Nothing’s new midrange smartphone collection comes at a turbulent time when rising RAM prices are pushing producers to drive up the costs of their newest releases. While the brand new Phone (4a) Pro prices a premium over its predecessor, it does have one thing to indicate for it. The smartphone flaunts a very new design whereas rocking a brighter show and a extra highly effective chipset than the Phone (3a) Pro (our overview right here). The battery capability has obtained a nifty bump, too. Interested in trying out what will probably be Nothing’s most premium smartphone this 12 months (the model has confirmed that it received’t launch a flagship gadget in 2026), we used the Phone (4a) Pro as our every day driver for per week; right here is our in-depth overview of the smartphone.

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Nothing Phone (4a) Pro Review: Design and Display

Box contents

• Smartphone
• USB-C to USB-C cable
• Clear plastic cowl
• SIM ejector
• Safety booklet

While compelling design language has all the time been Nothing’s forte, the stylistic shake-up on its midrange choices yearly deserves props. The Phone (4a) Pro seems to be nothing like its predecessor. The glass again panel has been changed by a steel unibody. The see-through design is restricted to the huge digicam plateau. Instead of Glyph lighting, the smartphone will get the Glyph Matrix from the Phone (3) (our overview right here).  The Phone (4a) Pro is most positively a looker — arguably probably the most aesthetically pleasing smartphone out there, not simply the midrange phase.

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The proper edge of the aluminium unibody homes the quantity rocker and the aspect button. The Essential key makes its approach to the proper. At the underside lie the SIM tray, main microphone, USB-C port, and speaker grille. The noise-cancelling microphone is positioned up prime. The earpiece doubles up because the secondary speaker. The Phone (4a) Pro is rated IP65 for mud and water resistance. While this isn’t the most effective IP score within the phase, the smartphone can keep off water splashes with out taking any injury. Nothing claims that it could possibly survive being submerged as much as 25cm in water for 20 minutes.

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The 6.83-inch AMOLED show is surrounded by skinny, uniform bezels. It can hit 1,600 nits in High Brightness Mode and attain a peak brightness of 5,000 nits whereas taking part in HDR content material. The show requires little effort to beat brilliant out of doors circumstances and preserve optimum legibility. Its 144Hz refresh charge is restricted to 120Hz in most eventualities, however the contact response is easy as butter. The optical fingerprint scanner below the show is snappy and correct.

We used the Nothing Phone (4a) as our main media streaming gadget in the course of the overview interval. The 1.5k AMOLED show relayed sensible visuals filled with distinctive particulars and vibrant colors. The deep blacks added to the tasteful distinction. The audio output was loud and well-rounded – exceeding our expectations from a setup utilizing the earpiece because the secondary speaker.

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro Review: Performance and Cameras

The Phone (4a) Pro will get an incremental processor improve within the type of the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC. Here are its benchmark numbers.

• AnTuTu 3D: 1,395,831
• Geekbench 6: 1,298 (single-core) | 4,001 (multi-core)

There are 3 RAM (LPDDR5X) and storage (UFS 3.1) variants on provide:

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• 8GB + 128GB: Rs 39,999
• 8GB + 256GB: Rs 42,999
• 12GB + 256GB: Rs 45,999

Now that the Phone (4a) Pro has moved up a worth bracket, the Snapdragon 7 collection chipset is outmuscled by some of its friends if you examine their benchmark numbers. However, this divide doesn’t essentially translate into on a regular basis use because the Phone (4a) Pro expertly handles routine duties like calling, prompt messaging, internet searching, media streaming, and extra. As a every day driver, the smartphone leaves no room for complaints. Even demanding duties like picture and video modifying don’t depart you wanting extra energy.

Speaking of demanding duties, we ran gaming titles like BGMI and Call of Duty Mobile on the Phone (4a) Pro. With the graphics and refresh charge restricted to medium settings, we had been capable of get constant, stutter-free gameplay out of each titles. You can push the body charge to 120fps in supported titles. The 5,300mm² vapour chamber effectively dissipates the inner warmth, making certain that thermal throttling isn’t a problem in prolonged gaming classes.

