Home Phone comparison Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite - Which is better?

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

56 out 100
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
VS
69 out 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G, vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro. 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 Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
  • Higher pixel density: 402ppi
  • Lighter design: 158g vs 199g
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
  • Larger display: 6.77in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4250mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
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:
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
vs
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.77 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.3 % 86.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
795 nits
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)373 Hzn/a
Response time3.4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.5 mm (6.32 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 6.8 mm (0.27 in) 8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 158 g (5.57 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP54
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
85.3 %
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
86.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 MediaTek APU 655
Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU Cores 512 256
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
1022
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
1015
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2969
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
2922
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10221015
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29692922
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a2511
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE], [Nothing Phone (3a) Lite]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
584521
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
694652
CPU202078209874
GPU137716169384
Memory106890137390
UX137837178004
NanoReview Score584521694652
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
2473
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
n/a
Max Surface Temp.36.5 °Cn/a
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test14 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2473n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
9976
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
n/a
Writing score11945n/a
Web score7477n/a
Video editing5930n/a
Data manipulation8591n/a
NanoReview Score9976n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.2
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
OS Size 14.8 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 2.0 Nothing OS 3.5

Battery

Volume 4250 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time 1:04 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
20:31
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
n/a
Web Browsing07:37 hn/a
Video Playback13:17 hn/a
Games04:48 hn/a
Standby Mode100 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 64 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 9248x6936 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 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 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GW3Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size1/1.971/1.57
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX355
Sensor size1/41/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 5184x3888 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 27 mm n/a
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/3.4 n/a
Pixel size 0.8 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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, HID, A2DP 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 n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - 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 *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 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/B26/B28/B32/B38/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)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
89.3 dB
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced September, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date October, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 320 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 249
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (3a) Lite the clear winner in this comparison.

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