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Nothing Phone (3a) vs OnePlus Nord CE5

69 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a)
VS
74 out 100
OnePlus Nord CE5
Nothing Phone (3a)
OnePlus Nord CE5

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs OnePlus Nord CE5, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex. 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)
    Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord CE5
    • Lighter design: 199g vs 201g
    • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 5000mAh
    • Infrared port
    • 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

    Review

    Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) and OnePlus Nord CE5
    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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    Function
    Importance (Weight)
    Display:
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    vs
    OnePlus Nord CE5

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED AMOLED
    Size 6.77 in 6.77 in
    Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1080x2392 pixels
    Aspect ratio n/a 19.9:9
    Pixel density 387 ppi 387 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
    Max brightness 1300 nits 1300 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
    Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 89.3 %
    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 Nord CE5
    n/a

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 163.58 mm (6.44 in)
    Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 76.02 mm (2.99 in)
    Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 in) 8.17 mm (0.32 in)
    Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
    Water resistance IP64 IP65
    Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
    Frame n/a Plastic
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Blue    		 - White
    - Black
    - Blue
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    88 %
    OnePlus Nord CE5
    89.3 %

    Performance

    Testing Nothing Phone (3a) and OnePlus Nord CE5 In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Apex
    Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3350 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))    		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A510)
    - 3/3.2 (Cortex-A715)
    - 1/3.35 (Cortex-A715)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
    Neural Processor Yes MediaTek APU 780
    Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G615 MP6
    GPU Cores 256 768
    GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 1400 MHz
    FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 2150.4 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    1178
    OnePlus Nord CE5
    1510
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    3214
    OnePlus Nord CE5
    3990
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11781510
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32143990
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)4435n/a
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a)]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    708353
    OnePlus Nord CE5
    1395425
    CPU215621297568
    GPU197715552451
    Memory145649267441
    UX149368277965
    NanoReview Score7083531395425

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 8 GB
    - 12 GB    		 8 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
    Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
    Channels 4 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 128 GB
    - 256 GB    		128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
    Memory CardNoMicroSD

    Software

    OS Android 15 Android 15
    UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 OxygenOS 15

    Battery

    Volume 5000 mAh 5200 mAh
    Max Charging Power 50 W 80 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
    Full Charge Time 1:06 h n/a
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    25:03
    OnePlus Nord CE5
    n/a
    Web Browsing08:06 hn/a
    Video Playback16:25 hn/a
    Games05:49 hn/a
    Standby Mode131 hn/a

    Main camera

    Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
    Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
    Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
    Flash LED 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 ° 112 °
    Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
    Telephoto: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix50 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
    Focal length24 mm26 mm
    SensorSony LYT-600Sony LYT-600
    Sensor size1/1.561/1.95
    Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationOpticalOptical
    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 MP8 MP
    Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
    Focal length15 mm16 mm
    SensorSony IMX355Omnivision OV08D10
    Sensor size1/4.01/4.0
    Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
    Focal length 22 mm 23 mm
    Sensor CMOS Sony IMX480
    Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.0
    Pixel size n/a 1 μm
    Autofocus No No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) 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 5.4
    Bluetooth features LE LE
    USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
    USB version 2 2.0
    USB features - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    - OTG    		 - Charging
    - USB Storage Mode
    - OTG
    DisplayPort No No
    GPS - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Galileo
    - QZSS    		 - GPS
    - GLONASS
    - Beidou
    - Galileo
    - QZSS
    NFC* Yes No
    Infrared Port No Yes
    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)
    3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA (850/900/1900/2100)
    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/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo n/a
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced March, 2025 yr July, 2025 yr
    Release Date March, 2025 yr July, 2025 yr
    Launch Price ($) 329 n/a
    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, 80 W
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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