Nothing’s customized Android pores and skin stays one of our favourites within the sport. For starters, Nothing OS 4.1 will get probably the most out of the processor with its intelligent optimisations. The display transitions, app animations, and different easy refreshes make you are feeling such as you’re all the time on prime of issues. Aesthetically, Nothing OS has grown into its personal through the years. While it nonetheless rests on the inspiration of inventory Android 16, its native house web page widgets, darkish app icons, and dot matrix font deliver a novel aptitude to the general software program expertise.

Nothing OS 4.1 faucets into the potential of the Glyph Matrix by letting you assign ‘Essential Notifications’ to particular apps and contacts. Not solely are you able to get it to gentle up for messages obtained from sure contacts, but additionally for particular key phrases. If you don’t just like the native library of Glyph icons, you possibly can create one utilizing a picture in your gallery. Apart from notification alerts, this matrix may also monitor your Zomato orders and Uber automobile rides. It doesn’t get the total set of Glyph Toys from the Phone (3), however there are 4 Always-on Glyph Toys that you would be able to pin on the matrix – Digital Clock, Battery/Charging Status, Solar Path, and Moon Phase. We additionally suggest trying out the community-driven Nothing Playground for extra cool stuff.

In the age of large Si/C batteries, the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro packs a humble 5,400mAh unit below its hood. It provides you a normal 1-day battery life that spills over to the subsequent day in the event you’re conservative along with your utilization. On days with 5-6 hours of display time, we had been left with ~25% cost within the tank. Needless to say, the smartphone saved any form of battery nervousness at bay. The retail field doesn’t include an influence adapter, however the smartphone helps 50W wired charging. It took us simply over an hour to totally cost the gadget.

The rear digicam plateau homes a 50MP main shooter, an 8MP ultrawide lens, and a 50MP periscope telephoto lens with 3.5x optical zoom. The purple sq. on this plateau isn’t simply an accent – it begins blinking if you begin a video recording. Up entrance, a 32MP sensor is housed in a punch-hole cutout.

The 50MP main shooter takes good pictures in out of doors daylight circumstances. The photos showcase good particulars and balanced colors. The preset filters within the native Camera app are enjoyable to play with. In restricted lighting circumstances, the digicam depends on Night Mode to gentle up the shot and resolve the noise. We like how the smartphone assigns correct colors to the shot with out overexposing any particulars.

The 8MP ultrawide lens takes comparatively softer pictures with a slight tonal shift, however the ultimate outcomes are nonetheless satisfactory. You can depend on this digicam in out of doors daylight circumstances. However, in restricted lighting, it struggles to get rid of the grain, resulting in noisy pictures. On the opposite hand, the 50MP telephoto lens takes pleasing photos with 3.5x optical zoom. These pictures are a lot nearer to those taken by the first shooter.

Portrait pictures taken by the Phone (4a) Pro are detailed and well-focused. You can select from 3 zoom ranges – 1x, 2x, and three.5x. We caught to the three.5x telephoto lens on account of its shallow depth of area. The main shooter typically struggled with edge detection whereas taking portrait pictures. The front-facing 32MP digicam takes clear and detailed selfies. It retains tone and texture correction to a minimal, which leads to natural-looking pictures. This digicam can file 1,080p movies at 30 and 60fps. The lack of 4K recording is a bit of a letdown. The ultrawide lens can not file 4K footage both. This decision is solely out there on the first digicam.

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Verdict

The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro appears like a breath of fresh air in a phase that has been stylistically stagnated for a number of years. At a time when most producers select to take the safer route in relation to design, Nothing has routinely proven that it isn’t afraid to experiment. In the Phone (4a) Pro’s case, this philosophy has paid off massively. It is a looker, however it could possibly additionally again it up in phrases of efficiency. Sure, it could not rock probably the most highly effective chipset within the phase, however the software program does a splendid job of making certain you don’t discover the hole in benchmark numbers in on a regular basis use. In our books, it’s a nice deal at Rs 40,000.

Buy on Flipkart for Rs 39,999

Pros

• Cool design
• Smooth show
• Amazing software program expertise

Cons

• Selfie digicam can not file 4K movies