Nothing Phone 3 5G vs OPPO Reno 16C

Quick Comparison

Nothing Phone 3 5G has better RAM than OPPO Reno 16C. In terms of display resolution, Nothing Phone 3 5G has better resolution of 2800 x 1260 than OPPO Reno 16C which has resolution of 1080 x 2372. Nothing Phone 3 5G has more internal memory than OPPO Reno 16C

Name	Nothing Phone 3 5G	OPPO Reno 16C
RAM	12 GB	8 GB
Display	6.67 in	6.57 in
Internal Memory	256 GB	128 GB
Battery	5500 mAh	7000 mAh
Camera	50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP Triple	50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP Triple
Price	Rs. 41999	Rs. 46999

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Detailed Comparison

Price And Launch

The launch Date of the first phone is July 01, 2025. The cost of Nothing Phone 3 5G is Rs. 41999. The launch Date of the second phone is July 02, 2026. The cost of OPPO Reno 16C is Rs. 46999.

Display comparison

Nothing Phone 3 5G has larger screen size of 6.67 inches in comparison to OPPO Reno 16C's 6.57 inch screen. Nothing Phone 3 5G has Screen type where as OPPO Reno 16C has AMOLED Screen type. Nothing's phone has display density of 460 PPI & OPPO's phone has only 397 PPI display density. In terms of screen to body ratio, OPPO's phone has better screen to body ratio of ~ 89.1% than Nothing's phone ~ 88.8%.

Memory comparison

Nothing Phone 3 5G's larger 12 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to OPPO Reno 16C's lower 8 GB RAM. Nothing Phone 3 5G has more Internal Memory (256 GB) than OPPO Reno 16C (128 GB).

Camera comparison

They both have the same 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP Triple Rear Camera. Both of them stand equal in terms of Front Camera Resolution as both have 50 MP Front Camera.

Technical comparison

Both the phones has Android Operating System but the first one runs on version 15 and the second one on 16 version.

