Home Phone comparison Nothing Phone (3a) and Xiaomi 15 Pro - Which is better?

Nothing Phone (3a) vs Xiaomi 15 Pro

69 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a)
VS
93 out 100
Xiaomi 15 Pro
Nothing Phone (3a)
Xiaomi 15 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing Phone (3a) Manufactured in March, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, vs Xiaomi 15 Pro, Manufactured in October, 2024with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 213g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 15 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6100mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • 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 Xiaomi 15 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 15 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
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 3200 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Screen-to-body ratio 88 % 90 %
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 15 Pro
n/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.52 mm (6.44 in) 161.3 mm (6.35 in)
Width 77.5 mm (3.05 in) 75.3 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 8.35 mm (0.33 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 213 g (7.51 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing Phone (3a)
88 %
Xiaomi 15 Pro
90 %

Performance

Testing Nothing Phone (3a) and Xiaomi 15 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4320 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))		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 810 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1050 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
1178
Xiaomi 15 Pro
2986
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing Phone (3a)
3214
Xiaomi 15 Pro
9174
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11782986
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32149174
Geekbench Compute (GPU)443524034
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a)], [Xiaomi 15 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing Phone (3a)
708353
Xiaomi 15 Pro
2746026
CPU215621597550
GPU1977151220361
Memory145649492215
UX149368435900
NanoReview Score7083532746026
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Xiaomi 15 Pro
20255
Stabilityn/a72 %
Graphics Testn/a121 fps
Graphics Scoren/a20255
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 15 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a
Xiaomi 15 Pro
17130
Writing scoren/a21828
Web scoren/a16218
Video editingn/a8029
Data manipulationn/a15391
NanoReview Scoren/a17130

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 n/a
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 HyperOS 2.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 6100 mAh
Max Charging Power 50 W 90 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:06 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing Phone (3a)
25:03
Xiaomi 15 Pro
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 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 5x
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) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 115 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 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/1.4
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony LYT-600OmniVision Light Fusion 900
Sensor size1/1.561/1.31
Pixel size1 μm1.2 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.6f/2.5
Focal length50 mm120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX858
Sensor size1/2.741/2.51
Pixel size0.64 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm14 mm
SensorSony IMX355n/a
Sensor size1/4.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
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 22 mm
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/3.44 n/a
Pixel size n/a 0.7 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
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 *Non/a
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900n/a
3G BandsUMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Release Date March, 2025 yr October, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 329 1100
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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 15 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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