Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite

70 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
VS
48 out 100
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite, Manufactured in May, 2020 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 730G. 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
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
  • Higher pixel density: 398ppi
  • Lighter design: 204g vs 211g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5260mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
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 Mi Note 10 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 19.5:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1300 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 87.8 %
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 Note 10 Lite
593 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a176 Hz
Response timen/a9 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 in) 9.7 mm (0.38 in)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Water resistance IP64 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - Black
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
88 %
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
87.8 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 6/1.8 (Kryo 470 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 470 Gold (Cortex-A76))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 688
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 618
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 825 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 422.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
1182
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
687
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
3357
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
1823
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1182687
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33571823
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4459n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a) Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
750673
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
376385
CPU273000134288
GPU19208972184
Memory13507570690
UX15050999223
NanoReview Score750673376385
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
983
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.6 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a5 fps
Graphics Scoren/a983
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size n/a 19.4 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 MIUI 13

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5260 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (58% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:05 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
24:09
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
24:02
Web Browsing08:09 h09:03 h
Video Playback16:21 h13:54 h
Games05:48 h05:24 h
Standby Mode120 h125 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 64 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9248x6920 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX686
Sensor size1/1.561/1.72
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length70 mmn/a
Sensor size1/1.95n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.01/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 24 mm n/a
Sensor n/a Samsung S5K3P3
Sensor size 1/2.76 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
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 850/900/1800/1900GSM:2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA: B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / 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 (B(25352655/B)/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41)
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Lite
83 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2025 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr May, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 459 425
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - 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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (3a) Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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