{"id":330490,"date":"2026-03-05T15:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/330490\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T15:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:34:16","slug":"the-nothing-phone-4a-pro-has-a-metal-frame-and-faster-chipset-the-4a-gets-the-same-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/330490\/","title":{"rendered":"The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro has a metal frame and faster chipset, the (4a) gets the same cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"

Say what you will about Nothing, but the company certainly has bold and recognizable designs. The new (4a) series arrives with the latest evolution of those designs and shakes up the formula of the (3a) series<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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Nothing Phone (4a) and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro<\/p>\n

The (3a) and (3a) Pro from last year were largely differentiated by their cameras. The new Pro model still offers a better camera than its vanilla sibling, but only just \u2013 instead, it now also stands out with a bigger display, faster chipset, better build and a Glyph Matrix similar to the Phone (3) flagship.<\/p>\n

The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro<\/a> drops (3a)\u2019s plastic frame and brings a metal unibody design. It\u2019s also slimmer at 7.95mm (down from 8.4mm) but weighs the same (despite using metal instead of plastic). The phone is rated IP65 \u2013 Nothing couldn\u2019t quite hit the requirements for IP67, so it claims that the phone can survive submersion down to 25cm for 20 minutes (instead of the usual 100cm for 30 minutes).<\/p>\n


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Nothing Phone (4a) Pro<\/p>\n

The Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4<\/a>. Compared to the 7s Gen 3 chip that both the (3a) and (3a) Pro used, this promises a 27% increase in CPU performance, a 30% boost in graphics and a 65% jump in AI performance.<\/p>\n

Nothing equipped the phone with fast LPDDR5X RAM, 8 or 12GB, and, as promised<\/a>, UFS 3.1 storage in 128GB or 256GB capacity. Compared to the UFS 2.2 of the previous models, the new storage has up to 147% faster read speeds. For sustained performance, Nothing mounted a 5,300mm\u00b2 vapor chamber over the chipset.<\/p>\n

Like we mentioned above, the Pro has a new display \u2013 a 6.83\u201d 144Hz OLED panel. It peaks at 5,000 nits of brightness, which is modulated with 2,160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming. The display has a resolution of 1,260 x 2,800px (up from a 1080p+ resolution) and is protected by Gorilla Glass 7i.<\/p>\n


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The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro has a 6.83\u201d 144Hz OLED display<\/p>\n

The camera system features the 50MP Sony Lytia 700c sensor in the main camera (same size as last year, 1\/1.56\u201d) combined with an f\/1.88 lens with OIS. The main cam can record 4K 30fps Ultra XDR video, which is \u201csimilar to Dolby Vision.\u201d The periscope has a 50MP Samsung JN5 sensor (1\/2.75\u201d) and a 3.5x OIS lens, which can be extended to 7x with in-sensor zoom.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Nothing Phone (4a) Pro has a 50+50+8MP camera<\/p>\n

The ultra-wide camera didn\u2019t get any love \u2013 it\u2019s the same 120\u00b0 8MP unit with a Sony IMX355 sensor as last year. The front camera is worse off than before \u2013 it now has a 32MP 1\/3.42\u201d sensor, down from a 50MP 1\/2.76\u201d sensor on the (3a) Pro.<\/p>\n

The Nothing Phone (4a)<\/a> has a similar set of cameras \u2013 a 50MP main with an f\/1.88 OIS lens is the one notable difference as it uses a 1\/1.57\u201d Samsung GN9 sensor instead of the Sony sensor. The 3.5x 50MP periscope, 8MP ultra-wide and 32MP selfie camera use the same hardware as the Pro. Last year, the (3a) got stiffed with a shorter tele lens (2x vs. 3x on the Pro) and a lower resolution selfie module (32MP vs. 50MP). This year it\u2019s just the main camera that is different. Oh, this one can only do Ultra XDR at 1080p 30fps, it can record 4K 30fps videos but without the extra XDR colors.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Nothing Phone (4a) has almost the same camera setup as the (4a) Pro<\/p>\n

