Nothing Phone 3 vs OnePlus 13 | Best Flagship For Camera, Gaming & Beyond

Tech Spurt July 16, 2025
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Expect in-depth tech reviews, comparisons, unboxings and hands-on features with fresh new UK smartphones, laptops, wearables, apps and other new gadgets. With over 20 years of experience reviewing technology, UK journalist Chris Barraclough has written for Tech Radar and dozens of PC/smartphone publications, as well as editing Mobile Choice magazine. Like Unbox Therapy, Supersaf, MKBHD and others, he also spent several years presenting tech-based YouTube videos for the likes of Tech Radar and Recombu. We don't just pull things out of boxes here. We dive deep into those smartphones, gaming machines, smartwatches and other tech - Chris uses each device as it was intended for a proper real-life review, and doesn't just cover the shiny expensive stuff. You'll find budget kit as well, because we're not all minted. Check out The Spurt Hole for non-techy shenanigans! Email address provided for PR requests - we are NOT hiring editors, thumbnail artists etc!

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Comparing the Nothing Phone 3 vs OnePlus 13, to see which 2025 flagship is best for camera shenanigans, gaming on the go, battery life and beyond. From the Glyph Matrix and Essential Space of the Nothing Phone 3 to the Hasselblad camera and 8 Elite performance of the OnePlus 13, there's a lot to discuss. These feature-packed smartphones cost almost the same, but offer an extremely different experience. So hopefully this deep dive will help you to decide which mobile is best for you! If you want raw power for gaming with Wuthering Waves, Genshin Impact etc, the OnePlus 13 is your Huckleberry. While the Nothing Phone 3 makes do with a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4, the OP13 can smash through anything with the SD 8 Elite on board. You also have a more stacked gamer mode. Battery life is excellent with both smartphones, although the OnePlus 13 does boast a bigger capacity and can last longer with mixed use. Likewise, the Nothing Phone 3 trailed (by a surprising amount) in my battery drain test. Cameras, well, that's another area where the OnePlus 13 rules. The Nothing Phone 3 sometimes trumps it but in most scenarios, it's Pete's flagship which produces the clearer, more pleasingly accurate photos. So, are you more tempted by the Nothing Phone 3 or that OnePlus 13? Let us know your verdict in the comments below and stay tuned for more reviews! Nothing Phone 3 vs OnePlus 13 Comparison Chapters: 0:00 - Like two completely different peas 0:43 - Design 3:12 - Nothing OS vs Oxygen OS 4:54 - Bonus buttons 6:21 - Getting Glyphy wit' it 6:54 - Displays & audio 8:48 - Performance & gaming 10:13 - Battery life 12:17 - Cameras 16:44 - Verdict

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