Nothing Phone 4a vs vivo T5 Pro

Comparing the Nothing Phone 4a vs vivo T5 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: Nothing Phone 4a scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,364, while vivo T5 Pro scores 3,146, making Nothing Phone 4a the better performer.

Display: vivo T5 Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 6.78 inches, making vivo T5 Pro the larger display of the two. vivo T5 Pro features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 4a's Flexible AMOLED, making vivo T5 Pro the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 4a and vivo T5 Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 4a and vivo T5 Pro feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: vivo T5 Pro delivers longer battery life with 18h 39m, while Nothing Phone 4a delivers 14h 42m, making vivo T5 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 4a and vivo T5 Pro offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: vivo T5 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 4a is rated 8.1.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 4a and vivo T5 Pro both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Nothing Phone 4a

₹34,999

(Out of Stock)

vivo T5 Pro

₹30,450

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

13 Mar, 2026

21 Apr, 2026

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 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	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	50 MP

Battery


5400 mAh	9020 mAh	6500 mAh
50W Quick Charging	90W	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

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Pros

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

Feels light despite huge battery
Sharp, vibrant display
Decent primary camera
Excellent battery life

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Inconsistent low light colours
No telephoto lens

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.4/5

(5,788 ratings)

4.4/5

(3,152 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,176,492 AnTuTu Score	1,167,242 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	18h 39m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Not Available in any store

₹30,450

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Apr 15, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

5 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 810

Adreno 829

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

1,167,242

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

24.0 s

14.0 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

1,138

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %

4.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

38.6 %

16.7 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

2000 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

440 ppi

449 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.37 %

90.3 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

163.9 mm

163.73 mm

150.83 mm

Width

77.5 mm

76.18 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.25 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

205 grams

213 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

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/1.791/1.95" sensor size IMX882

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

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 Camera1/5.0" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

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

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Yes Dual LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

Optical Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5400 mAh

9020 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

Quick Charging

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

Yes 90W

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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

18h 39m

16h 04m

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

1h 11m 0s

0h 55m 0s

0h 41m 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

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

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

N/A

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)

N/A

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 N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 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 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)