Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) and Realme GT Neo 6 SE - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) vs Realme GT Neo 6 SE

69 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a)
VS
74 out 100
Realme GT Neo 6 SE
Nothing Phone (3a)
Realme GT Neo 6 SE

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Realme GT Neo 6 SE, Manufactured in April, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3. 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 Realme GT Neo 6 SE
    • Larger display: 6.78in
    • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
    • Lighter design: 191g vs 201g
    • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5000mAh
    • Infrared port
    • Includes charger

    Versions

    Available versions and configurations
    Memory Options - 8/128 GB
    - 8/256 GB
    - 12/256 GB    		 - 8/256 GB
    - 12/256 GB
    - 16/256 GB
    - 16/512 GB

    Review

    Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) and Realme GT Neo 6 SE
    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:
    Camera:
    Performance:
    Gaming:
    Battery:
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    Tests & specs

    Specs & test comparison
    Smartphones:
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    vs
    Realme GT Neo 6 SE

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type AMOLED AMOLED
    Size 6.77 in 6.78 in
    Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1264x2780 pixels
    Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
    Pixel density 387 ppi 450 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
    Max brightness 1300 nits 6000 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
    Touch Sampling Rate n/a 360 Hz
    Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 91.2 %
    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
    Realme GT Neo 6 SE
    n/a

    Design & Build

    Design and ergonomics comparison
    Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 162 mm (6.38 in)
    Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 75.1 mm (2.96 in)
    Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 in) 8.65 mm (0.34 in)
    Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
    Water resistance IP64 IP65
    Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
    Back panel n/a Plastic
    Frame n/a Plastic
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Blue    		 - Gray
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    88 %
    Realme GT Neo 6 SE
    91.2 %

    Performance

    Testing Nothing Phone (3a) and Realme GT Neo 6 SE In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3
    Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2800 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
    Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
    - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
    - 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))    		 - 3/1.9 (Cortex-A520)
    - 4/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
    - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X4)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
    Neural Processor Yes Yes
    Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 732
    GPU Cores 256 768
    GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 950 MHz
    FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 1459.2 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    1178
    Realme GT Neo 6 SE
    1874
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    3214
    Realme GT Neo 6 SE
    4870
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11781874
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32144870
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)44358927
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a)], [Realme GT Neo 6 SE]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    708353
    Realme GT Neo 6 SE
    1409887
    CPU215621358880
    GPU197715492256
    Memory145649298705
    UX149368260046
    NanoReview Score7083531409887
    3DMark Wild Life
    3DMark Wild Life
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    n/a
    Realme GT Neo 6 SE
    10829
    Sources: 3DMark [Realme GT Neo 6 SE]
    PCMark 3.0
    PCMark 3.0
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    n/a
    Realme GT Neo 6 SE
    17858
    Writing scoren/a23360
    Web scoren/a20528
    Video editingn/a6655
    Data manipulationn/a13269
    NanoReview Scoren/a17858

    Memory

    RAM
    RAM Size - 8 GB
    - 12 GB    		 - 8 GB
    - 12 GB
    - 16 GB
    Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
    Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 4200 MHz
    Channels 4 4
    Storage
    Storage Capacity- 128 GB
    - 256 GB    		- 256 GB
    - 512 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 15 Android 14
    UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 Realme UI 5.0

    Battery

    Volume 5000 mAh 5500 mAh
    Max Charging Power 50 W 100 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No No
    Reverse Charging No n/a
    Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
    Full Charge Time 1:06 h 0:25 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Nothing Phone (3a)
    25:03
    Realme GT Neo 6 SE
    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 n/a
    Zoom Optical, 2x Digital
    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) 240 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/1.9
    Focal length24 mm26 mm
    SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX882
    Sensor size1/1.561/1.95
    Pixel size1 μm0.7 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 size1/4.01/4.0
    Pixel size1.12 μm1.14 μm
    StabilizationDigitalDigital

    Front camera

    Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
    Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
    Sensor CMOS Sony IMX615
    Sensor size 1/3.44 1/2.74
    Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
    Autofocus No No
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) 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 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
    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
    - QZSS
    - NAVIC
    NFC* Yes Yes
    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 850/900/1800MHz
    3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 1/5/8
    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/B3/B5/B7/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)
    LTE categoryn/a18
    5G SupportYesYes

    Sound

    Speakers Stereo Stereo
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No No

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced March, 2025 yr April, 2024 yr
    Release Date March, 2025 yr April, 2024 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 100 W
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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