Nothing Phone 4a vs iQOO Z11 5G

Comparing the Nothing Phone 4a vs iQOO Z11 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 iQOO Z11 5G scores 3,333, making Nothing Phone 4a the better performer.

Display: iQOO Z11 5G offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 6.78 inches, making iQOO Z11 5G the larger display of the two. iQOO Z11 5G features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 4a's Flexible AMOLED, making iQOO Z11 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 4a and iQOO Z11 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Nothing Phone 4a and iQOO Z11 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: iQOO Z11 5G delivers longer battery life with 16h 12m, while Nothing Phone 4a delivers 14h 42m, making iQOO Z11 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 4a and iQOO Z11 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Z11 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 and iQOO Z11 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

Nothing Phone 4a

₹35,949

@ Amazon

iQOO Z11 5G

₹34,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

03 2026

08 2026

10 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 7500 turbo	MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	6 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1272x2712 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 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Depth Camera	2 MP Mono Depth Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


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

Battery


5400 mAh	7050 mAh	8000 mAh
50W Quick Charging	44W Flash Charging	45W Super VOOC Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

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

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

Tall and vibrant display
More than a day's battery life
Good cameras
Dependable performance

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Higher memory variants may seem pricey
Rear panel catches fingerprint smudges

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5

(6,765 ratings)

4.5/5

(28 ratings)

N/A

Compare Prices

₹35,949

@ Amazon

₹34,999

@ Amazon

₹25,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

March 5, 2026

(Official)

August 20, 2026

(Official)

September 29, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v17

OS Updates

3 Year

6 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

5 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Origin OS

ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

MediaTek Dimensity 7500 turbo

MediaTek Dimensity 7360 Max

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 A725 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 810

Mali-G625 MC2

Mali-G615 MC2

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Vapor Chamber Cooling 5000 mm²

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

1,099,769

951,668

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

26.0 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

1,167

853

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

38.6 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1272x2712 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

3000 nits

3600 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

2000 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

2500 Hz

N/A

240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

440 ppi

449 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.37 %

91.03 %

90.5 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla 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)

N/A

93.82 %

93.6 %

Design

Height

163.9 mm

164.42 mm

162.56 mm

Width

77.5 mm

75.25 mm

77.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

7.99 mm

8.4 mm

Weight

205 grams

199 grams

207 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Plastic

Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Shock 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/1.7926 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view1/2" sensor 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 Depth Camera1/4.0" sensor size

2 MP
Mono Depth 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

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

6144 x 8192 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

SuperMoon

Beautify

Camera Features

Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

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

32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

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

Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5400 mAh

7050 mAh

8000 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 28.2 Hours(2G)

Up to 30.33 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

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

Yes 44W Flash Charging

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 10W Reverse 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

16h 12m

18h 49m

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

1h 11m

1h 13m

1h 25m 55s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

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 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / 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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 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 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N18 / N26 / N28
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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 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 18) / 850(band 19) / 850(band 26)