HMD Skyline vs Nothing Phone (3) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jul 01, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	$799

Design

Dimensions
6.29 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 159.8 x 75.7 x 8.9 mm	6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm
Weight
7.37 oz / 209.0 g	7.69 oz / 218.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP54	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Notification light
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Neon Pink, Twisted Black	Black, White

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 85.65% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.40% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 144Hz, HDR, 1000 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1501 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SM7435-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.40GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1x3.21GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.0GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720>br>2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Adreno 710	Adreno 825
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (14)	Android (15), up to 5 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2165
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	6930
3D Mark High
Untested	4111
3D Mark Low
Untested	3794

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Battery

Type
4600 mAh	5150 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 33.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

14h 26min

Video

10h 33min

Gaming

9h 8min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
108 MP (OIS, PDAF)	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide)	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.7
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
50 MP	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

135

Overall

147

Photo

123

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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