Nothing Phone 4a vs POCO X8 Pro Max

Comparing the Nothing Phone 4a vs POCO X8 Pro Max 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: POCO X8 Pro Max runs at a higher processing speed of 3.73 GHz, while Nothing Phone 4a runs at 2.7 GHz, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better performer.

Display: POCO X8 Pro Max offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 6.78 inches, making POCO X8 Pro Max the larger display of the two. POCO X8 Pro Max features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 4a's Flexible AMOLED, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 4a and POCO X8 Pro Max feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 4a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while POCO X8 Pro Max offers 20 MP, making Nothing Phone 4a better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO X8 Pro Max delivers longer battery life with 21h 21m, while Nothing Phone 4a delivers 14h 42m, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: POCO X8 Pro Max offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 128 GB, making POCO X8 Pro Max the better option for storage.

Expert Review: POCO X8 Pro Max receives a higher expert rating of 8.4 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 4a is rated 8.1.

User Rating: POCO X8 Pro Max receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nothing Phone 4a has a rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 4a

₹34,999

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POCO X8 Pro Max

₹45,890

@ Amazon

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Summary

Spec Score

84%

93%

Release Date

13 Mar, 2026

18 Mar, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 9500s
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.73 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED
1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	20 MP

Battery


5400 mAh	9000 mAh
50W Quick Charging	100W Hyper Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

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

Bright AMOLED display
Excellent performance
Effective cooling system
Stupendous battery

Cons

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Cameras need improvement
Software feels cluttered

User Ratings

4.4/5

(6,684 ratings)

4.5/5

(1,045 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,176,492 AnTuTu Score	3,022,675 AnTuTu Score
14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	21h 21m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Mar 17, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

4 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

MediaTek Dimensity 9500s

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

3.73 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 3.3 GHz, Tri core, Cortex X4 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 810

Immortalis-G925 MC12

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

3,022,675

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

19.0 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

6,194

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %

4.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

38.6 %

7.3 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3500 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

440 ppi

447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.37 %

89.96 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

90.2 %

Design

Height

163.9 mm

162.99 mm

Width

77.5 mm

77.93 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.15 mm

Weight

205 grams

219 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Glass Fiber

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 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 Cameraf/1.51/1.95" sensor size 1.6µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor 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

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Optical Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

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

HD @120/240/960 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

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

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1.4µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @120/240/960 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5400 mAh

9000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A	Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 11 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

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

Yes 100W Hyper Charging

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

21h 21m

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

1h 11m 0s

1h 8m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

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 / N2 / 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) / 850(band 26) / 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) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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 / N2 / 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) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)