Nothing Phone 4a 256GB Specifications

Key Specs General Performance Display Design Rear Camera Front Camera Battery Storage Network & Connectivity Multimedia Sensors

Key Specs
RAM & Storage 8 GB RAM + 128 GB
8 GB RAM + 256 GB
12 GB RAM + 256 GB
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC View Details
Rear Camera 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP
Front Camera 32 MP
Battery 5400 mAh
Display 6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

General
Launch Date March 5, 2026
Operating System Android v16
OS Updates 3 Year
Security Updates 6 Year
Custom UI Nothing OS

Performance

(Very Good)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC View Details
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 64 bit
Fabrication 4 nm
Graphics (GPU) Adreno 810
RAM 8 GB / 12 GB
RAM Type LPDDR4X
Performance Test Results icon View AnTuTu Score
Bootup Time 21.0 s
Bootup Time
The lower, the better
Google Pixel 9A 9 s
OnePlus Nord 6 14 s
Nothing Phone 4a Pro 14 s
Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G 17 s
Nothing Phone 4a 256GB 21 s
Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G 24 s
vivo V29 Pro 33 s
*Group: 31-51k Phones
See comparison with other phones
Gaming Test Results icon
Wild Life Extreme 1,116
Battery Drain* 9.0 %
Heating* 38.6 %
* after 30 mins of gaming
Wild Life Extreme
The higher, the better
POCO X8 Pro Max 6,194 
OnePlus Nord 6 4,499 
Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G 4,385 
Nothing Phone 4a Pro 2,094 
Nothing Phone 4a 256GB 1,116 
Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G 1,054 
OPPO F33 Pro 5G 366 
*Group: 31-51k Phones
See comparison with other phones
Battery Drain*
The lower, the better
OnePlus Nord 6 4 %
iQOO 12 5G 4 %
OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G 6 %
Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G 7 %
Nothing Phone 4a Pro 8 %
Nothing Phone 4a 256GB 9 %
Google Pixel 8 13 %
*Group: 31-51k Phones
See comparison with other phones
Heating*
The lower, the better
Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 3.2 %
Nothing Phone 4a Pro 16.2 %
OnePlus Nord CE 6 5G 16.4 %
Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G 20.6 %
OnePlus Nord 6 27.4 %
Nothing Phone 4a 256GB 38.6 %
POCO X6 Pro 60.9 %
*Group: 31-51k Phones
See comparison with other phones
Featured
Nothing Phone 4a 256GB
Nothing Phone 4a 256GB
₹39,699
Amazon
Go To Store

Display

(Excellent)
Display Type Flexible AMOLED
Screen Size 6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
Resolution 1224x2720 px (FHD+)
Peak Brightness 4500 nits
HBM Brightness 1600 nits
PWM Dimming 2160 Hz
Refresh Rate 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate 2500 Hz
Aspect Ratio 20:9
Pixel Density 440 ppi
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated) 87.37 %
Screen Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Bezel-less Display Yes with punch-hole display
HDR 10 / HDR+ Support Yes, HDR 10+

Design
Height 163.9 mm
Width 77.5 mm
Thickness 8.5 mm
Weight 205 grams
Build Material Back: Glass
Water Resistance Yes, Splash proof, IP64
Ruggedness Dust proof
Click to View Click to View

Rear Camera

(Very Good)
Resolution
CameraMPLens FeaturesApertureSensor SizeSensor NamePixel SizeZoomFocal Length
Primary50 MPWide Anglef/1.881/1.57" Samsung S5KGN91µm24 mm
Secondary50 MPPeriscopef/2.881/2.75" 0.64µmupto 70x Digital Zoom, upto 3.5x Optical Zoom50 mm
Tertiary8 MPUltra-Wide Anglef/2.21/4.0" 1.12µm15 mm
Autofocus Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus
OIS Yes
Flash Yes, LED Flash
Shooting Modes High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Camera Features Optical Zoom
Video Recording 4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
Video Recording Features Optical Image stabilization
Slow Motion

Nothing Phone 4a 256GB Compare Camera Samples

camera-sample-1
Nothing Phone 4a 256GB 50 MP
VS
camera-sample-2
Nothing Phone 4a Pro 50 MP

Front Camera

(Very Good)
Resolution
CameraMPLens FeaturesApertureSensor Size
Primary32 MPWide Anglef/2.21/3.44"
Flash Yes, Screen flash
Video Recording Full HD @30 fps

Battery

(Excellent)
Capacity 5400 mAh
Quick Charging Yes, 50W Quick Charging v4.0, 50% in 19 minutes
Reverse Charging Yes, 7.5W Reverse Charging
Battery Test Results icon
Battery Life (PC Mark) 14h 42m
Charging Time (20% to 100%) 1h 11m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
The higher, the better
POCO X8 Pro Max 21.4 hrs
OnePlus Nord 6 20.8 hrs
Nothing Phone 4a 256GB 14.7 hrs
Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G 14.0 hrs
Nothing Phone 4a Pro 13.8 hrs
Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G 10.7 hrs
Lava Agni 4 6.6 hrs
*Group: 31-51k Phones
See comparison with other phones
Charging Time (20% to 100%)
The lower, the better
iQOO Neo 9 Pro 0.3 hrs
Motorola Edge 70 Pro 5G 0.7 hrs
Nothing Phone 4a Pro 1.0 hrs
OnePlus Nord 6 1.1 hrs
Nothing Phone 4a 256GB 1.2 hrs
Tecno Pova 8 Pro 5G 1.3 hrs
Samsung Galaxy A37 5G 1.9 hrs
*Group: 31-51k Phones
See comparison with other phones

Storage
Internal Storage 128 GB / 256 GB
Storage Type UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No

Network & Connectivity
SIM Slot(s) Dual SIM
SIM Type SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano
Network Support 5G, 4G
VoLTE Yes
SIM 1 5G bands, 4G bands
Expand
Bands Features
5G bandsFDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G bandsTD-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, 4G bands
Expand
Bands Features
5G bandsFDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G bandsTD-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)
Wi-Fi Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), MIMO
Wi-Fi Features Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v5.4
GPS Yes with Glonass
NFC Yes

Multimedia
Stereo Speakers Yes
Audio Jack USB Type-C

Sensors
Fingerprint Sensor Yes
Fingerprint Sensor Position On-screen
Fingerprint Sensor Type Optical
Other Sensors Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope
Mobiles› Nothing Phone 4a 256GB› Nothing Phone 4a 256GB Specifications
Updated on: September 1, 2026