Nothing Phone 3 vs OnePlus Nord 2T
The Verdict
The Nothing Phone 3 and OnePlus Nord 2T sit in the same category and end up appealing to slightly different buyers. The OnePlus Nord 2T is the cheaper of the two at $399 versus $799, a difference of about $400. The Nothing Phone 3 is the newer release, which usually means a faster chipset and longer software support. Nothing Phone 3 stands out for unique glyph interface design with customizable led patterns, while OnePlus Nord 2T is praised for 80w supervooc fast charging fills battery in about 35 minutes. Use the side-by-side spec table below to compare cameras, displays, battery life and connectivity in detail and decide which one fits your priorities.
Who Should Buy
Buy the Nothing Phone 3 if…
- →Unique Glyph Interface design with customizable LED patterns
- →50 MP triple camera with 3x periscope telephoto
- →Clean Nothing OS with 5 years of Android upgrades
Buy the OnePlus Nord 2T if…
- →80W SUPERVOOC fast charging fills battery in about 35 minutes
- →Sony IMX766 main sensor delivers excellent photo quality
- →Dimensity 1300 provides strong mid-range performance
Pros & Cons
Nothing Phone 3
Pros
- Unique Glyph Interface design with customizable LED patterns
- 50 MP triple camera with 3x periscope telephoto
- Clean Nothing OS with 5 years of Android upgrades
- 65W fast charging and 15W wireless charging
- IP68 water and dust resistance
Cons
- 218g is on the heavier side
- USB 2.0 instead of USB 3.x
- Camera post-processing behind top flagships
OnePlus Nord 2T
Pros
- 80W SUPERVOOC fast charging fills battery in about 35 minutes
- Sony IMX766 main sensor delivers excellent photo quality
- Dimensity 1300 provides strong mid-range performance
- Compact form factor at 6.43 inches is comfortable to hold
- 90Hz AMOLED display with good color accuracy
Cons
- Only 90Hz instead of 120Hz on competitors at the same price
- No water resistance or IP rating
- 8 MP ultrawide and 2 MP mono cameras are filler
- No wireless charging
- OxygenOS has become more similar to ColorOS with bloat
Full Specifications
| Spec | Nothing Phone 3 | OnePlus Nord 2T |
|---|---|---|
| Software | Android 15, Nothing OS 3.5 | Android 12 (OxygenOS 12.1) |
| Body | ||
| Weight | 218 g | 190 g |
| Material | Aluminum frame, Gorilla Glass Victus back | Plastic frame, glass back |
| IP rating | IP68 | None |
| Dimensions | 160.6 x 75.6 x 9.0 mm | 159.1 x 73.2 x 8.2 mm |
| Camera | ||
| Main camera | 50 MP, f/1.7, 24mm, 1/1.3", OIS, PDAF | 50 MP, f/1.88, PDAF, OIS, Sony IMX766 |
| Front camera | 50 MP, f/2.2 | 32 MP, f/2.4 |
| Video | 4K@30/60fps | 4K@30fps |
| Telephoto | 50 MP, f/2.7, 3x optical zoom, periscope, OIS | — |
| Ultrawide | 50 MP, f/2.2, 114-degree | 8 MP, f/2.2 |
| Mono | — | 2 MP, f/2.4 |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB / 16 GB | 8 GB / 12 GB |
| Storage options | 256 GB, 512 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | 5150 mAh | 4500 mAh |
| Charging | 65W wired | 80W SUPERVOOC |
| Wireless charging | 15W wireless, 5W reverse | No |
| Display | ||
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.43 inches |
| Type | OLED, HDR10+ | AMOLED |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 | 2400 x 1080 |
| Refresh rate | 120Hz | 90Hz |
| Brightness (nits) | 4500 | 700 |
| Processor | ||
| CPU | Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x3.0 GHz A720 + 2x2.8 GHz A720 + 2x2.0 GHz A720) | Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz + 3x2.6 GHz + 4x2.0 GHz) |
| GPU | Adreno 825 | Mali-G77 MC9 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | MediaTek Dimensity 1300 |
| Connectivity | ||
| 5G | ||
| NFC | ||
| USB | USB-C 2.0 | USB-C 2.0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 (tri-band) | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.2 |
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