Nothing Phone (4a) Pro vs Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus

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 Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory
12 / 256 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • 20% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1355K versus 1129K)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1332 and 1209 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 50W)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 33 grams less
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Nothing Phone (4a) Pro and Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
71.8
(Good)
Value Index
73.1
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.8 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
PPI 440 ppi 449 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-144 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1600 nits 1500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits 5200 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% 92.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 98.7% -
PWM 90 Hz -
Response time 1 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) 162.76 mm (6.41 inches)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) 75.6 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 7.21 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 177 g (6.24 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Metal -
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors Black, Silver, Pink Gray, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.99/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) Β· 100 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Nothing Phone (4a) Pro and Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max clock 2800 MHz 2700 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 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)
L3 cache 3 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 722 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 512 256
GPU clock 1150 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS ~1177.6 GFLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Nothing Phone (4a) Pro and Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 4719 -
Single-core score 1332 1209
Multi-core score 4146 3220
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1355225
CPU 472802 420931
GPU 312151 197030
Memory 226990 232200
UX 343282 279021
Total score 1355225 1129182
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-16 (KJIUKU)AnTuTu 121523984
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-03 (Petros@n)AnTuTu 111355225
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-14 (Razvan589)Geekbench 6 GPU4719
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-14 (Razvan589)Geekbench 6 CPU1332 / 4146
Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-07 (JohnSasoriza)AnTuTu 111129182

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 -
Memory card No -

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM Nothing OS 4.1 Hello UI
OS size 37.3 GB -
OS updates 3 years 6 years
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 5080 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 50 W 68 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (68% in 30 min) Yes (86% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:01 hr 0:42 hr
Battery cycles 1400 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:55 hr -
Watching video 21:01 hr -
Gaming 06:05 hr -
Standby 132 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
Flash LED 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) 120 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 10 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX896 Sony LYTIA-700C
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 10 MP
Aperture f/2.9 f/2.0
Focal length 80 mm 73 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.75" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/3.94" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX355 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 50 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KKD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.42" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch) -
Pixel size 0.64 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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2026 March 2026
Release date March 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $499 $480
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 battery life are more important to you, then choose the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro. But if the design and sound are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Edge 70 Fusion Plus.

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