Nothing Phone 3 (16GB RAM + 512GB) vs Xiaomi 17 5G
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Overview
| Specs Score | 84 / 100 | 94 / 100 Better Specs |
| Display Size | 6.67 in Bigger Display | 6.3 in |
| Display Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels Better Resolution | 1220 x 2656 pixels |
| RAM | 16 GB More RAM | 12 GB |
| CPU Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz Faster Clock Speed |
| Weight | 218 g | 191 g Lighter |
| Thickness | 8.99 mm | 8.1 mm Slimmer |
| Battery | 5500 mAh | 6330 mAh Bigger Battery |
| Unique Features | No | IR Blaster |
General
| Model | Phone 3 | 17 |
| Sim Type | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | Yes | Yes |
| Sim Size | eSIM+Nano SIM | eSIM+Nano SIM |
| eSIM Support | Yes | Yes |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| OS Updates | 5 years | |
| Security Updates | 7 years | |
| Release Date | July 01, 2025 | March 11, 2026 |
| In The Box | Handset (Screen Protector Pre Applied), User Guide, Safety Guide, Sim Ejector, Protective Case, 5A Cable | Mobile Phone / USB Type-C Cable / SIM Eject Tool/ Protective Case / Safety Information / Quick Start Guide and Warranty Card / Desiccant |
Design
| Dimensions | 75.59 x 160.6 x 8.99 mm | 71.8 x 151.1 x 8.1 mm |
| Weight | 218 g | 191 g |
| Bezel less | Yes | |
| Colors | White, Black | Black, Blue, Pink, White |
Display
| Type | Color AMOLED Flexible LTPS (1.07B) | Color LTPO AMOLED Screen (68B) |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 6.67 inches, 1260 x 2800 pixels, 120 Hz | 6.3 inches, 1220 x 2656 pixels, 120 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 20:9 | 19.6:9 |
| PPI | ~ 460 PPI | ~ 464 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 88.8% | ~ 89.5% |
| Glass Type | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 5 | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass |
| Brightness | Peak Brightness: 4500 nits,, Outdoor Brightness: 1600 nits Typical Brightness: 800 nits | 3500 Nits Multi-scenario Peak Brightness |
| HDR Support | Yes, HDR10+, Dolby Vision | |
| Adaptive Refresh Rate | Yes, LTPO | |
| Display Dimming | PWM Frequency: 2160 Hz | Color Gamut:dci-p3 |
| Features | Contrast Ratio: 1,000,000:1, Touch sampling rate: 1000 Hz, | Color Depth: 12bit, Eye-care Dc Dimming, Original Color Pro | Pro HDR | Wet Touch Technology, Hdr10+, Dolby Vision, Tüv Rheinland Low Blue Light (Hardware Solution) Certified, Tüv Rheinland Flicker Free Certified, Tüv Rheinland Circadian Friendly Certified |
| Notch | Yes, Punch Hole | Yes, Punch Hole |
Memory
| RAM | 16 GB | 12 GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | |
| Expandable RAM | Upto 8 GB Extra Virtual RAM | |
| Storage | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS | UFS 4.1 |
Connectivity
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Bands | 5G NR bands: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78 - SA/NSA | 5G:n1/2/3/5/7/8/12/20/25/26/28/38/40/41/48/66/71/75/77/78 |
| VoLTE | Yes, Dual Stand-By | Yes, Dual Stand-By |
| Vo5G | Yes | |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | Wi-Fi 7, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, 2.4G/5G/6G Tri-band, 2x2 MIMO and MU-MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v6.0 | Yes, v6.0, Supports SBC/AAC/AptX/AptX HD/AptX Adaptive/LDAC/LHDC 5.0/LC3/MIHC |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v3.1 | Yes, USB-C v3.2 |
| USB Features | USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage | USB on-the-go, USB Charging |
| IR Blaster | Yes |
Performance
| AnTuTu Score | 1,946,119 (Total) (v10) | 3,272,915 (Total) (v11) 932,892 (CPU) 1,192,737 (GPU) 472,491 (Memory) 674,795 (UX) |
| AnTuTu Storage Score | 218,340 | |
| Geekbench Score | 6,901 (Multi Core) (v6) 2,137 (Single Core) 13,758 (OpenCL) 18,903 (Vulkan) | |
| 3DMark Score | 15,824 (Wild Life) |
Extra
| GPS | L1+L5 dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC and SBAS | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, BDS (tri-band) |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes, In Display | Yes, In Display |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | E-Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Flicker Sensor, Fingerprint Sensor | Proximity Sensor | Ambient Light Sensor | Accelerometer | Gyroscope | Electronic Compass | X-axis Linear Vibration Motor | Ir Blaster | Flicker Sensor | Laser Focus Sensor | Barometer | Hall Sensor |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | No | No |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| Cooling System | Xiaomi 3D IceLoop Cooling System, 4497 mm² Ultra-large Vapor Chamber Area | |
| AI Features | Al Speech Recognition, Al Interpreter, Al Search, Al Dynamic Wallpapers, Al Creativity Assistant,, Circle to Search with Google, Google Gemini | |
