Head to head
NothingPhone (4a)vsAppleiPhone 17
- Released
- 2026-03-05GSMArena — Nothing Phone (4a) specifications, retrieved 2026-08-21
- Price
- £379Nothing UK store — Phone (4a), retrieved 2026-08-21
- Released
- 2025-09-19endoflife.date, retrieved 2026-08-20
- Price
- £799Apple UK store, retrieved 2026-08-20
3 wins for Phone (4a)1 win for iPhone 171 difference you won’t notice
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Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. Every figure carries its source.
Body
Nothing Phone (4a)Apple iPhone 17
Dimensions
163.9 x 77.5 x 8.5 mmOfficial
149.6 x 71.5 x 7.95 mmOfficial
Weight
205gOfficial
177gOfficial
Marginal — most people won’t notice.
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), plastic frame, glass back3rd party
Aluminium design, Ceramic Shield 2 front, Colour-infused glass back (Black, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender)Official
SIM
Dual SIM, Nano-SIM (4FF); eSIM: NoOfficial
Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM); Dual eSIM supportOfficial
Water/dust rating
IP64Official
IP68Official
Display
Nothing Phone (4a)Apple iPhone 17
Display type
6.78" flexible AMOLED, 120 Hz adaptive, 10-bitOfficial
Super Retina XDR OLED, Always-On, HDR, True Tone, Wide colour (P3)Official
Display size
6.78inOfficial
6.3inOfficial
Resolution
1224 x 2720Official
2622 x 1206Official
Pixel density
440ppiOfficial
460ppiOfficial
Refresh rate
120HzOfficial
120HzOfficial
You won’t notice this difference.
Peak brightness
4500nitsOfficial
3000nitsOfficial
Typical brightness
800nitsOfficial
1000nitsOfficial
Screen protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7iOfficial
Ceramic Shield 2 frontOfficial
Platform
Nothing Phone (4a)Apple iPhone 17
Operating system
Nothing OS 4.1 powered by Android 16Official
iOS 263rd party
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7S Gen 4Official
A19 chipOfficial
CPU
Qualcomm Kryo 8-core, up to 2.7 GHz (1 Prime up to 2.7 GHz + 3 Performance up to 2.4 GHz + 4 Efficiency up to 1.8 GHz)Official
6-core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency coresOfficial
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno 810Official
5-core GPU with Neural AcceleratorsOfficial
Memory
Nothing Phone (4a)Apple iPhone 17
Storage (base)
128GBOfficial
256GBOfficial
Storage options
128GB/256GBOfficial
256GB/512GBOfficial
RAM
8GBOfficial
8GB3rd party
Card slot
No3rd party
No3rd party
Camera
Nothing Phone (4a)Apple iPhone 17
Main camera
50 MP main (f/1.88, 1/1.57") + 50 MP periscope (f/2.88, 3.5x optical) + 8 MP ultrawide (120°) + 32 MP frontOfficial
48MP Dual Fusion camera system: 48MP Fusion Main 26mm f/1.6 with sensor-shift OIS; 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide 13mm f/2.2 120°; Fusion Main also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto 52mm f/1.6Official
Main sensor resolution
50MPOfficial
48MPOfficial
Main aperture
f/1.88Official
f/1.6Official
Main sensor size
1/1.57"Official
1/1.56"3rd party
Telephoto
50 MP periscope, f/2.88, 1/2.75", 3.5x optical zoom, 7x in-sensor zoom, 70x ultra zoom, OIS & EIS, PDAFOfficial
12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto, 52mm, f/1.6, sensor-shift OIS (enabled by 48MP Fusion Main)Official
Ultrawide
8 MP, 120° FOV, 1/4"Official
48MP Fusion Ultra Wide, 13mm, f/2.2, 120° field of viewOfficial
Front camera
32 MP, f/2.2, 1/3.44", 89° FOVOfficial
18MP Center Stage, f/1.9 aperture, autofocus with Focus PixelsOfficial
Video capture
4K@30fps; 1080p Ultra XDR@30fps; 1080p@30/60fps; slo-mo 1080p 120fps; time-lapse 4K/1080pOfficial
4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fpsOfficial
Battery
Nothing Phone (4a)Apple iPhone 17
Battery capacity
5080mAhOfficial
3692mAh3rd party
Battery per charge
51.45hOfficial
41hOfficial
Battery lifespan
1400cyclesOfficial
1000cyclesOfficial
Fast charging
50WOfficial
40WOfficial
Marginal — most people won’t notice.
Wireless charging
No verified data
25WOfficial
Connectivity
Nothing Phone (4a)Apple iPhone 17
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, 2.4G/5GOfficial
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMOOfficial
Bluetooth
5.4Official
6Official
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG3rd party
USB-C, USB 2 (up to 480Mb/s), DisplayPortOfficial
NFC
YesOfficial
YesOfficial
Positioning
GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1)Official
Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC)Official
Misc
Nothing Phone (4a)Apple iPhone 17
Colours
White, Black, Pink, BlueOfficial
Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, LavenderOfficial
SAR (EU, head)
No verified data
1.49W/kg3rd party
Repairability (EU class)
COfficial
COfficial
4 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score. Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.