Nothing Phone (3a) Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
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Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Pro Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G, Manufactured in March, 2023 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1080. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a) Pro
- Larger display: 6.77in
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro 5G
- Higher pixel density: 395ppi
- Lighter design: 187g vs 211g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.77 in | 6.67 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2392 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | n/a | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 387 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1300 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes Dolby Vision |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88 % | 86.7 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 98.9 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 120 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.52 mm (6.44 in) | 162.9 mm (6.41 in) |
| Width | 77.5 mm (3.05 in) | 76 mm (2.99 in) |
| Thickness | 8.39 mm (0.33 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 211 g (7.44 oz) | 187 g (6.6 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | IP53 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | n/a | Glass |
| Frame | n/a | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Gray |
- White - Black - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 | MediaTek Dimensity 1080 |
| Max Frequency | 2500 MHz | 2600 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)) |
- 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | MediaTek APU 3.0 |
| Graphics | Adreno 810 | Mali-G68 MP4 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1050 MHz | 800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 537.6 GFLOPS | 686 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1182 | 958 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3357 | 2372 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 4459 | n/a |
| CPU | 273000 | 156188 |
| GPU | 192089 | 135768 |
| Memory | 135075 | 106978 |
| UX | 150509 | 129202 |
| NanoReview Score | 750673 | 528143 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 36.6 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 99 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 13 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 2256 |
| Writing score | n/a | 13265 |
| Web score | n/a | 9285 |
| Video editing | n/a | 7173 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 10944 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 11754 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | n/a | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 20 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 | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (60% in 15 min) | Yes (78% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | 0:55 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:09 h | 08:41 h |
| Video Playback | 16:21 h | 13:50 h |
| Games | 05:48 h | 05:43 h |
| Standby Mode | 120 h | 89 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 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 ° | 119 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 50 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.6 | n/a |
| Focal length | 70 mm | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.8 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Samsung S5K4H7 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0 | 1/4 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 60 |
| Preview | n/a | 61 |
| Zoom | n/a | 70 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 16 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 4608x3456 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV16A1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/3.06 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) 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 6 (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 |
| 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800/1900 | GSM 850 900 1800 1900MHz |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 | WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| 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/B66) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2025 yr | October, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2025 yr | March, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 459 | 399 |
| 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 67 W |
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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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