Nothing Phone (3) vs Xiaomi 17 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 01, 2025	Dec 25, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$799	12GB/512GB - $1200

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches 160.6 x 75.6 x 9 mm	6.41 x 3.06 x 0.33 inches 162.9 x 77.6 x 8.5 mm
Weight
7.69 oz / 218.0 g	8.11 oz / 230.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP69
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	Black, White, Starry Green, Purple

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.40% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 93.16% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 4500 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, 3500 nits
Resolution
2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 460 PPI	2608x1200px, 19.5:5 ratio, 416 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
Features
	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 SM8650-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 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 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 825	Adreno 840
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS 4.0)	12GB/512GB (UFS 4.1) 16GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15), up to 5 OS updates	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

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

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Battery

Type
5150 mAh, Si - Carbon	6800 mAh, Si - Carbon
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 90.0W Wireless: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

14h 26min

Video

10h 33min

Gaming

9h 8min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3"	50 MP Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1"
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/2.76"	50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.7	200 MP (Telephoto, Periscope) Optical zoom: 4.2x Aperture size: F2.4/F3.0 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 0.56 μm
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (120 fps)
Front
50 MP	50 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

135

Overall

147

Photo

123

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	5.4
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 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving), 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, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Infrared

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, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n80, n84, SA, NSA
LTE 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, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM, Dual Nano SIM	eSIM, Dual Nano SIM

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