Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) and OnePlus 7T - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) vs OnePlus 7T

69 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a)
VS
56 out 100
OnePlus 7T
Nothing Phone (3a)
OnePlus 7T

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs OnePlus 7T, Manufactured in September, 2019with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 855 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 refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3800mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
Reasons to choose OnePlus 7T
  • Higher pixel density: 402ppi
  • Lighter design: 190g vs 201g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) and OnePlus 7T
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
OnePlus 7T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1300 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 86.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3a)
1272 nits
OnePlus 7T
736 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a357 Hz
Response timen/a6 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 7T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 160.9 mm (6.33 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IPX4
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a)
88 %
OnePlus 7T
86.4 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) and OnePlus 7T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2960 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 (Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver))
- 3/2.42 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
- 1/2.96 (Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 690
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 640
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 627 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 1036.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
1178
OnePlus 7T
1020
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
3214
OnePlus 7T
2810
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11781020
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32142810
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4435n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a)
708353
OnePlus 7T
618133
CPU215621193505
GPU197715155728
Memory145649133411
UX149368135489
NanoReview Score708353618133
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
OnePlus 7T
2401
Max Surface Temp.n/a50.7 °C
Stabilityn/a97 %
Graphics Testn/a14 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2401
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 7T]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size n/a 27 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 OxygenOS 12.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 3800 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 (61% in 30 min) Yes Warp Charge 3T (35% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 1:06 h 1:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
25:03
OnePlus 7T
20:23
Web Browsing08:06 h07:55 h
Video Playback16:25 h11:54 h
Games05:49 h04:45 h
Standby Mode131 h103 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
Flash LED Dual 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 (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.561/2
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.2
Focal length50 mm51 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M5
Sensor size1/2.741/3.4
Pixel size0.64 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm17 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX481
Sensor size1/4.01/3.09
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
OnePlus 7T
122
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
OnePlus 7T
96
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
OnePlus 7T
114

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4608x3456 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 25 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 1 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 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
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
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 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
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(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a16
5G SupportYesNo

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)
n/a
OnePlus 7T
85.2 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 329 600
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) the clear winner in this comparison.

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