Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) and Xiaomi 13 Pro - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) vs Xiaomi 13 Pro

69 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a)
VS
78 out 100
Xiaomi 13 Pro
Nothing Phone (3a)
Xiaomi 13 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 13 Pro, Manufactured in December, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. 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
  • Lighter design: 201g vs 229g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4820mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 13 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Nothing Phone (3a) and Xiaomi 13 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
Smartphones:
Nothing Phone (3a)
vs
Xiaomi 13 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.77 in 6.73 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 20:9
Pixel density 387 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 89.9 %
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
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1252 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.2 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 13 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 in) 8.38 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 229 g (8.08 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a)
88 %
Xiaomi 13 Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) and Xiaomi 13 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))		 - 3/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 740
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 2089 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
1178
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1987
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
3214
Xiaomi 13 Pro
5323
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11781987
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32145323
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4435n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a)
708353
Xiaomi 13 Pro
1536568
CPU215621380418
GPU197715600588
Memory145649277637
UX149368277637
NanoReview Score7083531536568
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
12534
Max Surface Temp.n/a36 °C
Stabilityn/a87 %
Graphics Testn/a75 fps
Graphics Scoren/a12534
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 13 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
10687
Writing scoren/a13780
Web scoren/a9389
Video editingn/a6346
Data manipulationn/a9251
NanoReview Scoren/a10687

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 15 Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 32 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.1 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4820 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 9 min)
Full Charge Time 1:06 h 0:22 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
25:03
Xiaomi 13 Pro
21:44
Web Browsing08:06 h08:06 h
Video Playback16:25 h13:19 h
Games05:49 h04:43 h
Standby Mode131 h110 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 3.2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50.3 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX989
Sensor size1/1.561/1
Pixel size1 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.0
Focal length50 mm75 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/2.741/2.76
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm14 mm
SensorSony IMX355Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size1/4.01/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
Video quality
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
129
Overall camera score
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
136
Bokehn/a60
Previewn/a70
Zoomn/a143
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi 13 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution n/a 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV32C
Sensor size 1/3.44 1/3.14
Pixel size n/a 0.7 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 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 5.3
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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA B1/2/4/5/6/8/19
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/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Xiaomi 13 Pro
88.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr December, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr December, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 329 1299
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 Yes 120 W

Note

Xiaomi 13 Pro:

Version with 128 GB comes with UFS 3.1 storage.

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

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