Head to head
Nothing Phone (4a)vsNothing Phone (4a) Pro
The short answer
Choose the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro for peak brightness and battery life per charge. The Nothing Phone (4a) wins no row by a gap you’d notice. The Nothing Phone (4a) is £140 cheaper at UK RRP (£379 against £519). Both get security updates until March 2032.
- Released
- 2026-03-05GSMArena — Nothing Phone (4a) specifications, retrieved 2026-08-21
- Price
- £379Nothing UK store — Phone (4a), retrieved 2026-08-21
- Security updates until
- 2032-03-05Nothing UK — Phone (4a), retrieved 2026-08-21
- Released
- 2026-03-05GSMArena — Nothing Phone (4a) Pro specifications, retrieved 2026-08-21
- Price
- £519Nothing UK store — Phone (4a) Pro, retrieved 2026-08-21
- Security updates until
- 2032-03-05Nothing UK — Phone (4a) Pro, retrieved 2026-08-21
0 wins for Nothing Phone (4a)2 wins for Nothing Phone (4a) Pro2 differences you won’t notice£140 apart at RRP
Verdict: Nothing Phone (4a) Pro ahead on 2 rows, Nothing Phone (4a) on none
On the makers’ published figures, the Phone (4a) Pro wins on peak brightness (5,000 nits against 4,500 nits) and battery per charge (63.4 h against 51.45 h). The differences in weight and display size are below the thresholds you would notice. Both state the same typical brightness, storage (base), RAM, battery capacity, battery lifespan and fast charging. The other 31 rows have no threshold or no direction to judge by, so nobody wins them.
True to scale
Outlines from each maker’s published dimensions, drawn to scale. Corner rounding is our drawing convention, not a measurement.
Specifications
A win is marked only where the figures can be ranked and the gap is one you could notice. A row the site has no threshold for says whether the two differ, and that it is not ranking them. = marks the same figure on both, ≠ not ranked a difference with no ranking. Every figure carries its source.
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Memory
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Battery
10 attributes neither phone has a sourced figure for
HDR peak brightness · OS versions supported · Google Mobile Services · Claimed video playback · Wireless charging · Geekbench 6 (CPU, multi-core) · AnTuTu benchmark · 3DMark Wild Life Extreme · DXOMARK camera score · SAR (EU, head). Rows appear as sources are cited — a gap in our data, not a statement about either phone.
Questions
Is the Nothing Phone (4a) better than the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro?
On the figures, the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro is ahead wherever there is a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 5,000 nits against 4,500 nits (both Nothing UK) and battery per charge, 63.4 h against 51.45 h (both EU energy label). The Nothing Phone (4a) wins no row by such a gap. That is a count of rows, not an overall score.
Which has the better battery?
The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, by a gap you’d notice: battery per charge, 63.4 h against 51.45 h (both EU energy label). Both state 5,080 mAh for battery capacity (Nothing UK).
Which is lighter?
The Nothing Phone (4a) is lighter on paper, but not by a gap you’d notice: weight, 205 g against 210 g (both Nothing UK).
Which has the brighter screen?
The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, by a gap you’d notice: peak brightness, 5,000 nits against 4,500 nits (both Nothing UK). Both state 800 nits for typical brightness (Nothing UK).
Which gets updates for longer?
Both get security updates until March 2032. Sources: dates from Nothing UK.
Which is cheaper?
The Nothing Phone (4a) is £140 cheaper at UK RRP (£379 against £519). Prices from Nothing Phone (4a): Nothing UK store; Nothing Phone (4a) Pro: Nothing UK store.
Other comparisons
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