Nothing Phone (4a) Pro vs Google Pixel 10a
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Nothing Phone (4a) Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4) that was released on March 5, 2026, against the Google Pixel 10a, which is powered by Google Tensor G4. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
- Has a 0.53 inch larger screen size
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Supports higher wattage charging (50W versus 30W)
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10a
- Delivers 85% higher peak brightness (2869 against 1553 nits)
- Handles wireless charging up to 10W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 17 versus 16
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1674 and 1332 points
- Weighs 27 grams less
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.83 inches | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 440 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-144 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1600 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 5000 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i | Corning Gorilla Glass 7i |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 85.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 98.7% | 98.4% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | β Infinity | β Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Phone (4a) Pro
6.83β³ (20:9 ratio) = 17.5 in2
Pixel 10a
6.3β³ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~17% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 153.9 mm (6.06 inches) |
| Width | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) | 73 mm (2.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) | 9 mm (0.35 inches) |
| Weight | 210 g (7.41 oz) | 183 g (6.46 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP65 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Pink | White, Black, Red, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | Average (2.99/5) | Good (3.84/5) |
| Drop resistance | Good (C) Β· 100 drops | Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 | Google Tensor G4 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 1.84 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-520) - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-720) - 1 core at 2.8 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-720) |
- 4 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 3 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 722 | Mali-G715 MP7 |
| GPU shading units | 512 | 896 |
| GPU clock | 1150 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1177.6 GFLOPS | ~1684.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4719 | 10140 |
| Single-core score | 1332 | 1674 |
| Multi-core score | 4146 | 4114 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 472802 | 463927 |
| GPU | 312151 | 407873 |
| Memory | 226990 | 214572 |
| UX | 343282 | 336105 |
| Total score | 1355225 | 1422477 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-16 (KJIUKU) | AnTuTu 12 | 1523984 |
| π 2026-08-03 (Petros@n) | AnTuTu 11 | 1355225 |
| π 2026-05-14 (Razvan589) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 4719 |
| π 2026-05-14 (Razvan589) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1332 / 4146 |
Google Pixel 10a
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-14 (123) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 8744 |
| π 2026-07-14 (123) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1674 / 4114 |
| π 2026-07-11 (123) | AnTuTu 11 | 1422477 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 4200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | Nothing OS 4.1 | Stock Android |
| OS size | 37.3 GB | 15 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5080 mAh | 5100 mAh |
| Max charge power | 50 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (10 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (68% in 30 min) | Yes (52% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:01 hr | 1:29 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1400 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | 09:55 hr | 10:33 hr |
| Watching video | 21:01 hr | 23:15 hr |
| Gaming | 06:05 hr | 06:06 hr |
| Standby | 132 hr | 98 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (79th and 104th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX896 | Samsung GN8 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/2" (β 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.9 | - |
| Focal length | 80 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.75" (β 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | 16 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX355 | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/3.06" (β 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 150 |
| Zoom | - | 99 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 10a from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KKD1 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.42" (β 0.29 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2026 | February 2026 |
| Release date | March 2026 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499 | $499 |
| SAR (head) | - | 0.99 W/kg |
| SAR (body) | - | 1.39 W/kg |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 10a. But if the battery life and design are more of a priority β go for the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro.
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Total votes: 52