Xiaomi 17T vs Nothing Phone 4a Pro

Comparing the Xiaomi 17T vs Nothing Phone 4a 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: Xiaomi 17T scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 6,860, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro scores 4,314, making Xiaomi 17T the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Xiaomi 17T offers 6.59 inches, making Nothing Phone 4a Pro the larger display of the two. Both Xiaomi 17T and Nothing Phone 4a Pro feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both Xiaomi 17T and Nothing Phone 4a Pro feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Xiaomi 17T and Nothing Phone 4a Pro feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi 17T delivers longer battery life with 14h 45m, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro delivers 13h 49m, making Xiaomi 17T the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi 17T offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi 17T the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi 17T receives a higher expert rating of 8.5 from the editorial team, while Nothing Phone 4a Pro is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 4a Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi 17T has a rating of 4.4.

Xiaomi 17T

₹69,999

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 4a Pro

₹48,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

06 2026

03 2026

09 2025

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4	Apple A19
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.8 GHz)	Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)
12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)	6.3 inches (16 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Super Retina XDR OLED
1268x2756 px (FHD+)	1260x2800 px (FHD+)	1206x2622 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP Telephoto Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	18 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6500 mAh	5400 mAh	3692 mAh
67W Hyper Charging	50W	40W Fast Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 3.1	NVMe

Expert Review

8.5/10

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8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Excellent telephoto camera
Reliable all-day battery life
Sharp, vibrant display
Smooth everyday performance

Premium, distinctive design
Bright, vibrant AMOLED display
Solid primary & telephoto cameras
Dependable performance

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Cons

Slow charging speeds
Inconsistent screen refresh rate

Average ultrawide lens
Lacks NFC
No charger in the box

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

User Ratings

4.4/5

(83 ratings)

4.5/5

(3,546 ratings)

4.6/5

(29,409 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹69,999

@ Amazon

₹48,999

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

June 4, 2026

(Official)

March 5, 2026

(Official)

September 19, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

iOS v26

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

N/A

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

N/A

Custom UI

HyperOS

Nothing OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB

Apple A19

Processor

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Octa core

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

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G720 MC8

Adreno 722

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

RAM

12 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

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

2,136,906

1,411,440

2,250,422

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

14.0 s

16.0 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.

3,457

2,094

4,884

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

8.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

16.2 %

10.5 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Super Retina XDR OLED

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.3 inches (16 cm)

Resolution

1268x2756 px (FHD+)

1260x2800 px (FHD+)

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3500 nits

5000 nits

3000 nits

HBM Brightness

3500 nits

1600 nits

PWM Dimming

3840 Hz

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

3200 Hz

2500 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

460 ppi

450 ppi

458 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.76 %

89.87 %

90.89 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

93.9 %

N/A

Design

Height

157.6 mm

163.6 mm

149.6 mm

Width

75.2 mm

76.6 mm

71.5 mm

Thickness

8.17 mm

7.9 mm

7.95 mm

Weight

200 grams

210 grams

177 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Aluminium

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

Water Resistance

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

Yes Water resistant IP65 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera120x Digital Zoomf/1.723 mm focal length 1/1.55" sensor size OV50H 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera2x Optical Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length

50 MP
Periscope Camera80 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/3.0 Telephoto Camera115 mm focal length

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 Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

6144 x 8192 Pixels

N/A

8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

Camera Features

120 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Filters
Xiaomi ProFocus

Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

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

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Slow Motion

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera21 mm focal length

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera22 mm focal length 1/3.44" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Yes Retina Flash

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

6500 mAh

5400 mAh

3692 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 67W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 50W 100% in 64 minutes

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 30W Wireless Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes 22.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

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 45m

13h 49m

N/A

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

1h 13m

1h 2m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 3.1

NVMe

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N39 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N39 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)