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Oppo Find N5 vs Nothing Phone (3a)

85 out 100
Oppo Find N5
VS
69 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a)
Oppo Find N5
Nothing Phone (3a)

Compared 2 smartphones : Oppo Find N5 Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 8.12 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs Nothing Phone (3a), Manufactured in March, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s 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 Oppo Find N5
  • Larger display: 8.12in
  • Higher pixel density: 412ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5600mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a)
  • Lighter design: 201g vs 229g

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Oppo Find N5 and Nothing Phone (3a)
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:
Oppo Find N5
vs
Nothing Phone (3a)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 8.12 in 6.77 in
Resolution 2248x2480 pixels 1080x2392 pixels
Pixel density 412 ppi 387 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1400 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 88 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Oppo Find N5
1174 nits
Nothing Phone (3a)
1272 nits
sRGB gamut98.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)240 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Oppo Find N5]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.87 mm (6.33 in) 163.52 mm (6.44 in)
Width 146.58 mm (5.77 in) 77.5 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 4.21 mm (0.17 in) 8.35 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Water resistance IPX8 IP64
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic n/a
Colors - White
- Black
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Oppo Find N5
90.4 %
Nothing Phone (3a)
88 %

Performance

Testing Oppo Find N5 and Nothing Phone (3a) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 3
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.5 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 1536 256
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1050 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 537.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Oppo Find N5
3035
Nothing Phone (3a)
1178
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Oppo Find N5
8256
Nothing Phone (3a)
3214
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)30351178
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)82563214
Geekbench Compute (GPU)246534435
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Oppo Find N5], [Nothing Phone (3a)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Oppo Find N5
1645669
Nothing Phone (3a)
708353
CPU470983215621
GPU361578197715
Memory129812145649
UX383296149368
NanoReview Score1645669708353

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 15
OS Size 54 GB n/a
UI Skin ColorOS 15 Nothing OS 3.1

Battery

Volume 5600 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 50 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (72% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:52 h 1:06 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Oppo Find N5
25:19
Nothing Phone (3a)
25:03
Web Browsing09:37 h08:06 h
Video Playback13:13 h16:25 h
Games06:01 h05:49 h
Standby Mode137 h131 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 116 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 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 length21 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYT-700CSony LYT-600
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.7f/2.6
Focal length75 mm50 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.761/2.74
Pixel size0.64 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length15 mm15 mm
SensorOmnivision OV08D10Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/41/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 22 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.44
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Oppo Find N5
82.2 dB
Nothing Phone (3a)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2025 yr March, 2025 yr
Release Date February, 2025 yr March, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 329
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Oppo Find N5 the clear winner in this comparison.

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