vivo V50e vs Nothing Phone (3a)

The vivo V50e scores 6.4 in our rating, and the Nothing Phone (3a) scores 6.6. The vivo V50e leads in battery and design, while the Nothing Phone (3a) is ahead in display, performance, camera and software support. The vivo V50e is the newer phone, announced Apr 10, 2025.

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vivo vivo V50e

6.4 Price TBA

Nothing Nothing Phone (3a)

6.6 From $379

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Key differences

Why choose the vivo V50e

Bigger battery 5,600 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Faster wired charging 90 W vs 50 W
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69 vs IP64
Newer model Apr 10, 2025 vs Mar 4, 2025
Lighter 186 g vs 208 g
Thinner 7.39 mm vs 8.35 mm

Why choose the Nothing Phone (3a)

Brighter screen 3,000 nits vs 1,800 nits
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 8 GB
Higher screen resolution 1084 × 2392 px vs 1080 × 2392 px
Longer security updates 6 years vs 4 years

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec vivo V50eNothing Phone (3a)

Overall 6.4 6.6

Display 7.5 7.8

Performance 4.7 5.2

Camera 5.6 6.6

Battery 6.0 5.1

Design 8.6 7.5

Software support 5.7 6.9

Value for money 6.0 est. 5.5

Display

Spec vivo V50eNothing Phone (3a)

Size 6.77 inches 6.77 inches

Type OLED OLED, Flexible AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2392 px 1084 × 2392 px

Pixel density 387 ppi 387 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 1,800 nits 3,000 nits

HDR — HDR10+

Protection Diamond Shield Glass Panda Glass

Performance

Spec vivo V50eNothing Phone (3a)

Chipset Dimensity 7300 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz

GPU Mali-G615 MC2 Adreno 810

RAM 8 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec vivo V50eNothing Phone (3a)

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.79 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.57"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Telephoto — 50 MP, 2× optical

Optical zoom — 2×

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video — 4K@30

Front camera 50 MP 32 MP

Battery and charging

Spec vivo V50eNothing Phone (3a)

Capacity 5,600 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Li-Ion —

Wired charging 90 W 50 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✓ Yes ✕ No

Design and build

Spec vivo V50eNothing Phone (3a)

Dimensions 163.29 × 76.72 × 7.39 mm 163.5 × 77.5 × 8.35 mm

Thickness 7.39 mm 8.35 mm

Weight 186 g 208 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Back Plastic Glass

Water resistance IP68 + IP69 IP64

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Sapphire Blue, Pearl White, Satin Black Black, White, Blue

Connectivity and features

Spec vivo V50eNothing Phone (3a)

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi — Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.4 5.4

USB USB-C 2.0 USB-C 2.0

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec vivo V50eNothing Phone (3a)

OS at launch Android 15 Android 15

Interface Funtouch OS 15 Nothing OS 3.1

OS updates 3 years 3 years

Security updates 4 years 6 years

Launch and price

Spec vivo V50eNothing Phone (3a)

Announced Apr 10, 2025 Mar 4, 2025

Released Apr 17, 2025 Mar 11, 2025

Status Released Released

US launch price — $379

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