Nothing Phone 3 (16GB RAM + 512GB) has better RAM than Xiaomi 17 5G. In terms of display resolution, Nothing Phone 3 (16GB RAM + 512GB) has better resolution of 2800 x 1260 than Xiaomi 17 5G which has resolution of 2656 x 1220. Both have the same amount of internal memory.
| Name | Xiaomi 17 5G | Nothing Phone 3 (16GB RAM + 512GB) |
| RAM | 12 GB | 16 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 6.3 in | 6.67 in |
| Internal Memory | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Battery | 6330 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Camera | 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP Triple | 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP Triple |
| Price | Rs. 89998 | Rs. 52999 |
The launch Date of the first phone is March 11, 2026. The cost of Xiaomi 17 5G is Rs. 89998. The launch Date of the second phone is July 01, 2025. The cost of Nothing Phone 3 (16GB RAM + 512GB) is Rs. 52999.
Nothing Phone 3 (16GB RAM + 512GB) has larger screen size of 6.67 inches in comparison to Xiaomi 17 5G's 6.3 inch screen. Xiaomi 17 5G has LTPO AMOLED Screen type where as Nothing Phone 3 (16GB RAM + 512GB) has Screen type. Xiaomi's phone has display density of 464 PPI & Nothing's phone has only 460 PPI display density. In terms of screen to body ratio, Xiaomi's phone has better screen to body ratio of ~ 89.5% than Nothing's phone ~ 88.8%. Xiaomi 17 5G has 19.6:9 aspect ratio where as Nothing Phone 3 (16GB RAM + 512GB) has 20:9 aspect ratio.
Nothing Phone 3 (16GB RAM + 512GB)'s larger 16 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Xiaomi 17 5G's lower 12 GB RAM. and both have same Internal Memory of 512 GB.
Xiaomi 17 5G has 50 MP + 50 MP + 50 MP Triple Rear Camera in comparison to Nothing Phone 3 (16GB RAM + 512GB)'s 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.
Both the phones has Android Operating System but the first one runs on version 16 and the second one on 15 version.
| Name | Xiaomi 17 5G | Nothing Phone 3 (16GB RAM + 512GB) |
| General | ||
| Model | 17 | Phone 3 |
| 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 | March 11, 2026 | July 01, 2025 |
| In The Box | Mobile Phone / USB Type-C Cable / SIM Eject Tool/ Protective Case / Safety Information / Quick Start Guide and Warranty Card / Desiccant | Handset (Screen Protector Pre Applied), User Guide, Safety Guide, Sim Ejector, Protective Case, 5A Cable |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 71.8 x 151.1 x 8.1 mm | 75.59 x 160.6 x 8.99 mm |
| Weight | 191 g | 218 g |
| Bezel less | Yes | |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Pink, White | White, Black |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color LTPO AMOLED Screen (68B) | Color AMOLED Flexible LTPS (1.07B) |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 6.3 inches, 1220 x 2656 pixels, 120 Hz | 6.67 inches, 1260 x 2800 pixels, 120 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 19.6:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | ~ 464 PPI | ~ 460 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 89.5% | ~ 88.8% |
| Glass Type | Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Brightness | 3500 Nits Multi-scenario Peak Brightness | Peak Brightness: 4500 nits,, Outdoor Brightness: 1600 nits Typical Brightness: 800 nits |
| HDR Support | Yes, HDR10+, Dolby Vision | |
| Adaptive Refresh Rate | Yes, LTPO | |
| Display Dimming | Color Gamut:dci-p3 | |
| Features | 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 | 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 | 16 GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5X | |
| Expandable RAM | Upto 8 GB Extra Virtual RAM | |
| Storage | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Bands | 5G:n1/2/3/5/7/8/12/20/25/26/28/38/40/41/48/66/71/75/77/78 | 5G NR bands: n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78 - SA/NSA |
| 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 | 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 |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v6.0, Supports SBC/AAC/AptX/AptX HD/AptX Adaptive/LDAC/LHDC 5.0/LC3/MIHC | Yes, v6.0 |
| USB | Yes, USB-C v3.2 | Yes, USB-C v3.1 |
| USB Features | USB on-the-go, USB Charging | USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage |
| IR Blaster | Yes | |
| Performance | ||
| AnTuTu Score | 3,272,915 (Total) (v11) 932,892 (CPU) 1,192,737 (GPU) 472,491 (Memory) 674,795 (UX) | 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 | Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC, BDS (tri-band) | L1+L5 dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC and SBAS |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Yes, In Display | Yes, In Display |
| Face Unlock | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Proximity Sensor | Ambient Light Sensor | Accelerometer | Gyroscope | Electronic Compass | X-axis Linear Vibration Motor | Ir Blaster | Flicker Sensor | Laser Focus Sensor | Barometer | Hall Sensor | E-Compass, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Flicker Sensor, Fingerprint 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, 1.5 m upto 30 min | Yes |
| IP Rating | IP69+ IP68 | IP68 |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | Yes |
| Extra Features | Xiaomi 3D IceLoop system | New Glyph Interface at Back |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 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 | 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 |
| Camera Sensor | LightHunter 900 | |
| OIS | Yes | Yes |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes |
| Features | 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 | Digital Zoom 60X, TrueLens Engine 4, Ultra XDR, Auto Tone, Portrait Optimiser, Motion Capture Mode, Night Mode, Macro Mode, Action Mode, Video recording |
| Video Recording | 8K @ 30 fps UHD, 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD | 4K @ 30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30/60 fps FHD, 720p @ 30 fps HD |
| Flash | Yes, Dual LED | Yes, Dual LED |
| Front Camera | 50 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole | 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 |
| Front Video Recording | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD | 1080p, 4K |
| Technical | ||
| OS | Android v16 | Android v15 |
| Custom UI | Xiaomi HyperOS 3 | Nothing OS 3.5 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen4 |
| CPU | 4.6 GHz, Octa Core Processor | 3.2 GHz, Octa Core Processor |
| Core Details | 2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M | 1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720 |
| Fabrication Node | 4nm | |
| GPU | Adreno | Adreno 825 |
| NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon NPU | Qualcomm Hexagon™NPU |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes | Yes, supports HTML5 |
| Multimedia | ||
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | MP3, FLAC, APE, AAC, OGG, WAV, AMR, AWB | MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, APE, OGG, MID, M4A, IMY, Recording: WAV, AAC, AMR |
| Video | MP4, MKV, WEBM, 3GP | MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265 (HEVC), AVI, WMV, TS, 3GP, FLV, WEBM, Recording: MP4 |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Speaker Type | Stereo | Symmetric Stereo Speakers |
| Audio Features | Hi-Res & Hi-Res Audio Wireless certification, Dolby Atmos | |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 6330 mAh, Si/C Li-Ion | 5500 mAh, Li-ion Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes, 100W HyperCharge | Yes, 65W Fast Charging |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, 50W HyperCharge | Yes, 15W |
| Reverse Charging | Yes, 10W | Yes, 7.5W |
| Reverse Wireless Charging | Yes, 22.5W | Yes, 5W |