Nothing Phone (3) vs Google Pixel 9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 01, 2025	Aug 13, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$799	$799 | €899

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm	6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 inches (~0.47 inches with camera bump) 152.8 x 72.0 x 8.5 mm (~12 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.69 oz / 218.0 g	6.98 oz / 198.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White	Obsidian, Porcelain, Wintergreen, Peony

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.40% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 81.73% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits
Resolution
2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 418 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1501 (Good)	2623 (Excellent)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.21GHz Cortex-X4 3x3.0GH​z Cortex-A720 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720>br>2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 825	Mali-G715 MC7
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)	12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15), up to 5 OS updates	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2165	1800
GeekBench 6 Multi
6930	4573
3D Mark High
4111	2575
3D Mark Low
3794	1826

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Battery

Type
5150 mAh, Si - Carbon	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 27.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

14h 26min

Video

10h 33min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 48min

Browsing

17h 34min

Video

8h 28min

Gaming

10h 4min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3"	50 MP Sensor name: Samsung GNK Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"	48 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX858 Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.7
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p
Front
50 MP	10.5 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

135

Overall

147

Photo

123

Video

144

Overall

153

Photo

136

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n258, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	38, 40, 41, 48
3G Bands
1, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM, Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Oct 16, 2024 FCC ID value: A4RG2YBB
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.87 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

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