Compare / Nothing Phone (4a) vs Nothing Phone (4b)
Nothing Phone (4a) vs Nothing Phone (4b)
A side-by-side comparison of the Nothing Phone (4a) and the Nothing Phone (4b), covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
- 4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India
- 5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Nothing Phone (4b)
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - India
- 4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66, 71 - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41 - India
- 5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Announced
- 2026, March 05
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, March 05
Nothing Phone (4b)
- Announced
- 2026, July 07
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, July 17
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Dimensions
- 164 x 77.6 x 8.6 mm (6.46 x 3.06 x 0.34 in)
- Weight
- 204.5 g (7.23 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), plastic frame, glass back
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
Manufacturer-rated water-resistant (up to 25cm for 20 min)
Notification LED (on the back)
Nothing Phone (4b)
- Dimensions
- 164.4 x 78.2 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 3.08 x 0.34 in)
- Weight
- 210 g (7.41 oz)
- Build
- Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
Manufacturer-rated water-resistant (up to 25cm for 20 min)
Notification LED (on the back)
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Type
- AMOLED1B colors120Hz2160Hz PWMHDR10+800 nits (typ)1600 nits (HBM)4500 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~87.2% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1224 x 2720 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~440 ppi density)
- Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Ultra HDR image support
Nothing Phone (4b)
- Type
- AMOLED120Hz480Hz PWM600 nits (typ)1200 nits (HBM)2000 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.77 inches, 112.4 cm2 (~87.4% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2344 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~381 ppi density)
- Protection
- Dragontail Pro Glass
Nothing Phone (4a)
- OS
- Android 16, Nothing OS 4.1, up to 3 major OS updates
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520)
- GPU
- Adreno 810
Nothing Phone (4b)
- OS
- Android 16, Nothing OS 4.1, up to 3 major OS updates
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 (4 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (1x2.3 GHz Cortex-A720s & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A720s & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520s)
- GPU
- Adreno 810
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
UFS 3.1
Nothing Phone (4b)
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
UFS 2.2
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Triple
50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.9, 80mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
- Features
- LED flash, panorama, Ultra XDR
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS, Dolby Vision HDR
Nothing Phone (4b)
- Dual
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
- Features
- LED flash, panorama, Ultra XDR
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Single
- 32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.42", 0.64µm
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
Nothing Phone (4b)
- Single
- 16 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.0"
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Nothing Phone (4b)
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Nothing Phone (4a)
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 5.4, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
- NFC
- Yes (market/region dependent)
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Nothing Phone (4b)
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
- NFC
- Yes (market/region dependent)
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Nothing Phone (4b)
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Type
5080 mAh - International
5400 mAh - India
- Charging
50W wired, 50% in 22 min, 100% in 64 min
7.5W reverse wired
Nothing Phone (4b)
- Type
5200 mAh - International
6000 mAh - India
- Charging
33W wired, PPS, UFCS, PD
7.5W reverse wired
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Colors
- Pink, White, Black, Blue
- Models
- A069
- Price
- € 429.00
Nothing Phone (4b)
- Colors
- White, Black, Blue
- Models
- A009P
- Price
- £ 299.00 / € 329.00
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Performance
AnTuTu: 863305 (v10), 1183775 (v11)
GeekBench: 3374 (v6)
3DMark: 1128 (Wild Life Extreme)
- Display
- 1549 nits max brightness (measured)
- Loudspeaker
- -24.0 LUFS (Very good)
- Battery
- Active use score 13:34h
Nothing Phone (4b)
Not listed for this device
Nothing Phone (4a)
- Energy
- Class B
- Battery
- 51:27h endurance, 1400 cycles
- Free fall
- Class C (100 falls)
- Repairability
- Class C
Nothing Phone (4b)
Not listed for this device
How the Nothing Phone (4a) and Nothing Phone (4b) differ
- The Nothing Phone (4b) has a larger battery, 5200 mAh against 5080 mAh on the Nothing Phone (4a).
- The Nothing Phone (4a) has the bigger screen, 6.78 inches against 6.77 inches.
- The Nothing Phone (4a) offers more RAM, up to 12 GB against 8 GB.
- The Nothing Phone (4b) is the newer of the two, released in July 2026.