Motorola Moto G23 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
Motorola
Moto G23
Nothing
Phone (3a) Lite
At a glance
- Brand
- Motorola
- Nothing
- Release date
- January 2023, 3 years 5 months ago
- October 2025, 8 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 225.154 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices
- 674.550 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.5"
- 6.77"
- Resolution
- 720 x 1600 px HD+
- 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
- Type
- LCD IPS
- AMOLED
- Density
- 270 ppi Medium Density
- 388 ppi High Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, TÜV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, TÜV Low Blue Light, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 480 Hz, Brightnes 500 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 800 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 3000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1300 cd/m², 1000000:1 contrast ratio, 5000000:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, 3D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, LTPS (Low Temperature PolySilicon silicon), Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ)
- MediaTek Dimensity 7300
- CPU
- 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
- 4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 12 nm
- 4 nm
- Frequency
- 2 GHz
- 2.5 GHz
- GPU
- Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz
- Arm Mali-G615 MC2
- RAM
- 4 GB
- 8 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
- RAM type
- —
- LPDDR4X RAM
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 50 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.8
- ƒ/ 1.88
- Pixel size
- 0.64 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- No
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 120 fps
- Yes, 120 fps
- Features
- Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
- Sensor
- —
- Samsung GN9
- Sensor size
- —
- 1/1.56"
Front camera
- Resolution
- 16 Mpx
- 16 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 2.5
- ƒ/ 2.45
- Pixel size
- 1.00 µm
- 1.00 µm
- Sensor
- —
- GalaxyCore GC16B3C
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Polymer
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 30.0W
- Yes , 33.0W
- Features
- Non-removable
- Reverse charging, Non-removable
- Charge cycles
- —
- 1400 cycles
- Runtime
- —
- ~ 54h
Storage
- Capacity
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- SD slot
- Yes , Independent SD slot
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
- Type
- —
- UFS Storage 2.2
Body
- Dimensions
- 74.7 mm 162.7 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
- 78.0 mm 164.0 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 184 g
- 199 g
- Materials
- Plastic , Splash resistant design
- Polycarbonate , Polyurethane
- Colors
- White Blue Gray
- Black White
- Water/dust resistance
- IP52
- IP54
- Usable surface
- 83 %
- 86 %
- Drop resistance
- —
- Class A B C D E 90 drops without defects
- Repairability
- —
- Class A B C D E
Software
- Operating system
- Android 13 Tiramisu Android 13
- Android 15 Android 15
- Updates
- OS updates: 2 years, Security updates: 2 years
- OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 6 years
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, SUPL, Galileo
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, BeiDou (B1)
Networks
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 5G
- —
- n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, on the side
- Yes, in screen
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- Yes
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- No
- Yes
- Audio
- Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
- 2 microphones
