Nothing Phone 4a Pro vs Apple iPhone 17

Comparing the Nothing Phone 4a Pro vs Apple iPhone 17 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 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 9,327, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro scores 4,314, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to Nothing Phone 4a Pro's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 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 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 offers 18 MP, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 5400 mAh, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 3692 mAh, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro better for longer battery life.

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

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Nothing Phone 4a Pro and Apple iPhone 17 equally at 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro has a rating of 4.5.

Nothing Phone 4a Pro

₹42,160

@ Amazon

Apple iPhone 17

₹81,900

@ Flipkart

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Summary

Spec Score

86%

93%

Release Date

13 Mar, 2026

19 Sep, 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5400 mAh	3692 mAh
50W	40W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.3/10

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Pros

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

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Average ultrawide lens
Lacks NFC
No charger in the box

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.5/5

(3,055 ratings)

4.6/5

(19,437 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,411,440 AnTuTu Score	2,250,422 AnTuTu Score
13h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v26

OS Updates

3 Year

N/A

Security Updates

6 Year

N/A

Custom UI

Nothing OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Apple A19

Processor

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 722

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 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.

1,411,440

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

16.0 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.

2,094

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.2 %

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.87 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.9 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.6 mm

149.6 mm

Width

76.6 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

210 grams

177 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

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

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 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 Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A	Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5400 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 50W 100% in 64 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A	Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

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.

13h 49m

N/A

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

1h 2m 0s

1h 11m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

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 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)

SIM 2

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 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

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) / 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)