nubia Air Pro vs Nothing Phone (4a)

The nubia Air Pro leads in display and design, while the Nothing Phone (4a) is ahead in performance and software support. The nubia Air Pro is the newer phone, announced May 22, 2026.

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nubia nubia Air Pro

Price TBA

Nothing Nothing Phone (4a)

7.0 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the nubia Air Pro

Higher refresh rate 144 Hz vs 120 Hz
Better water resistance IP68 + IP69K vs IP64
Newer model May 22, 2026 vs Mar 5, 2026
More storage 256 GB / 512 GB vs 128 GB / 256 GB
Lighter 172 g vs 205 g
Thinner 5.99 mm vs 8.5 mm

Why choose the Nothing Phone (4a)

Bigger battery 5,080 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Faster wired charging 50 W vs 45 W
Bigger screen 6.78 inches vs 6.77 inches
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 8 GB
Faster storage type UFS 3.1 vs UFS 2.2

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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 nubia Air ProNothing Phone (4a)

Overall — 7.0

Display 8.9 8.4

Performance 4.6 5.4

Camera — 7.1

Battery 5.3 5.4

Design 9.2 7.1

Software support 3.5 6.9

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec nubia Air ProNothing Phone (4a)

Size 6.77 inches 6.78 inches

Type OLED OLED, Flexible AMOLED

Resolution — 1224 × 2720 px

Pixel density — 440 ppi

Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh — ✕ No

Peak brightness 4,500 nits 4,500 nits

HDR — HDR10+

Protection — Gorilla Glass 7i

Performance

Spec nubia Air ProNothing Phone (4a)

Chipset Dimensity 7100 Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

Process 6 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.4 GHz 2.7 GHz

GPU Mali-G610 MC2 Adreno 810

RAM 8 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1

microSD slot ✕ No ✕ No

Cameras

Spec nubia Air ProNothing Phone (4a)

Main camera 108 MP 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.57"

Optical stabilization — ✓ Yes

Ultrawide — 8 MP

Telephoto — 50 MP, 3.5× optical, periscope

Optical zoom — 3.5×

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video — 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 32 MP

Battery and charging

Spec nubia Air ProNothing Phone (4a)

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,080 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 45 W 50 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box — ✕ No

Design and build

Spec nubia Air ProNothing Phone (4a)

Dimensions — 163.9 × 77.5 × 8.5 mm

Thickness 5.99 mm 8.5 mm

Weight 172 g 205 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum Plastic

Back — Glass

Water resistance IP68 + IP69K IP64

Fingerprint — Under-display optical

3D face unlock — ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Aero White, Prime Black Black, White, Blue, Pink

Connectivity and features

Spec nubia Air ProNothing Phone (4a)

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi — Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.4 5.4

NFC ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack — ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Satellite — ✕ No

IR blaster — ✕ No

Software

Spec nubia Air ProNothing Phone (4a)

OS at launch Android 16 Android 16

Interface MyOS Nothing OS 4.1

OS updates — 3 years

Security updates — 6 years

Launch and price

Spec nubia Air ProNothing Phone (4a)

Announced May 22, 2026 Mar 5, 2026

Released May 22, 2026 Mar 13, 2026

Status Released Released

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