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

Nothing Phone (3a) vs Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus

69 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a)
VS
55 out 100
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
Nothing Phone (3a)
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus, Manufactured in February, 2022 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 920. 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 4500mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Reasons to choose Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 411ppi
  • Lighter design: 182g vs 201g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) and Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
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
Realme 9 Pro Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.77 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1300 nits 450 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 84.2 %
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
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
608 nits
sRGB gamutn/a95.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a218 Hz
Response timen/a9 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 160.2 mm (6.31 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 73.3 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 in) 7.99 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance IP64 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a)
88 %
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) and Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 920
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2500 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)
- 2/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G68 MP4
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 243.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
1178
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
928
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
3214
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
2323
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1178928
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32142323
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4435n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a)], [Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a)
708353
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
540904
CPU215621168137
GPU197715114289
Memory145649106004
UX149368152474
NanoReview Score708353540904
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
2293
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.9 °C
Stabilityn/a99 %
Graphics Testn/a13 fps
Graphics Scoren/a2293
Sources: 3DMark [Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
12629
Writing scoren/a19093
Web scoren/a9133
Video editingn/a6657
Data manipulationn/a8425
NanoReview Scoren/a12629

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 6 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 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

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

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4500 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 60 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (77% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:06 h 0:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
25:03
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
21:38
Web Browsing08:06 h09:24 h
Video Playback16:25 h12:57 h
Games05:49 h05:39 h
Standby Mode131 h98 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8700x5800 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 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: 4 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.8
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 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 IMX355Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/4.01/4
Pixel size1.12 μm1.14 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.4
Focal length 22 mm 27 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.13
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 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, A2DP
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 SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM (850/900/1800/1900)
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA (850/900/1700/1900/2100)
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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Oppo Realme 9 Pro Plus
91.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2025 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr February, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 329 330
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 60 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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