Nothing Phone (3a) vs Vivo X200 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Vivo X200 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2024with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9400. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a)
  • Lighter design: 201g vs 228g
Reasons to choose Vivo X200 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 452ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) and Vivo X200 Pro
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 452 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 90.1 %
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
Vivo X200 Pro
2028 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 162.36 mm (6.39 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 75.92 mm (2.99 in)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 in) 8.49 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a)
88 %
Vivo X200 Pro
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) and Vivo X200 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 9400
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3630 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))
- 4/2.4 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.63 (Cortex-X925)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek NPU 890
Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G925 Immortalis MP12
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 1612 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 4952.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
1178
Vivo X200 Pro
2848
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
3214
Vivo X200 Pro
8363
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11782848
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32148363
Geekbench Compute (GPU)443524447
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a)
708353
Vivo X200 Pro
2647012
CPU215621600293
GPU1977151194784
Memory145649408283
UX149368443652
NanoReview Score7083532647012
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Vivo X200 Pro
18771
Stabilityn/a55 %
Graphics Testn/a112 fps
Graphics Scoren/a18771
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Vivo X200 Pro
15826
Writing scoren/a24851
Web scoren/a14035
Video editingn/a5794
Data manipulationn/a13748
NanoReview Scoren/a15826

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 Funtouch OS 15

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (30 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:06 h 0:46 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
25:03
Vivo X200 Pro
24:55
Web Browsing08:06 h12:47 h
Video Playback16:25 h16:41 h
Games05:49 h07:44 h
Standby Mode131 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3.7x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 119 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony LYT-818
Sensor size1/1.561/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.7
Focal length50 mm85 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size1/2.741/1.4
Pixel size0.64 μm0.56 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length15 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/4.01/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 20 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung S5KKD1
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.42
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8
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/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 329 847
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 90 W

Note

Vivo X200 Pro:

The black model is thinner (8.2) and lighter (223g).

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo X200 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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