| Water Resistance | Yes | Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min |
| IP Rating | IP68 | IP69+ IP68 |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | Yes |
| Extra Features | New Glyph Interface at Back | Xiaomi 3D IceLoop system |
Camera
| Rear Camera | 50 MP ƒ/1.88 (Wide Angle) OV50H, f/1.68 Aperture, 1/1.3 inch Sensor Size, OIS, Autofocus, Staggered HDR 50 MP 3X Periscope Lens (JN5, f/2.68 Aperture, 1/2.75 inch Sensor Size, OIS, 3X Optical Zoom, 60X Digital Zoom, Autofocus 50 MP ƒ/2.2 JN1, f2.2 Aperture, 1/2.76 inch Sensor, EIS, Staggered HDR | 50 MP ƒ/1.7 (Wide Angle) 50MP Leica, Light & Shadow Hunter 950 Image Sensor , 13.5EV Native Dynamic Range , ƒ/1.67 Large Aperture , 1G+6P Lens , Optical Image Stabilization 50 MP ƒ/2 (Telephoto) Leica, JN5 Image Sensor , 10cm Super Close-up , ƒ/2.0 Large Aperture , 6P Lens , Optical Image Stabilization 50 MP ƒ/2.4 (Ultra Wide) OV50M Image Sensor , 102° Ultra Wide viewing Angle , ƒ/2.4 Lage Aperture 6P Lens |
| Camera Sensor | LightHunter 900 | |
| OIS | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Features | Digital Zoom 60X, TrueLens Engine 4, Ultra XDR, Auto Tone, Portrait Optimiser, Motion Capture Mode, Night Mode, Macro Mode, Action Mode, Video recording | Two Leica Photographic Styles (Leica Authentic Look, Leica Vibrant Look), Xiaomi Profocus (Motion Tracking Focus, Eye Tracking Focus And Motion Capture), Leica Filters | Leica Classic Shutter Sound | Leica Watermark, Digital Zoom Up To 60x, Lightning Burst, Hdr, Dynamic Shot, Portrait Mode, Master-lens System (23mm, 28mm, 35mm, 60mm, 75mm), Super Macro, Panorama, Long Exposure, Documents Mode, Fastshot Mode, Supermoon (Auto), Pro Mode, Image Formats Captured: Jpg, Heif, Raw Mode, Rear Camera Video Recording: 8k (7680x4320) Video Recording At 30fps, 4k (3840x2160) Dolby Visionr Video Recording At 30fps, 60fps, 1080p (1920x1080) Dolby Visionr Video Recording At 30fps, 60fps, 720p (1280x720) Video Recording At 30fps, Log Video Recording Up To 4k At 60fps, Slow Motion Video Recording Up To 720p At 120fps, 240fps, 480fps, 960fps, 1920fps, Slow Motion Video Recording Up To 1080p At 120fps, 240fps, 960fps, Shootsteady Video Recording Up To 2.8k At 30fps, Night Video Recording Up To 4k At 24fps, Time-lapse Video Recording Up To 4k At 30fps, Pro Mode, 4-mic Array |
| Video Recording | 4K @ 30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 30 fps HD | 8K @ 30 fps UHD, 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD |
| Flash | Yes, Dual LED | Yes, Dual LED |
| Front Camera | 50 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) JN1, f/2.2 Aperture, 1/2.76 inch Sensor Size, EIS, Staggered HDR Punch Hole, Screen Flash | 50 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole |
| Front Video Recording | 1080p, 4K | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD |
| Front Camera Features | Sensor, Live Photo, HD Portrait. Google Filter, Beauty Mode, Night Mode | Dynamic Shot, Hdr, Portrait Mode, Palm Shutter, Voice Shutter Selfie Timer Slow Motion Selfie, Time-lapse Selfie, Front Camera Video Features, Dolby Vision video Recording , Video Teleprompter, Front Camera Video Recording: 4k (3840x2160) Video Recording At 30 Fps, 60 Fps 1080p (1920x1080) Hd Video Recording , At 30 Fps, 60 Fps 720p (1280x720) Hd Video Recording At 30 Fps |
Technical
| OS | Android v15 | Android v16 |
| Custom UI | Nothing OS 3.5 | Xiaomi HyperOS 3 |
| Chipset | qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| CPU | 3.2 GHz, Octa Core Processor | 4.6 GHz, Octa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720 | 2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M |
| Fabrication Node | 4nm | |
| GPU | Adreno 825 | Adreno |
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon NPU |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes, supports HTML5 | Yes |
Multimedia
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, APE, OGG, MID, M4A, IMY, Recording: WAV, AAC, AMR | MP3, FLAC, APE, AAC, OGG, WAV, AMR, AWB |
| Video | MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265 (HEVC), AVI, WMV, TS, 3GP, FLV, WEBM, Recording: MP4 | MP4, MKV, WEBM, 3GP |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Speaker Type | Symmetric Stereo Speakers | Stereo |
| Audio Features | Hi-Res & Hi-Res Audio Wireless certification, Dolby Atmos | |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
Battery
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 5500 mAh, Li-ion Battery | 6330 mAh, Si/C Li-Ion |
| Fast Charging | Yes, 65W Fast Charging | Yes, 100W HyperCharge |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, 15W | Yes, 50W HyperCharge |
| Reverse Charging | Yes, 7.5W | Yes, 10W |
| Reverse Wireless Charging | Yes, 5W | Yes, 22.5W |
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