Nothing Phone 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5 comparison
        
        
            
                
                    
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                    | ratings | 
| Overall NDTV Rating | Read Review | Read Review | 
| Design Rating |  |  | 
| Display Rating |  |  | 
| Software Rating |  |  | 
| Performance Rating |  |  | 
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| Camera Rating |  |  | 
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| key specs | 
| Display | 6.67-inch | 5.70-inch | 
| Front Camera | 50-megapixel | 5-megapixel | 
| Rear Camera | 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel | 16-megapixel | 
| RAM | 12GB, 16GB | 4GB | 
| Storage | 256GB, 512GB | 32GB | 
| Battery Capacity | 5500mAh | 3000mAh | 
| OS | Android 15 | Android 5.1.1 | 
| Resolution | 1260x2800 pixels | 1440x2560 pixels | 
| Processor | - | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 | 
| general | 
| Brand | Nothing | Samsung | 
| Model | Phone 3 | Galaxy Note 5 | 
| Release date | July 1, 2025 | August 1, 2015 | 
| Launched in India | Yes | - | 
| Form factor | Touchscreen | Touchscreen | 
| Dimensions (mm) | 160.60 x 75.59 x 8.99 | 153.20 x 76.10 x 7.60 | 
| Weight (g) | 218.00 | 171.00 | 
| IP rating | IP68 | - | 
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 5500 | 3000 | 
| Fast charging | Proprietary | - | 
| Wireless charging | Yes | - | 
| Wireless Charging Type | 15W | - | 
| Removable battery | - | No | 
| Colours | - | White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titanium | 
| SAR value | - | 1.53 | 
| display | 
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz | - | 
| Resolution Standard | 1.5K | - | 
| Screen size (inches) | 6.67 | 5.70 | 
| Resolution | 1260x2800 pixels | 1440x2560 pixels | 
| Pixels per inch (PPI) | 460 | 518 | 
| Touchscreen | - | Yes | 
| hardware | 
| Processor make | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 | 
| RAM | 12GB, 16GB | 4GB | 
| Internal storage | 256GB, 512GB | 32GB | 
| Processor | - | 1.5GHz octa-core | 
| Expandable storage | - | No | 
| camera | 
| Rear camera | 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel + 50-megapixel | 16-megapixel | 
| No. of Rear Cameras | 3 | - | 
| Front camera | 50-megapixel | 5-megapixel | 
| No. of Front Cameras | 1 | - | 
| Lens Type (Second Rear Camera) | Telephoto | - | 
| Lens Type (Third Rear Camera) | Ultra Wide-Angle | - | 
| Rear flash | - | LED | 
| software | 
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 5.1.1 | 
| Skin | Nothing OS 3.5 | - | 
| connectivity | 
| Wi-Fi 7 | Yes | - | 
| GPS | Yes | Yes | 
| Bluetooth | Yes, v 6.00 | Yes, v 4.20 | 
| NFC | Yes | Yes | 
| Number of SIMs | 2 | 1 | 
| Active 4G on both SIM cards | Yes | - | 
| Wi-Fi | - | Yes | 
| Wi-Fi standards supported | - | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | 
| Infrared | - | No | 
| USB OTG | - | Yes | 
| Headphones | - | 3.5mm | 
| FM | - | No | 
| Wi-Fi Direct | - | Yes | 
| Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) | - | Yes | 
| sensors | 
| In-Display Fingerprint Sensor | Yes | - | 
| Compass/ Magnetometer | Yes | Yes | 
| Proximity sensor | Yes | Yes | 
| Accelerometer | Yes | Yes | 
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes | 
| Gyroscope | Yes | Yes | 
| Barometer | - | Yes | 
| Temperature sensor | - | No | 
| sim 1 | 
| SIM Type | - | Nano-SIM | 
| GSM/CDMA | - | GSM | 
| 3G | - | Yes | 
| 4G/ LTE | - | Yes |