Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) and Sony Xperia 5 IV - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) vs Sony Xperia 5 IV

69 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a)
VS
68 out 100
Sony Xperia 5 IV
Nothing Phone (3a)
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Sony Xperia 5 IV, Manufactured in September, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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 5.2
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 5 IV
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Lighter design: 172g vs 201g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

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 Sony Xperia 5 IV
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
Sony Xperia 5 IV

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.77 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1080x2520 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 21:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1300 nits 650 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 83.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing Phone (3a)
1272 nits
Sony Xperia 5 IV
927 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a475 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 156 mm (6.14 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 67 mm (2.64 in)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a)
88 %
Sony Xperia 5 IV
83.1 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) and Sony Xperia 5 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3000 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-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
1178
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
3214
Sony Xperia 5 IV
4039
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11781530
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32144039
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4435n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a)
708353
Sony Xperia 5 IV
1048135
CPU215621318324
GPU197715324266
Memory145649182542
UX149368223003
NanoReview Score7083531048135
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
6718
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 5 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
12602
Writing scoren/a17371
Web scoren/a10937
Video editingn/a6740
Data manipulationn/a9331
NanoReview Scoren/a12602

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 15 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 24 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 Stock Android

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:06 h 1:45 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
25:03
Sony Xperia 5 IV
21:03
Web Browsing08:06 h08:14 h
Video Playback16:25 h16:59 h
Games05:49 h05:39 h
Standby Mode131 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2.5x
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 (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.561/1.7
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.4
Focal length50 mm60 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor size1/2.741/3.5
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/4.01/2.5
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
121
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
113
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Sony Xperia 5 IV
119
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a62
Zoomn/a111
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 5 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 24 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/2.9
Pixel size n/a 1.25 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 6E (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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)
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/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
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
Sony Xperia 5 IV
87.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 329 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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