Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

68 out 100

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69 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S22 Manufactured in March, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2200, vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S22

Higher pixel density: 425ppi
Lighter design: 167g vs 199g
Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Supports DisplayPort
Supports Dolby Atmos

Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Larger display: 6.77in
Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 3700mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S22 and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Samsung Galaxy S22

78

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

87

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Samsung Galaxy S22

78

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

74

Performance

App & system performance

Samsung Galaxy S22

58

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

43

Games

3D gaming performance

Samsung Galaxy S22

49

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

30

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Samsung Galaxy S22

61

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

82

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Samsung Galaxy S22

85

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

77

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Samsung Galaxy S22

68

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

69

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Battery:

Connectivity:

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	Dynamic AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	6.1 in	6.77 in
Resolution	1080x2340 pixels	1080x2392 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.9:9
Pixel density	425 ppi	388 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (10-120 Hz)	Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness	780 nits	1300 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate	240 Hz	n/a
Screen-to-body ratio	88.6 %	86.9 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

Samsung Galaxy S22

858 nits

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

n/a

sRGB gamut	99.3 %	n/a
PWM (Flicker)	239 Hz	n/a
Response time	10 ms	n/a
Contrast	∞ Infinite	n/a

Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy S22]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	146 mm (5.75 in)	164 mm (6.46 in)
Width	70.6 mm (2.78 in)	78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness	7.6 mm (0.3 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight	167 g (5.89 oz)	199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance	IP68	IP54
Back panel	Glass	Glass
Frame	Metal	Plastic
Colors	- White - Black - Gray - Blue - Green - Pink - Purple - Yellow	- White - Black
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes, In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Samsung Galaxy S22

88.6 %

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

86.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S22 and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite In benchmarks

Chipset	Samsung Exynos 2200	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro
Max Frequency	2800 MHz	2500 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (4 + 4)
Architecture	- 4/1.82 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.52 (Cortex-A710) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X2)	- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process	Samsung	TSMC
Transistor Size	4 nm	4 nm
Neural Processor	Yes	MediaTek APU 655
Graphics	Samsung Xclipse 920	Mali-G615 MP2
GPU Cores	768	256
GPU Frequency	1306 MHz	1047 MHz
FLOPS	2006.2 GFLOPS	536.1 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Samsung Galaxy S22

1612

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

1015

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Samsung Galaxy S22

3796

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

2922

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1612	1015
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	3796	2922
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	n/a	2511

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S22], [Nothing Phone (3a) Lite]

AnTuTu 10

Samsung Galaxy S22

1088497

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

694652

CPU	302471	209874
GPU	373644	169384
Memory	174962	137390
UX	237420	178004
NanoReview Score	1088497	694652

3DMark Wild Life

Samsung Galaxy S22

6530

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

n/a

Max Surface Temp.	38 °C	n/a
Stability	60 %	n/a
Graphics Test	39 fps	n/a
Graphics Score	6530	n/a

Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S22]

PCMark 3.0

Samsung Galaxy S22

12422

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

n/a

Writing score	15127	n/a
Web score	10324	n/a
Video editing	7244	n/a
Data manipulation	10926	n/a
NanoReview Score	12422	n/a

Memory

RAM Size	8 GB	8 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency	n/a	2133 MHz
Channels	4	2

Storage Capacity	- 128 GB - 256 GB	128 GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2
Memory Card	No	MicroSD

Software

OS	Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14)	Android 15
OS Size	30.2 GB	n/a
UI Skin	One UI 5.1	Nothing OS 3.5

Battery

Volume	3700 mAh	5000 mAh
Max Charging Power	25 W	33 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (15 W)	No
Reverse Charging	Yes (Wireless)	Yes
Fast Charging	Yes (63% in 30 min)	Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time	1:03 h	n/a

Battery Life

Samsung Galaxy S22

19:34

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

n/a

Web Browsing	07:10 h	n/a
Video Playback	11:44 h	n/a
Games	04:49 h	n/a
Standby Mode	100 h	n/a

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	8160x6120 pixels	8192x6144 pixels
Zoom	Optical, 3x	Digital
Flash	LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Digital
8K Recording	Up to 24FPS	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	960 fps (720p)	120 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens	120 °	120 °
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP	Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.8	f/1.9
Focal length	24 mm	24 mm
Sensor	Samsung GN5	Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size	1/1.56	1/1.57
Pixel size	1 μm	1 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Optical	Digital

Matrix	10 MP	n/a
Aperture	f/2.4	n/a
Focal length	70 mm	n/a
Sensor	Sony IMX772	n/a
Sensor size	1/3.94	n/a
Pixel size	1 μm	n/a
Stabilization	Optical	n/a

Matrix	12 MP	8 MP
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	13 mm	15 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX713	Sony IMX355
Sensor size	1/2.55	1/4.0
Pixel size	1.4 μm	1.12 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

Samsung Galaxy S22

129

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

n/a

Video quality

Samsung Galaxy S22

137

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

n/a

Overall camera score

Samsung Galaxy S22

133

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

n/a

Bokeh	70	n/a
Preview	72	n/a
Zoom	126	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S22]

Front camera

Matrix	10 MP	16 MP
Photo resolution	3872x2592 pixels	n/a
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.5
Focal length	26 mm	n/a
Sensor	CMOS	n/a
Sensor size	1/3.24	n/a
Pixel size	1.22 μm	n/a
Autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	No
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 fps	1080p (Full HD) 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 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	5.2	5.3
Bluetooth features	LE	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG
DisplayPort	Yes DP 1.2	No
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo	- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	No	No

SIM Count*	2	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)	GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G Bands	WCDMA B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)	UMTS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*	LTE (B/B(/B(1700/B1/B1)/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B1900)/B2100/B2100)/B2300)/B2500)/B2600))	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category	20	n/a
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

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

Max Volume

Samsung Galaxy S22

89.5 dB

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

n/a

Other

Class	Flagship	Mid-range
Announced	February, 2022 yr	October, 2025 yr
Release Date	March, 2022 yr	October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($)	799	n/a
MSRP ($)	n/a	249
Sensors	- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included	No	No

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

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Samsung Galaxy S22

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Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

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Samsung Galaxy S22 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Key Differences

Versions

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Display

Design & Build

Performance

Memory

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Battery

Main camera

Front camera

Connectivity

Sound

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