Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Nothing Phone 4a Pro

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Nothing Phone 4a Pro across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,921, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro scores 4,314, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers 6.83 inches, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to Nothing Phone 4a Pro's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 48 MP, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers 18 MP, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with None, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro delivers 13h 49m, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers 128 GB, making Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro has a rating of 4.5.

Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

₹143,990

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 4a Pro

₹43,889

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

13 Mar, 2026

21 Aug, 2026

Performance


Apple A19 Pro	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.9 inches (17.53 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1320x2868 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
48 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 4x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4832 mAh	5400 mAh	6500 mAh
40W Fast Charging	50W	45W Super Charging
Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Vapour chamber for sustained performance
Upgraded telephoto & selfie cameras
Refreshed design
Solid battery life & faster charging

Premium, distinctive design
Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
Solid primary & telephoto cameras
Dependable performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Digital zoom still lacking
Apple Intelligence needs improvement
Thicker & heavier
Pricey

Average ultrawide lens
Lacks NFC
No charger in the box

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.7/5

(2,643 ratings)

4.3/5

(3,621 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,521,699 AnTuTu Score	1,411,440 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score
N/A	13h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹143,990

@ Amazon

₹43,889

@ Amazon

₹46,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Nothing OS

HiOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Chipset

Apple A19 Pro

View Details

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core Quad core

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (six-core graphics)

Adreno 722

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,521,699

1,411,440

792,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

17.0 s

14.0 s

24.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

2,094

1,054

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.6 %

16.2 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.9 inches (17.53 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1320x2868 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

5000 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.69:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

450 ppi

429 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.5 %

89.87 %

89.68 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.9 %

93.18 %

Design

Height

163.4 mm

163.6 mm

162.48 mm

Width

78 mm

76.6 mm

77.27 mm

Thickness

8.75 mm

7.9 mm

7.39 mm

Weight

231 grams

210 grams

189 grams

Build Material

Back: Ceramic Shield 2

Back: Aluminium

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP65 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.22µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera2x Optical Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera15x Digital Zoomf/1.8823 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C CMOS image sensor 1µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
Periscope Camera80 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

48 MP
f/2.8 Telephoto Camera100 mm focal length 0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Macro Mode

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

4k @24/25/30/60/100/120 fps
Full HD @25/30/60/120/240 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
ProRes Video
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Very Good

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/3.44" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

4832 mAh

5400 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 50W 100% in 64 minutes

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

13h 49m

10h 40m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 17m 0s

1h 2m 0s

1h 15m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB / 2 TB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 29) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N66 / N70 / N71 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 700(band 29) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)