Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro has a non-folding, non-rugged design measuring 163.6 mm tall, 76.6 mm wide, and 7.9 mm thick, with a total volume of roughly 99 cm³ and a weight of 210 g. It carries an IP64 rating, making it resistant to dust ingress and capable of withstanding water splashes from any direction, though it is not rated for submersion.

The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro features a 6.83″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1260 x 2800 px and a pixel density of 453 ppi, producing sharp and detailed visuals. The panel supports a 144Hz refresh rate paired with a 2500Hz touch sampling rate for smooth scrolling and highly responsive input. Typical brightness sits at 800 nits, and the display achieves a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1, backed by support for both HDR10 and HDR10+ — though Dolby Vision is not supported. An Always-On Display mode is available, while branded damage-resistant glass and a secondary screen are absent.

The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, a 4 nm chipset with a tri-cluster CPU configuration running at up to 2.8 GHz, supported by 12GB of DDR5 RAM clocked at 4200 MHz and 256GB of internal storage. The SoC integrates both LTE and graphics, with the GPU running at 1000 MHz and a maximum memory bandwidth of 33.6 GB/s, while compatibility extends to DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The processor operates with a TDP of 6W, supports 64-bit processing, multithreading, and big.LITTLE technology for workload distribution, and includes ARM TrustZone for hardware-level security.

The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro carries a triple rear camera system with 50 MP, 50 MP, and 8 MP CMOS sensors featuring pixel sizes of 1, 0.64, and 1.12 µm respectively, apertures of f/1.9, f/2.9, and f/2, and 3.5x optical zoom alongside built-in optical image stabilization. Autofocus options include phase-detection and touch autofocus with continuous autofocus during video, though laser autofocus is absent, and a single LED flash is present without dual-tone or RGB variants. Video recording reaches 2160p at 30 fps with slow-motion support, while HDR mode, burst mode, timelapse, panorama, manual exposure, manual ISO, manual focus, and manual white balance are all available — though RAW capture, manual shutter speed, HDR10 recording, and Dolby Vision recording are not supported. On the front, a 32 MP single-lens camera with an f/2.2 aperture handles selfies, without an LED flash or under-display placement.

The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro runs Android 16, an open-source platform that supports multi-user accounts, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, app offloading, and the ability to play games while they are still downloading. Privacy controls are well covered, including location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, clipboard warnings, and app tracking blocking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not present. Personalization features include dynamic theming, theme customization, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while productivity is aided by full-page screenshots, Live Text, customizable notifications, notification permissions, sharing intents, a media picker, and a child lock. The OS also includes on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, battery health monitoring, and device position tracking, though focus modes, Wi-Fi password sharing, direct OS vendor updates, and Quick Start are not available.

The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro is equipped with a 5080 mAh non-removable rechargeable battery that supports 50W wired fast charging, allowing for relatively quick top-ups. A battery level indicator is included, though wireless charging is not supported and no charger is included in the box.

The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro features stereo speakers and a dual-microphone setup, but does not include a 3.5 mm headphone jack or a built-in radio. Wireless audio codec support is limited, with no aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC available.

The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro supports 5G connectivity and covers Wi-Fi 4, Wi-Fi 5, and Wi-Fi 6 standards, alongside Bluetooth 5.4 and NFC. It accommodates two physical SIM cards plus one eSIM, while storage expansion is not possible as there is no external memory slot. The USB Type-C port operates at USB 2.0 speeds, and there is no HDMI output. For navigation, the device includes GPS with Galileo support, a compass, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer, though a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and ANT+ support are all absent. Biometric security is handled by a fingerprint scanner, with no 3D facial recognition or iris scanner on board, and features such as crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, DLNA certification, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are not included.

The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro includes a video light for recording in low-light conditions, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.