Nothing Phone (3a) vs OnePlus 15R Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - €330 12GB/256GB - $379 | €379	12GB/256GB - €700

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.52 x 77.5 x 8.35 mm	6.43 x 3.03 x 0.32 inches 163.4 x 77 x 8.1 mm
Weight
7.09 oz / 201.0 g	7.51 oz / 213.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP64	Water, Dust; IP69
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White, Blue	Charcoal Black, Mint Breeze, Electric Violet

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 87.32% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.16% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, 3000 nits	AMOLED, 165Hz, HDR10+, 3600 nits
Resolution
2392x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 388 PPI	2800x1272px, 20:9 ratio, 450 PPI
Protection
Panda Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1184 (Average)	3507 (Excellent)
Bright Min
2.2 (Average)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 SM7635 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.5GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 2x3.8GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.32GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M
GPU
Adreno 710	Adreno 840
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1174	2604
GeekBench 6 Multi
3337	6802
3D Mark High
1060	4994
3D Mark Low
1055	3064

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	7400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging Reverse wired charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W	Wired: 80.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 38min

Browsing

17h 4min

Video

11h 6min

Gaming

11h 21min

Battery Life Estimate

8h 47min

Browsing

18h 10min

Video

13h 0min

Gaming

14h 40min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/1.57"	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 16 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
50 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.74"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps)	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps)
Front
32 MP	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

126

Overall

135

Photo

117

Video

130

Overall

139

Photo

122

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6 Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, 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, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

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