Nothing Phone (3) vs Nothing Phone (2) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 01, 2025	Jul 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$799	$599

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm	6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches 162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm
Weight
7.69 oz / 218.0 g	7.10 oz / 201.2 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water; IP54
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.40% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 89.61% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI	2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1501 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (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 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.5GH​z Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 825	Adreno 730
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15), up to 5 OS updates	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2165	1658
GeekBench 6 Multi
6930	4358
3D Mark High
4111	2674
3D Mark Low
3794	1654

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Battery

Type
5150 mAh, Si - Carbon	4700 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

14h 26min

Video

10h 33min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 29min

Browsing

15h 59min

Video

10h 14min

Gaming

5h 27min

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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 (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
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 (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
50 MP	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

135

Overall

147

Photo

123

Video

139

Overall

147

Photo

131

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 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, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 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, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, 5G Ready
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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A	LTE-A
SIM type
eSIM, Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory	12GB/256GB

Memory	12GB/512GB