Nothing Phone 4a vs OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 4a vs OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 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: Nothing Phone 4a scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,364, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G scores 2,974, making Nothing Phone 4a the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 4a offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G offers 6.72 inches, making Nothing Phone 4a the larger display of the two. Nothing Phone 4a features a Flexible AMOLED display compared to OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G's LCD, making Nothing Phone 4a the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 4a and OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 4a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G offers 8 MP, making Nothing Phone 4a better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G delivers longer battery life with 17h 04m, while Nothing Phone 4a delivers 14h 42m, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 4a and OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G receives a higher expert rating of 8.2 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 4a is rated 8.1.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 4a receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G has a rating of 4.3.

Nothing Phone 4a

₹34,999

(Out of Stock)

OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G

₹28,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Mar, 2026

11 May, 2026

21 Aug, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Apex	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.72 inches (17.07 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	LCD	AMOLED
1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1208x2644 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP	13 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


5400 mAh	7000 mAh	6500 mAh
50W Quick Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging	45W Super Charging
N/A	N/A	No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

New Glyph Bar is useful & attractive
Bright, punchy display
Capable telephoto camera
Clean, bloatware-free software

Decent everyday performance
Clean, elegant design
Great speakers
Snappy software

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Low light performance
Feels a bit heavy

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(6,667 ratings)

4.3/5

(854 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,176,492 AnTuTu Score	1,015,733 AnTuTu Score	792,798 AnTuTu Score
14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	17h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

Not Available in any store

₹28,999

@ Amazon

₹46,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

May 07, 2026

(Official)

Aug 18, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

2 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

4 Year

3 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Oxygen OS

HiOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

View Details

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Apex

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Ultimate MT6878

Processor

Octa core

2.7 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

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 810

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

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.

1,176,492

1,015,733

792,798

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

26.0 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.

1,116

1,016

1,054

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

38.6 %

16.9 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1208x2644 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

N/A

4500 nits

Brightness

N/A

800 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1000 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.69:9

Pixel Density

440 ppi

392 ppi

429 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.37 %

86.47 %

89.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.4 %

93.18 %

Design

Height

163.9 mm

165.9 mm

162.48 mm

Width

77.5 mm

76.0 mm

77.27 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

7.39 mm

Weight

205 grams

208 grams

189 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

N/A

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

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

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN9 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.827 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D40 0.61µm pixel 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

50 MP
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

3072 x 4096 Pixels

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Cinema Mode

Cinema Mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom

15 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30/60/120/240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.44" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Wide Angle Selfie

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5400 mAh

7000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 50W Quick Charging v4.0 50% in 19 minutes

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 45W Super Charging 50% in 28 minutes

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.

14h 42m

17h 04m

10h 40m

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

1h 11m

N/A

1h 15m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2048 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 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) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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) / 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) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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)