realme 15 Pro 5G vs Nothing Phone 4a

Comparing the realme 15 Pro 5G 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: realme 15 Pro 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,541, while Nothing Phone 4a scores 3,364, making realme 15 Pro 5G the better performer.

Display: realme 15 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 6.78 inches, making realme 15 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. realme 15 Pro 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 4a's Flexible AMOLED, making realme 15 Pro 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both realme 15 Pro 5G and Nothing Phone 4a feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: realme 15 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 32 MP, making realme 15 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: realme 15 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 15h 40m, while Nothing Phone 4a delivers 14h 42m, making realme 15 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both realme 15 Pro 5G and Nothing Phone 4a offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: realme 15 Pro 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 realme 15 Pro 5G has a rating of 4.3.

realme 15 Pro 5G

₹30,880

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 4a

₹34,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

29 Jul, 2025

13 Mar, 2026

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED	Flexible AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1280x2800 px (FHD+)	1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
144 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
50 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


50 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


7000 mAh	5400 mAh	6000 mAh
80W Ultra Charging	50W Quick Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Innovative AI features
Good lowlight cameras
Reliable performance
Excellent battery life

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Portraits need improvement
Limited software support

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5

(10,749 ratings)

4.5/5

(5,499 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

1,086,379 AnTuTu Score	1,176,492 AnTuTu Score	N/A
15h 40m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 42m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹30,880

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹34,999

@ Flipkart

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

Jul 29, 2025

(Official)

Mar 05, 2026

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

Security Updates

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

2.8 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A520

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 722

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

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.

1,086,379

1,176,492

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 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.

N/A

1,116

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

8.4 %

38.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

Flexible AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1280x2800 px (FHD+)

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

6500 nits

4500 nits

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1600 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

453 ppi

440 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

91.66 %

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)

94 %

N/A

Design

Height

162.26 mm

163.9 mm

164.4 mm

Width

76.15 mm

77.5 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.69 mm

8.5 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

187 grams

205 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

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 Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX896 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm 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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.61µm 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 Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8192 x 6144 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Optical Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.6µm pixel size

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

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7000 mAh

5400 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 59 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 80W Ultra Charging 50% in 25 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.

15h 40m

14h 42m

N/A

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

1h 3m 0s

1h 11m 0s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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 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 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 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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 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) / 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)