POCO F7 vs Nothing Phone 4a

Comparing the POCO F7 vs Nothing Phone 4a 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 F7 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,660, while Nothing Phone 4a scores 3,364, making POCO F7 the better performer.

Display: POCO F7 offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 6.78 inches, making POCO F7 the larger display of the two. POCO F7 features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 4a's Flexible AMOLED, making POCO F7 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both POCO F7 and Nothing Phone 4a feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 4a offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while POCO F7 offers 20 MP, making Nothing Phone 4a better for front camera photography.

Battery: POCO F7 delivers longer battery life with 20h 36m, while Nothing Phone 4a delivers 14h 42m, making POCO F7 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: POCO F7 offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 128 GB, making POCO F7 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Nothing Phone 4a receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while POCO F7 is rated 7.5.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 4a receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while POCO F7 has a rating of 4.4.

POCO F7

₹38,990

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 4a

₹34,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

01 Jul, 2025

13 Mar, 2026

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 8s Gen 4	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3.21 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1280x2772 px (FHD+)	1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


20 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


7550 mAh	5400 mAh	6000 mAh
90W Turbo Charging	50W Quick Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.5/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Durable design
Excellent performance
Solid battery life
Long-term software support

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Cameras need improvement
Hefty at 222g
Many pre-installed apps

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(23,238 ratings)

4.5/5

(5,330 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,106,422 AnTuTu Score	1,176,492 AnTuTu Score	N/A
20h 36m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹38,990

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹34,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 01, 2025

(Official)

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

Custom UI

HyperOS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

3.21 GHz, Single core, Cortex X4 3.01 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 2.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A720 2.01 GHz, Dual core

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

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 825

Adreno 810

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,106,422

1,176,492

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

21.0 s

N/A

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.

4,363

1,116

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.1 %

38.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

4500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1700 nits

1600 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

440 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.9 %

87.37 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.70 %

N/A

Design

Height

163.1 mm

163.9 mm

164.4 mm

Width

77.93 mm

77.5 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.98 mm

8.5 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

222 grams

205 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Back: Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.5 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

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

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

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

N/A

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

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Beautify

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter

Optical Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @960 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Vlog Mode
Video Pro Mode
Short Video Mode

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size

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

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7550 mAh

5400 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging 50% in 26 minutes

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

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 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.

20h 36m

14h 42m

N/A

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

0h 45m 0s

1h 11m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

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 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N66 / N77 / N78

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

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)

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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

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

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)

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)