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Nothing Phone (4b) vs (3a) Lite

65 out of 100
Nothing Phone (4b)
VS
64 out of 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
Nothing Phone (4b)
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Nothing Phone (4b) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4) that was released on July 7, 2026, against the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro and came out 8 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (4b)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Stereo speakers
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • The phone is 8 months newer
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Nothing Phone (4b) and (3a) Lite 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
95.5
(Very good)
Value Index
75.6
(Good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Phone (4b)
vs
Phone (3a) Lite

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2344 pixels 1080 x 2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.9:9
PPI 381 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2000 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Dragontail Pro Glass Panda Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 87.5% 86.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Phone (4b)
n/a
Phone (3a) Lite
1225 nits

Design and build

Height 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) 164 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 210 g (7.41 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP54
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Average (2.83/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) Β· 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
Phone (4b) +1%
87.5%
Phone (3a) Lite
86.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Nothing Phone (4b) and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro
Max clock 2300 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)
- 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)
- 1 core at 2.3 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics Adreno 810 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1150 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS ~588.8 GFLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Nothing Phone (4b) and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Phone (4b) +7%
1087
Phone (3a) Lite
1015
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Phone (4b) +8%
3148
Phone (3a) Lite
2922
Compute Score (GPU)
Phone (4b) +58%
3972
Phone (3a) Lite
2511
Compute Score (GPU) 3972 2511
Single-core score 1087 1015
Multi-core score 3148 2922
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Phone (4b)
833247
Phone (3a) Lite +6%
884207
CPU 276465 347556
GPU 197765 126923
Memory 195240 143829
UX 163777 265899
Total score 833247 884207
Samples Less than 3 [4 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 11393
Video editing - 5297
Photo editing - 23565
Data manipulation - 9751
Writing score - 17591
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Recent User Tests

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Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (Minekenet)AnTuTu 12971209
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-21 (Zenos)AnTuTu 11911497
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (a1kzz)AnTuTu 11694121
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-26 (Kashi)AnTuTu 11884207
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 (amor)AnTuTu 11875040
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM Nothing OS 4.1 Nothing OS 3.5
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5200 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:07 hr
Battery cycles - 1400 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:31 hr
Watching video - 18:14 hr
Gaming - 06:14 hr
Standby - 124 hr
General battery life
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/1.57" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 GalaxyCore GC08A8
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC02M1
Stabilization - No

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution - 4640 x 3488
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length - 24 mm
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC16B3
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 6.0 5.3
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, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2026 October 2025
Release date July 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $249
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

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Nothing Phone (4b). It has a better gaming, software, and sound.

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So, which phone would you choose?
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Total votes: 9

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