Sony Xperia 10 VIII vs Nothing Phone (4b)
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.1-inch Sony Xperia 10 VIII (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3) that was released on August 25, 2026, against the Nothing Phone (4b), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 and came out 2 months before. 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 Sony Xperia 10 VIII
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- 18% higher pixel density (449 vs 381 PPI)
- Weighs 42 grams less
- Better grip in hands – the body is 6.2 mm narrower
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (4b)
- Has a 0.67 inch larger screen size
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Reverse charging feature
- 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1087 and 983 points
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 | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.1 inches | 6.77 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2344 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 449 ppi | 381 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 1200 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 480 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Dragontail Pro Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 87.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Screen space comparison
Phone (4b)
6.77″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 17.4 in2
Xperia 10 VIII
6.1″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 14.2 in2
~23% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 153 mm (6.02 inches) | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) |
| Width | 72 mm (2.83 inches) | 78.2 mm (3.08 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 168 g (5.93 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP64 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Gray, Purple | White, Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 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) |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1010 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS | ~588.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2099 | 3972 |
| Single-core score | 983 | 1087 |
| Multi-core score | 2805 | 3148 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 312448 | 276465 |
| GPU | 128290 | 197765 |
| Memory | 139578 | 195240 |
| UX | 251131 | 163777 |
| Total score | 831447 | 833247 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
| ROM | - | Nothing OS 4.1 |
| OS updates | 4 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 6 years | 6 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (42% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:39 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 11:49 hr | - |
| Watching video | 20:35 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:14 hr | - |
| Standby | 112 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#93rd place)
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 | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC1320CS | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | SmartSens SC820CS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 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 | Depends on the region |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2026 | July 2026 |
| Release date | September 2026 | July 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $329 |
| 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 display and sound are more important to you, then choose the Sony Xperia 10 VIII. But if the gaming is more of a priority – go for the Nothing Phone (4b).
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