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Nothing Phone (3a) Lite vs TCL 60 SE NXTPAPER 5G

What Phone (3a) Lite does better (8) and where 60 SE NXTPAPER 5G wins (4) — every spec side by side.

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
Nothing · 2025Phone (3a) Lite
7.8Score
8 advantages≈ $250
Higher score
vs
TCL 60 SE NXTPAPER 5G
6.9Score
4 advantages≈ $240
8.5Display5.4
6.7Battery6.4
6.4Features6.6
Dimensions

Size comparison

Phone (3a) Lite60 SE NXTPAPER 5G
78 × 1648.376.2 × 165.68.2
Phone (3a) Lite60 SE NXTPAPER 5GDifference
Height164 mm165.6 mm−1.6 mm
Width78 mm76.2 mm+1.8 mm
Thickness8.3 mm8.2 mm+0.1 mm
Weight199 g190 g+9 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is Phone (3a) Lite better than 60 SE NXTPAPER 5G?

  1. Wired charging33 W vs 18 W+83%
  2. Peak brightness3,000 nits vs 550 nits5.5×
  3. OLED panelYes · 60 SE NXTPAPER 5G: No
  4. Pixel density388 ppi vs 263 ppi+48%
  5. Energy classA vs B
  6. CPU frequency2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz+4%
  7. Resolution (width)1,080 px vs 720 px+50%
  8. Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6 vs Wi-Fi 5+20%

Why is 60 SE NXTPAPER 5G better than Phone (3a) Lite?

  1. Battery capacity5,000 mAh vs 5,200 mAh+4%
  2. Selfie camera16 MP vs 50 MP3.1×
  3. Storage (base)128 GB vs 256 GB2×
  4. Weight199 g vs 190 g+5%
Specifications

Side by side

Design
Weight199 g190 g
Thickness8.3 mm8.2 mm
Height164 mm165.6 mm
Width78 mm76.2 mm
FramePlastic—
BackGlass—
Ingress protectionIP54IP54
Water resistance (IPx)IPx4IPx4
Glass protectionPanda Glass—
ColoursBlack, White, Blue—
Display
Screen size6.8″6.7″
PanelAMOLED—
OLED panelYesNo
Resolution (width)1,080 px720 px
Resolution (height)2,392 px1,600 px
Pixel density388 ppi263 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness3,000 nits550 nits
Measured brightness1,228 nits—
Screen-to-body ratio86.7%87.5%
HDRYes—
Performance
ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 7300 ProMediatek Dimensity 6300
Chip makerMediaTekMediatek
Process4 nm—
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
GPUMali-G615 MC2Mali G57 MC2
AnTuTu score691,743—
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)2,996—
3DMark Wild Life Extreme853—
Memory
RAM8 GB8 GB
Storage (max)256 GB256 GB
Storage (base)128 GB256 GB
Storage typeUFS 2.2—
Memory card slotYes—
Camera
Main camera50 MP—
Main camera aperturef/1.9—
Main sensor size1/1.57"—
Rear cameras22
Optical stabilisationNo—
Ultra-wide cameraYes—
Telephoto cameraNo—
Max video4K—
4K video frame rate30 fps—
Selfie camera16 MP50 MP
4K selfie videoNoNo
Battery
Battery capacity5,000 mAh5,200 mAh
Battery typeLi-Po—
Active use (test)15.1 h—
Wired charging33 W18 W
Charged in 30 min75%—
Wireless chargingNoNo
Connectivity
5GYesYes
eSIMNo—
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth5.35.4
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-C 2.0USB Type-C
USB version22
Satellite navigationGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSSGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Features
Stereo speakersNo—
3.5 mm headphone jackNoNo
Loudspeaker loudness-29.8 LUFS—
Fingerprint sensorUnder display—
SensorsFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compassproximity, accelerometer, gyro, light, fingerprint
SAR (head)0.98 W/kg—
Software
OS at launchAndroid 15Android 15
PlatformAndroidAndroid
InterfaceNothing OS 3.5—
Major OS updates promised3—
EU label
Energy classAB
Battery charge cycles1,400—
Endurance per cycle54 h—
Repairability classC—
Drop resistance classC—
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