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OnePlus 13 vs Nothing Phone (3)

A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Nothing Phone (3) is cheaper at $799. Every spec and price links to its source.

Which is better: the OnePlus 13 or Nothing Phone (3)?

The OnePlus 13 wins 2 of the 2 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0. The Nothing Phone (3) is the cheaper at $799. Get the OnePlus 13 for the stronger spec sheet, the Nothing Phone (3) to spend less.

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Key specs, head to head

The numbers that decide it, drawn to scale — longer bar wins, the accent bar is the stronger figure.

Battery (mAh)
OnePlus 13 6000
Nothing Phone (3) 5150

Full spec sheet

marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.

Spec OnePlus 13 Nothing Phone (3)
US price $899 MSRP, 256GB (US base, 12GB RAM) $799
BrandOnePlusNothing
Released2025-012025-07
Display (in) 6.82 6.67
Display type LTPO AMOLED LTPS AMOLED
Refresh (Hz) 120 120
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
RAM (GB) 12 12
Storage (GB) 256 256
Main camera (MP) 50 50
Battery (mAh) 6000 5150
Charge (W) 80 65
Weight (g) 210 218
OS Android 15 Android 15
IP rating IP69 IP68
Fiveg Yes Yes

Sources — OnePlus 13: gsmarena.com (verified 2026-06-15). Nothing Phone (3): gsmarena.com (verified 2026-06-15).

What's the difference between the OnePlus 13 and Nothing Phone (3)?

Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (7 of 13). Matching specs are omitted.

  • Display (in): OnePlus 13 6.82 vs Nothing Phone (3) 6.67
  • Display type: OnePlus 13 LTPO AMOLED vs Nothing Phone (3) LTPS AMOLED
  • Chipset: OnePlus 13 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite vs Nothing Phone (3) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
  • Battery (mAh): OnePlus 13 6000 vs Nothing Phone (3) 5150
  • Charge (W): OnePlus 13 80 vs Nothing Phone (3) 65
  • Weight (g): OnePlus 13 210 vs Nothing Phone (3) 218
  • IP rating: OnePlus 13 IP69 vs Nothing Phone (3) IP68

What reviewers say

Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.

OnePlus 13

Four whitelisted testers (Notebookcheck, GSMArena, Tom's Guide, Engadget) all lab-benchmarked the OnePlus 13 and rate it a top-value flagship: class-leading 6,000mAh battery life, fast Snapdragon 8 Elite performance, and quick charging. Shared knocks: real-world brightness falls short of the 4,500-nit claim, heavy GPU throttling, and merely good low-light cameras. (4 sourced reviews, 4 lab-tested.)

Praised: Class-leading battery life from the 6,000mAh silicon-carbon cell (19h45m to 38h41m across tests); Fast Snapdragon 8 Elite performance, ~9,000+ Geekbench 6 multi-core; Very fast wired charging (~35-40 min to full).

Flagged: Measured brightness (~1,100-1,200 nits) far below the advertised 4,500-nit peak claim; Heavy GPU throttling under sustained load (~50% stability, hot bottom at 46°C); Cameras only good, not top-tier, especially in low light.

Nothing Phone (3)

No sourced tester review yet.

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