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Full Comparison

Name	Nothing Phone 3 5G	OPPO Reno 16C
General
Model	Phone 3	CPH2859, Reno16c 5G
Sim Type	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM (Hybrid Slot)
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	eSIM+Nano SIM	Nano SIM
eSIM Support	Yes
SAR		0.92 W/kg (Head) 0.68 W/kg (Body)
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
OS Updates	5 years
Security Updates	7 years
Release Date	July 01, 2025	July 02, 2026
In The Box	Handset (Screen Protector Pre Applied), User Guide, Safety Guide, Sim Ejector, Protective Case, 5A Cable	Phone×1, Charger×1, USB Data Cable×1, SIM Ejector Tool×1, Protective Case×1, Quick Guide
Design
Dimensions	75.59 x 160.6 x 8.99 mm	74.9 x 158.2 x 8.6 mm
Weight	218 g	197 g
Bezel less	Yes
Colors	White, Black	Stellar Purple, Twilight Violet, Starry White
Display
Type	Color AMOLED Flexible LTPS (1.07B)	Color AMOLED Screen (1.07 b Colors)
Touch	Yes	Yes, 240 Hz Touch Sampling Rate
Size	6.67 inches, 1260 x 2800 pixels, 120 Hz	6.57 inches, 2372 x 1080 pixels, 120 Hz
Aspect Ratio	20:9
PPI	~ 460 PPI	~ 397 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 88.8%	~ 89.1%
Glass Type	Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Crystal Guard+AMOLED
Brightness	Peak Brightness: 4500 nits,, Outdoor Brightness: 1600 nits Typical Brightness: 800 nits	Normal brightness: 600 nits(Typical) HBM: 1400 nits(Typical)
Color Gamut		Standard Mode: 100% DCI-P3 Natural Mode: 100% DCI-P3
Features	Contrast Ratio: 1,000,000:1, Touch sampling rate: 1000 Hz, PWM Frequency: 2160 Hz
Notch	Yes, Punch Hole	Yes, Punch Hole
Memory
RAM	12 GB	8 GB
RAM Type		LPDDR4X
Expandable RAM	Upto 8 GB Extra Virtual RAM
Storage	256 GB	128 GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Card Slot		Yes, (Hybrid Slot)
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	n1/n3/n5/n8/n26/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n66/n77/n78
VoLTE	Yes, Dual Stand-By	Yes
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 6 (802.11ax) supported Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) supported 802.11a/b/g/n supported Wi-Fi Display supported WLAN Tethering supported
Bluetooth	Yes, v6.0	Yes, v5.4, SBC, AAC, LDAC, aptX, aptX HD
USB	Yes, USB-C	Yes, USB-C v2.0
USB Features	USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage	USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage
Performance
AnTuTu Score	1,946,119 (Total) (v10)
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	Beidou, GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
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, Colour Temperature Sensor, E-compass, Accelerometer, Gyroscope
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	Yes
NFC	Yes
Gaming Features		FPS Game: 60 FPS, 5 Hours of Smooth High-FPS Gameplay, MOBA Game: 90 FPS, 5 Hours of Smooth High-FPS Gameplay
AI Features	AI Mobile	AI Snap Key, AI Mind Space9, AI Bill Manager, AI Mind Pilot, AI Menu Translation, AI HyperBoost 3.0, AI LinkBoost 4.0
Water Resistance	Yes	Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min
IP Rating	IP68	IP69K, IP69, IP68, IP66
Dust Resistant	Yes	Yes
Extra Features	Glyph Matrix at Back	Cell Broadcast Service (CBS), Popout 2.0, Pop Cam, Digicam, Audio Sharing, O+ Connect, Live Space, Private Computing Cloud, OPPO Lock, Splash Touch
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/1.8 (Wide Angle) FOV 79°; 5P lens; AF supported; Supports 2-axis OIS 8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) FOV 116°; 5P lens; AF supported 50 MP ƒ/2.8 (Telephoto) FOV 26°; 4P lens; AF supported; Supports 2-axis OIS
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	Photo, Video, Portrait, Night, Panorama, SLO-MO, TIME-LAPSE, STICKER, HI-RES, Google Lens, Underwater, DOC SCANNER, POP, 4K video: 30 fps, 1080P video: 60 fps, 30 fps(with Retouch on), 720P video: 30 fps, 4K EIS/OIS video: 30 fps, 1080P EIS/OIS video: 60 fps, 30 fps(with Retouch on), 720P EIS/OIS video: 30 fps, 1080P SLO-MO video: 120 fps, 720P SLO-MO video: 240 fps, 1080P TIME-LAPSE: 30 fps, Supports Dual-view video shooting, Supports video zoom shooting: up to 3.5× optical zoom and 10× digital zoom
Video Recording	4K @ 30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 30 fps HD	4K, 1080p
Flash	Yes, Dual LED	Yes, 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 Punch Hole
Front Video Recording	1080p, 4K	4K, 1080p
Technical
OS	Android v15	Android v16
Custom UI	Nothing OS 3.5	ColorOS 16.0
Chipset	qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen4	Mediatek Dimensity 7300 Energy
CPU	3.2 GHz, Octa Core Processor	2.5 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	4x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Fabrication Node	4nm
GPU	Adreno 825	Arm Mali-G615@1.047GHz
NPU	Qualcomm Hexagon™NPU
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes, supports HTML5	Yes
Multimedia
Email	Yes	Yes
Music	MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, APE, OGG, MID, M4A, IMY, Recording: WAV, AAC, AMR	Yes
Video	MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265 (HEVC), AVI, WMV, TS, 3GP, FLV, WEBM, Recording: MP4	Yes
FM Radio	No	No
Speaker Type	Symmetric Stereo Speakers
Audio Jack Type		3.5mm
Document Reader	Yes	Yes
Battery
Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	5500 mAh, Li-ion Battery	7000 mAh
Fast Charging	Yes, 65W Fast Charging	Yes, 80W SUPERVOOC Flash Charge
Wireless Charging	Yes, 15W
Reverse Charging	Yes, 7.5W	Yes
Reverse Wireless Charging	Yes, 5W