Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus vs Nothing Phone 4a

Comparing the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus 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: Nothing Phone 4a scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,364, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus scores 3,272, making Nothing Phone 4a the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus offers a screen size of 6.83 inches, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 6.78 inches, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus the larger display of the two. Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus features a AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 4a's Flexible AMOLED, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 50 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus and Nothing Phone 4a feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Nothing Phone 4a delivers longer battery life with 14h 42m, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus delivers 14h 12m, making Nothing Phone 4a the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Nothing Phone 4a offers 128 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus and Nothing Phone 4a equally at 8.1.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 4a receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus has a rating of 4.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus

₹38,490

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Nothing Phone 4a

₹34,999

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Summary

Spec Score

85%

84%

Release Date

02 2026

03 2026

Performance


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

Display


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

Rear Camera


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

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


6500 mAh	5400 mAh
100W Fast Charging	50W Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

256 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

8.1/10

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8.1/10

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Pros

Large and bright AMOLED display
Solid battery life, fast 100W charging
Improved durability with multiple IP ratings
Strong daylight photography

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

Cons

Performance lags behind some rivals
Portrait, human subject detail could be better
No telephoto camera
Ships with Android 15

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

User Ratings

4/5

(146 ratings)

4.5/5

(6,355 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

February 4, 2026

(Official)

March 5, 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 7s Gen 4

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 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 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 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.

1,055,895

1,176,492

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

21.0 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.

1,112

1,116

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

9.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

28.2 %

38.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Flexible AMOLED

Screen Size

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

Resolution

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3200 nits

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

1600 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

447 ppi

440 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

89.33 %

87.37 %

Screen Protection

Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

163.34 mm

163.9 mm

Width

78.31 mm

77.5 mm

Thickness

8.19 mm

8.5 mm

Weight

207.1 grams

205 grams

Build Material

N/A	Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

200 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle1/1.4" sensor size S5KHP3 0.56µm pixel size

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

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

50 MP
f/2.88 Periscope Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

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

Autofocus

Yes	Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @120/240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size

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

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

6500 mAh

5400 mAh

Battery Type

Silicon Carbon

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Fast Charging

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

14h 12m

14h 42m

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

38m

1h 11m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

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) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 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)