Nothing Phone 4a Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 4a Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A57 5G 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: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,540, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro scores 4,314, making Samsung Galaxy A57 5G the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G offers 6.7 inches, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A57 5G features a Super AMOLED Plus display compared to Nothing Phone 4a Pro's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A57 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 4a Pro and Samsung Galaxy A57 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G offers 12 MP, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 4a Pro delivers longer battery life with 13h 49m, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G delivers 11h 36m, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy A57 5G the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Nothing Phone 4a Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A57 5G is rated 7.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro has a rating of 4.5.

Nothing Phone 4a Pro

₹43,759

@ Amazon

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G

₹49,999

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

86%

Release Date

13 Mar, 2026

10 Apr, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	Samsung Exynos 1680
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 vs Samsung Exynos 1680

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
AMOLED	Super AMOLED Plus
1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	5 MP Macro Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5400 mAh	5000 mAh
50W	45W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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7.0/10

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Pros

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

Slim and lightweight build
Big, vibrant display
Strong software support
Good selfie performance

Cons

Average ultrawide lens
Lacks NFC
No charger in the box

Performance can be better
Slow fingerprint response

User Ratings

4.5/5

(2,869 ratings)

4.6/5

(233 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,411,440 AnTuTu Score	1,392,494 AnTuTu Score
13h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Mar 25, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

6 Years

Security Updates

6 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Samsung One UI8.5

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

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Samsung Exynos 1680

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Processor

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

2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.95 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 722

Xclipse 550

RAM

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.

1,411,440

1,392,494

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

14.0 s

21.0 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

1,722

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

6.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.2 %

13.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super AMOLED Plus

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)

Resolution

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

1900 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1200 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

2500 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

450 ppi

382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.87 %

88.65 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.9 %

90 %

Design

Height

163.6 mm

161.5 mm

Width

76.6 mm

76.8 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

6.9 mm

Weight

210 grams

179 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium

N/A

Water Resistance

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

Yes IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

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

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom Nightography/Low-light photography Low Noise Mode Enhanced ISP Instant slow-mo Best Face Object Eraser HDR Selfie

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5400 mAh

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 50W 100% in 64 minutes

Yes 45W Fast Charging 60% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

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.

13h 49m

11h 36m

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

1h 2m

1h 3m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)