp.	n/a	51.1 °C
Stability	n/a	66 %
Graphics Test	n/a	92 fps
Graphics Score	n/a	15478

Sources: 3DMark [Vivo X100 Pro]

PCMark 3.0

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

n/a

Vivo X100 Pro

14116

Writing score	n/a	23039
Web score	n/a	11895
Video editing	n/a	5599
Data manipulation	n/a	12384
NanoReview Score	n/a	14116

Memory

RAM Size	- 8 GB - 12 GB	- 12 GB - 16 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency	3200 MHz	4200 MHz
Channels	4	4

Storage Capacity	- 128 GB - 256 GB	- 256 GB - 512 GB - 1024 GB
Storage Type	n/a	UFS 4.0
Memory Card	No	No

Software

OS	Android 15	Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
UI Skin	Nothing OS 3.1	Funtouch 15

Battery

Volume	5000 mAh	5400 mAh
Max Charging Power	50 W	100 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	No	Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging	No	Yes
Fast Charging	Yes (60% in 15 min)	Yes (60% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time	1:05 h	0:31 h

Battery Life

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

24:09

Vivo X100 Pro

22:26

Web Browsing	08:09 h	09:38 h
Video Playback	16:21 h	14:53 h
Games	05:48 h	06:25 h
Standby Mode	120 h	94 h

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	8192x6144 pixels	8192x6144 pixels
Zoom	Optical, 3x	Optical, 4.3x
Flash	LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K Recording	No	Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording	Yes (Up to 30 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion	240 fps (720p)	960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens	120 °	119 °
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.9	f/1.8
Focal length	24 mm	23 mm
Sensor	Sony LYT-600	Sony IMX989
Sensor size	1/1.56	1/0.98
Pixel size	1 μm	1.6 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	Laser autofocus
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/2.6	f/2.5
Focal length	70 mm	100 mm
Sensor	n/a	Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size	1/1.95	1/2
Pixel size	0.8 μm	0.7 μm
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	8 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.0
Focal length	15 mm	15 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX355	Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size	1/4.0	1/2.76
Pixel size	1.12 μm	0.64 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

n/a

Vivo X100 Pro

149

Video quality

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

n/a

Vivo X100 Pro

145

Overall camera score

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

n/a

Vivo X100 Pro

150

Bokeh	n/a	70
Preview	n/a	81
Zoom	n/a	155

Sources: DxOMark [Vivo X100 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix	50 MP	32 MP
Photo resolution	8192x6144 pixels	6528x4896 pixels
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.0
Focal length	24 mm	20 mm
Sensor	n/a	Samsung S5KGD2
Sensor size	1/2.76	1/2.8
Pixel size	n/a	0.8 μm
Autofocus	n/a	No
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 fps	2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor	No	No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.4	5.4
Bluetooth features	LE	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	2	3.2
USB features	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG
DisplayPort	No	Yes
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	No	Yes

SIM Count*	2	1
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	n/a
eSIM Support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM 850/900/1800/1900	GSM 850/900/1800/1900MH
3G Bands	UMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	n/a	Yes

Max Volume

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro

n/a

Vivo X100 Pro

90 dB

Other

Class	Mid-range	Flagship
Announced	March, 2025 yr	November, 2023 yr
Release Date	March, 2025 yr	November, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($)	459	800
Sensors	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included	No	Yes 100 W

Note

Vivo X100 Pro:

The top version (with 16 GB) comes with LPDDR5T memory, while the others feature LPDDR5X.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X100 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Vivo X100 Pro

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Design & Build

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