Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) and Oppo Realme 9 5G - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) vs Oppo Realme 9 5G

69 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a)
VS
49 out 100
Oppo Realme 9 5G
Nothing Phone (3a)
Oppo Realme 9 5G

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Oppo Realme 9 5G, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 695. 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
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
Reasons to choose Oppo Realme 9 5G
  • Higher pixel density: 400ppi
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 201g
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) and Oppo Realme 9 5G
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (3a)
vs
Oppo Realme 9 5G

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.77 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1080x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 400 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1300 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 84.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3a)
1272 nits
Oppo Realme 9 5G
559 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.7 %
Response timen/a33 ms
Contrastn/a1178:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Oppo Realme 9 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 75.6 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP64 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Plastic
Frame n/a Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a)
88 %
Oppo Realme 9 5G
84.7 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) and Oppo Realme 9 5G In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
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 660 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon 686
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 619
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 430.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
1178
Oppo Realme 9 5G
880
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
3214
Oppo Realme 9 5G
2155
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1178880
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32142155
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4435n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a)
708353
Oppo Realme 9 5G
439749
CPU215621145353
GPU19771583238
Memory14564992859
UX149368118299
NanoReview Score708353439749
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Oppo Realme 9 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 5G
8048
Writing scoren/a10956
Web scoren/a8210
Video editingn/a3921
Data manipulationn/a6175
NanoReview Scoren/a8048

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 4 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 14 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 Realme UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 18 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 (50% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 1:06 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
25:03
Oppo Realme 9 5G
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 Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/1.561/2.76
Pixel size1 μm0.64 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 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length15 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.1
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.09
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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
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 Varies by region
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850/900/1800/1900
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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 5G
84.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2025 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 329 260
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 18 W
* 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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