Nothing Phone (4b) vs Nothing Phone (4a)

The Nothing Phone (4b) scores 6.1 in our rating, and the Nothing Phone (4a) scores 7.0. The Nothing Phone (4a) leads in display, performance, camera, battery and design. The Nothing Phone (4b) is the newer phone, announced Jul 7, 2026.

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Nothing Nothing Phone (4b)

6.1 Price TBA

Nothing Nothing Phone (4a)

7.0 Price TBA

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Key differences

Why choose the Nothing Phone (4b)

Bigger battery 5,200 mAh vs 5,080 mAh
Newer model Jul 7, 2026 vs Mar 5, 2026

Why choose the Nothing Phone (4a)

Faster wired charging 50 W vs 33 W
Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.77 inches
Brighter screen 4,500 nits vs 2,000 nits
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 8 GB
Lighter 205 g vs 210 g
Thinner 8.5 mm vs 8.6 mm

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Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec Nothing Phone (4b)Nothing Phone (4a)

Overall 6.1 7.0

Display 7.4 8.4

Performance 4.9 5.5

Camera 5.2 7.1

Battery 5.2 5.4

Design 6.7 7.1

Software support 6.9 6.9

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Nothing Phone (4b)Nothing Phone (4a)

Size 6.77 inches 6.78 inches

Type OLED, Super AMOLED OLED, Flexible AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2344 px 1224 × 2720 px

Pixel density 381 ppi 440 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 2,000 nits 4,500 nits

HDR — HDR10+

Protection Dragontrail Pro Glass Gorilla Glass 7i

Performance

Spec Nothing Phone (4b)Nothing Phone (4a)

Chipset Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.3 GHz 2.7 GHz

GPU Adreno 810 Adreno 810

Geekbench 6 single-core 1,088 —

Geekbench 6 multi-core 3,169 —

RAM 8 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec Nothing Phone (4b)Nothing Phone (4a)

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.76" 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.57"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Ultrawide 8 MP 8 MP

Telephoto — 50 MP, 3.5× optical, periscope

Optical zoom — 3.5×

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 16 MP 32 MP

Battery and charging

Spec Nothing Phone (4b)Nothing Phone (4a)

Capacity 5,200 mAh 5,080 mAh

Wired charging 33 W 50 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Nothing Phone (4b)Nothing Phone (4a)

Dimensions 164.4 × 78.2 × 8.6 mm 163.9 × 77.5 × 8.5 mm

Thickness 8.6 mm 8.5 mm

Weight 210 g 205 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Plastic Plastic

Back Plastic Glass

Water resistance IP64 IP64

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, White, Blue Black, White, Blue, Pink

Connectivity and features

Spec Nothing Phone (4b)Nothing Phone (4a)

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 6.0 5.4

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Nothing Phone (4b)Nothing Phone (4a)

OS at launch Android 16 Android 16

Interface Nothing OS 4.1 Nothing OS 4.1

OS updates 3 years 3 years

Security updates 6 years 6 years

Launch and price

Spec Nothing Phone (4b)Nothing Phone (4a)

Announced Jul 7, 2026 Mar 5, 2026

Released Jul 14, 2026 Mar 13, 2026

Status Released Released

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