Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. 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 234g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 515 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 1300 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 91.4 %
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 Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a510 Hz
Response timen/a2.8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 234 g (8.25 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Ceramic
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray
- White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
88 %
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2840 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))
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1182
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
3357
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11821463
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33573911
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4459n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
750673
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
CPU273000246800
GPU192089260294
Memory135075182528
UX150509233954
NanoReview Score750673923576
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.1 °C
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Testn/a31 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5285
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Writing scoren/a14672
Web scoren/a11015
Video editingn/a7568
Data manipulationn/a9531
NanoReview Scoren/a12250

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 31 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 HyperOS 1.0

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 Yes (67 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (90% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 0:37 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
24:09
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Web Browsing08:09 h06:28 h
Video Playback16:21 h11:22 h
Games05:48 h04:38 h
Standby Mode120 h90 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 128 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.0
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Samsung GN2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.12
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/4.1
Focal length70 mm120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.951/2
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/4.01/2
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a142

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 5380x3620 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.3
Focal length 24 mm 27 mm
Sensor n/a Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.4
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
117
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139

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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM850 900 1800 MHz
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19
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/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE categoryn/a24
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 459 1299
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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