Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM vs Nothing Phone 4b

Comparing the Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM vs Nothing Phone 4b across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM runs at a higher processing speed of 2.7 GHz, while Nothing Phone 4b runs at 2.3 GHz, making Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM the better performer.

Display: Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Nothing Phone 4b offers 6.77 inches, making Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM the larger display of the two. Nothing Phone 4b features a Super AMOLED display compared to Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM's Flexible AMOLED, making Nothing Phone 4b the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM and Nothing Phone 4b feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Nothing Phone 4b offers 16 MP, making Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM better for front camera photography.

Battery: Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM delivers longer battery life with 14h 42m, while Nothing Phone 4b delivers None, making Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM and Nothing Phone 4b offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Nothing Phone 4b has a rating of 4.3.

Nothing Phone 4a 8GB RAM

₹38,965

@ Amazon

Nothing Phone 4b

₹31,194

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

03 2026

07 2026

04 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 7s Gen 4	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Flexible AMOLED	Super AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1224x2720 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
50 MP Periscope Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP	50 MP AF

Battery


5400 mAh	6000 mAh	6500 mAh
50W Quick Charging	33W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging

Storage

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

Expert Review

8.1/10

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N/A

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

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

Device yet to be reviewed

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

No NFC support
Selfie camera needs improvement

Device yet to be reviewed

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.5/5

(6,818 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,078 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,016 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹38,965

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹39,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

March 5, 2026

(Official)

July 7, 2026

(Official)

April 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

3 Year

Security Updates

6 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Nothing OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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

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

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 810

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

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

N/A

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

21.0 s

N/A

17.0 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

N/A

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

38.6 %

N/A

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Flexible AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1224x2720 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

4500 nits

2000 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

1200 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

480 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

2500 Hz

1000 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

440 ppi

381 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.37 %

87.32 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.80 %

Design

Height

163.9 mm

164.4 mm

162.7 mm

Width

77.5 mm

78.2 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

8.6 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

205 grams

210 grams

183 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

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

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

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 Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm 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

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

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

Yes LED Flash

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Optical Zoom

N/A

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

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

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

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

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

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

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5400 mAh

6000 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

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

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes 5W 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

N/A

14h 01m

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

1h 11m

N/A

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

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 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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 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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 700 (band 12)

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 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
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)
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) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)