Nothing Phone (3a) Lite vs Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G Comparison and Differences
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Nothing Phone (3a) Lite or Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G Specs Comparison
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Common specs
| Brand and model | Nothing Phone (3a) Lite | Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G | |
| Rating | (+0) | (+0) | |
| Release date | 2025, October 29 | 2020, September 30 | |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 164 x 78 x 8.3 mm | 6.46 x 6.46 x 3.07 in | 165.1 x 76.4 x 9.3 mm | 6.5 x 6.5 x 3.01 in | |
| Weight | 199 g | 7.02 oz | 216 g | 7.62 oz | |
| Body Build | Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic frame, glass back (Panda Glass) | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame | |
| Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
| Colors | Black, White, Blue | Cosmic Black, Lunar Silver | |
| Battery | 5000 mAh, | 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | |
| Body Form | Nothing | ||
| Approximate price | ₹ 20,99 | 500 EUR | |
| Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
| Technology | AMOLED | IPS LCD | |
| Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
| Display colors | 1B | 16M | |
| Screen size | 6.77" in | 6.67" in | |
| Screen area | 110.9 cm2 | 107.4 cm2 | |
| Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | ||
| Screen to body ratio | 86.7% | 85.2% | |
| Screen resolution | 1080 x 2392 px | 1080 x 2400 px | |
| Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 388 PPI | 395 PPI | |
| Screen protection | Panda Glass, Mohs level 5 | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | |
| Other specs | - 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR, 800 nits (typ), 1300 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak) -Ultra HDR image support |
- HDR10+ -144Hz refresh rate -500 nits typ. brightness |
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| Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
| Rear camera, main | 50 MP, Triple | 64 MP, Triple | |
| Camera specs | -50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm -2 MP (macro) |
-64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.73'', 0.8µm, PDAF -13 MP, f/2.4, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm -5 MP, f/2.4, (macro), AF |
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| Functions | LED flash, panorama, HDR | LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS | 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps; gyro-EIS | |
| DxOMark Main Score | 98 | ||
| DxOMark Photo | 97 | ||
| DxOMark Video | 95 | ||
| Front camera, selfie | 16 MP, Single | 20 MP, Single | |
| Specifications | 16 MP, f/2.5, 24mm (wide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm | 20 MP, f/2.2, 27mm (wide), 1/3.4'', 0.8µm | |
| Functions | HDR | ||
| Video | 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps |
Performance
| Operating system - OS | Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Nothing OS 3.5 | Android 10, MIUI 12 | |
| Chipset | - Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Pro (4 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) | |
| CPU | - Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585) | |
| GPU | Mali-G615 MC2 | Adreno 650 | |
| External memory | microSDXC | No | |
| Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
| Antutu 9 Total | 645857 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1046 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 2962 | ||
| GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2732 | ||
| GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2965 |
Communication and Connectivity
| SIM card | Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
| Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 -5G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41 -5G - 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 NSA |
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| Speed | HSPA, LTE, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G (2+ Gbps DL) | |
| GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
| Edge | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | |
| GPS | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
| NFC | Yes | Yes | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE | 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive | |
| Harmful irradiation |
SAR EU - 0.98 W/kg (head) 1.28 W/kg (body) |
Music and Audio
| Radio | No | No | |
| Headphone jack | No | No | |
| Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio |
Other features
| Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer , Infrared port | |
| Other extras |
- 33W Fast charging, 50% in 20 min -5W Reverse charging - IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes) |
- Fast charging 33W -Power Delivery 3.0 |
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