The vanilla model misses out on a chipset upgrade almost entirely \u2013 the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4<\/a> is technically a generation newer than the 7s Gen 3 of the last model, but it only promises a 7% increase in CPU and GPU performance and 10% better efficiency. A promise is a promise, so the vanilla phone still gets UFS 3.1 upgrade (256GB). However, it uses slower LPDDR4X RAM (8\/12GB) and it doesn\u2019t have a vapor chamber.<\/p>\n

While the (4a) uses a different display from the Pro, it\u2019s a definite upgrade over last year\u2019s display \u2013 the 6.78\u201d OLED panel now has 1,224 x 2,720px resolution (up from 1,080 x 2,392px) and can reach 4,500 nits brightness (up from 3,000 nits). It\u2019s protected by the same Gorilla Glass 7i as the Pro (double the scratch resistance of last year\u2019s Panda Glass) and has a refresh rate of 120Hz.<\/p>\n


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The vanilla (4a) claims a lower IP64 rating (vs. IP65 on the Pro), but it still has that odd 25cm for 20 minutes submersion rating. More importantly, it misses out on the upgrade to metal and has a thicker 8.55mm plastic body.<\/p>\n

Both the Nothing Phone (4a) and (4a) Pro have 5,080mAh batteries \u2013 the tiniest upgrade over the 5,000mAh batteries of their predecessors. The units for India are an exception to that as they will have 5,400mAh capacity.<\/p>\n

Either way, the phones support the same 50W wired-only charging as before. Nothing claims that the battery will retain at least 90% of its original capacity after 1,200 charge cycles (which is better than the usual 80% claim from other makers).<\/p>\n

We should talk about the back. The (4a) Pro has a Glyph Matrix \u2013 a circular dot matrix display consisting of 137 LEDs. That is well short of the 489 LEDs of the Phone (3) Glyph Matrix, but in some ways it is more practical \u2013 the circle is 57% larger and the LEDs are twice as bright, reaching 3,000 nits. This can make for a pretty good flashlight.<\/p>\n

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\n(4a)\u2019s Glyph Bar and (4a) Pro\u2019s Glyph Matrix<\/p>\n

The vanilla (4a) has a Glyph Bar. Instead of the free-form arrangement of previous models, the LEDs are now lined up in a bar with 6 segments plus the red recording LED below them. There is a total of 63 LEDs and they can achieve up to 3,500 nits of illumination, that\u2019s 40% brighter than the (3a) Glyph Interface.<\/p>\n

Both phones come with Nothing OS 4.1 (based on Android 16) out of the box. Nothing is promising 3 OS updates and 6 years of security patches. That\u2019s the same support window as the (3a) models.<\/p>\n


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Nothing Phone (4a) in Black, White, Blue and Pink<\/p>\n

Pre-orders for the Nothing Phone (4a) begin today, March 5, and open sales start on March 13 (Friday next week). The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro arrives later \u2013 pre-orders will start on the 13th and open sales on the 27th. You can find the phones on nothing.tech<\/a> and select partners.<\/p>\n


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Nothing Phone (4a) Pro in Black, Silver and Pink<\/p>\n

The prices for the two phones are below \u2013 and yes, those are US prices for the Pro model. This makes it the first Phone a-series model to be available in the US. The vanilla model will not be available, however.<\/p>\n


\n
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\n Europe
\n UK
\n India
\n US
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\n Nothing Phone (4a)
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\n 8\/128GB
\n \u20ac350
\n \u00a3350
\n \u20b932,000
\n -
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\n 8\/256GB
\n \u20ac390
\n -
\n \u20b935,000
\n -
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\n 12\/256GB
\n \u20ac430
\n \u00a3400
\n \u20b938,000
\n -
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\n Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
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\n 8\/128GB
\n \u20ac480
\n \u00a3500
\n \u20b940,000
\n $500
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\n 8\/256GB
\n -
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\n \u20b943,000
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\n 12\/256GB
\n \u20ac550
\n \u00a3550
\n \u20b946,000
\n $600
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