Head to head
Nothing Phone (3)vsSamsung Galaxy S25
The short answer
Choose the Nothing Phone (3) for peak brightness, more base storage, battery capacity, battery life per charge and faster charging. Choose the Galaxy S25 for lower weight, battery lifespan and 3DMark graphics score. The Nothing Phone (3) is £100 cheaper at UK RRP (£699 against £799). The Nothing Phone (3) gets security updates for longer: until July 2032, against January 2032 for the Galaxy S25.
- Released
- 2025-07-15GSMArena — Nothing Phone (3) specifications, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £699Nothing UK store — Phone (3), retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2032-07-15Nothing UK — Phone (3), retrieved 2026-08-20
- Released
- 2025-02-03endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Samsung Newsroom UK — Galaxy S25 series, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Security updates until
- 2032-01-31Samsung UK spec API — Galaxy S25, retrieved 2026-09-22
5 wins for Nothing Phone (3)3 wins for Galaxy S251 gap borderline0 differences you won’t notice£100 apart at RRP
Verdict: Nothing Phone (3) ahead on 5 rows, Galaxy S25 on 3 rows
On the makers’ figures and the named third-party sources, the Phone (3) wins on peak brightness (4,500 nits from the maker against 2,600 nits from GSMArena), storage (base) (256 GB against 128 GB), battery capacity (5,150 mAh against 4,000 mAh), battery per charge (56.38 h against 37.27 h) and fast charging (65 W from the maker against 25 W from GSMArena); the Galaxy S25 wins on weight (162 g against 218 g), battery lifespan (2,000 cycles against 1,400 cycles) and 3DMark Wild Life Extreme (5,664 against 4,291, both from 3DMark). One gap is borderline, a difference most people would not notice: display size (6.67 in against 6.2 in) for the Phone (3). Both state the same refresh rate, RAM and wireless charging. The other 35 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
True to scale
Outlines from each maker’s published dimensions, drawn to scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Display
Platform
Memory
Camera
Battery
Connectivity
Benchmarks
4 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Nothing Phone (3) better than the Galaxy S25?
On the figures, neither is better overall: the Nothing Phone (3) wins on peak brightness, 4,500 nits (Nothing UK) against 2,600 nits (GSMArena), storage (base), 256 GB (Nothing UK) against 128 GB (Samsung Newsroom UK), battery capacity, 5,150 mAh (Nothing UK) against 4,000 mAh (Samsung Newsroom UK), battery per charge, 56.38 h against 37.27 h (both EU energy label) and fast charging, 65 W (Nothing UK) against 25 W (GSMArena); the Galaxy S25 wins on weight, 162 g (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 218 g (Nothing UK), battery lifespan, 2,000 cycles against 1,400 cycles (both EU energy label) and 3DMark Wild Life Extreme, 5,664 against 4,291 (both 3DMark). Every other row is borderline, too close to notice, or not ranked.
Which has the better battery?
The Nothing Phone (3), by a gap you’d notice: battery per charge, 56.38 h against 37.27 h (both EU energy label). The Nothing Phone (3), by a gap you’d notice: battery capacity, 5,150 mAh (Nothing UK) against 4,000 mAh (Samsung Newsroom UK).
Which is lighter?
The Galaxy S25, by a gap you’d notice: weight, 162 g (Samsung Newsroom UK) against 218 g (Nothing UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
The Nothing Phone (3), by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 4,500 nits (Nothing UK) against 2,600 nits (GSMArena).
Which gets updates for longer?
The Nothing Phone (3) gets security updates for longer: until July 2032, against January 2032 for the Galaxy S25. Sources: dates from Nothing UK and Samsung UK spec API.
Which is cheaper?
The Nothing Phone (3) is £100 cheaper at UK RRP (£699 against £799). Prices from Nothing Phone (3): Nothing UK store; Galaxy S25: Samsung Newsroom UK.
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