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Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Xiaomi 14T

70 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
VS
78 out 100
Xiaomi 14T
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Xiaomi 14T

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 14T, Manufactured in September, 2024 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
  • Larger display: 6.77in
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 14T
  • Higher pixel density: 446ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 211g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Xiaomi 14T
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
vs
Xiaomi 14T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1220x2712 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (30-144 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 89.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1300 nits
Xiaomi 14T
1349 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 14T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 160.5 mm (6.32 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 75.1 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Plastic
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - Black
- Gray
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
88 %
Xiaomi 14T
89.1 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Xiaomi 14T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Ultra
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3350 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))		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek APU 780
Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1182
Xiaomi 14T
1402
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
3357
Xiaomi 14T
4410
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11821402
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33574410
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4459n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a) Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
750673
Xiaomi 14T
1351392
CPU273000278150
GPU192089526726
Memory135075309549
UX150509236967
NanoReview Score7506731351392

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)
OS Size n/a 22 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No n/a
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (72% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
24:09
Xiaomi 14T
21:55
Web Browsing08:09 h10:03 h
Video Playback16:21 h13:20 h
Games05:48 h05:09 h
Standby Mode120 h95 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
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 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX906
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/1.9
Focal length70 mm50 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/1.951/2.76
Pixel size0.8 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX355Omnivision OV13B10
Sensor size1/4.01/3.06
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 14T
130
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 14T
133
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 14T
134
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a68
Zoomn/a140
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 14T]

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 6560x4928 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.44
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM B2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19UMTS B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi 14T
91.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2025 yr September, 2024 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr September, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 459 549
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

Xiaomi 14T:

The eco-leather version is thicker at 7.95 but lighter, weighing 193 grams.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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