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Nothing Phone (3a) vs Huawei Honor 70

69 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a)
VS
61 out 100
Huawei Honor 70
Nothing Phone (3a)
Huawei Honor 70

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Huawei Honor 70, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus. 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)
  • Larger display: 6.77in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 70
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Lighter design: 178g vs 201g
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) and Huawei Honor 70
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)
vs
Huawei Honor 70

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
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) No
Max brightness 1300 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3a)
1272 nits
Huawei Honor 70
756 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a61 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 70]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 in) 7.91 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Water resistance IP64 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame n/a Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a)
88 %
Huawei Honor 70
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) and Huawei Honor 70 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2500 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 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 256 512
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 608 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 933.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
1178
Huawei Honor 70
1064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
3214
Huawei Honor 70
3025
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11781064
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32143025
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4435n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a)], [Huawei Honor 70]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a)
708353
Huawei Honor 70
618614
CPU215621198611
GPU197715149579
Memory145649122975
UX149368147449
NanoReview Score708353618614
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 4 n/a
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 Magic UI 8

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (71% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:06 h 0:50 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
25:03
Huawei Honor 70
22:06
Web Browsing08:06 h09:26 h
Video Playback16:25 h13:55 h
Games05:49 h05:40 h
Standby Mode131 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 54 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8768x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x 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 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 54 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP54 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX800
Sensor size1/1.561/1.49
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length50 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.74n/a
Pixel size0.64 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
129
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
115
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a60
Zoomn/a77
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Honor 70]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 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 No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900n/a
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)n/a
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Huawei Honor 70
80.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2025 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 329 550
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 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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