Vivo iQOO Z11 Lite vs Nothing Phone (4a)

58 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Z11 Lite
VS
69 out of 100
Nothing Phone (4a)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.74-inch Vivo iQOO Z11 Lite (with MediaTek Dimensity 6300) that was released on May 15, 2026, against the Nothing Phone (4a), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Z11 Lite
  • Comes with 1420 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5080 mAh
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Water-resistant body (IP65 classification)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (4a)
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • 2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1039K versus 509K)
  • 69% higher pixel density (440 vs 260 PPI)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Z11 Lite and Nothing Phone (4a) 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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6 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
57.3
(Average)
Value Index
102.6
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type IPS LCD AMOLED
Size 6.74 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 1224 x 2720 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 260 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 4500 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 85% 87.4%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
1509 nits

Design and build

Height 167.4 mm (6.59 inches) 163.9 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 inches) 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 8.39 mm (0.33 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP65 IP64
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gold, Blue White, Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.14/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) · 100 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
87.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Z11 Lite and Nothing Phone (4a)
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 6300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max clock 2400 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 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 2 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP2 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 64 256
GPU clock 1072 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO Z11 Lite and Nothing Phone (4a)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Phone (4a) +69%
1249
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Phone (4a) +84%
3324
Compute Score (GPU)
Phone (4a) +237%
4758
Compute Score (GPU) 1410 4758
Single-core score 737 1249
Multi-core score 1803 3324
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
509171
Phone (4a) +104%
1039119
CPU 220038 436236
GPU 44183 83260
Memory 97047 228236
UX 147903 291387
Total score 509171 1039119
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo iQOO Z11 Lite
No benchmark results yet
Nothing Phone (4a)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-14 (Angedonia)AnTuTu 111039119

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 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 3.1
Memory card MicroSD No
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM OriginOS 6 Nothing OS 4.1
OS updates - 3 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 6500 mAh 5080 mAh
Max charge power 44 W 50 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging - Yes
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:06 hr
Battery cycles - 1400 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:51 hr
Watching video - 19:02 hr
Gaming - 05:21 hr
Standby - 111 hr
General battery life
25:36 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 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
Sensor - Samsung GN9
Sensor size - 1/1.57" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.9
Focal length - 80 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX355
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 5 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 22 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 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 5.4 5.4
Bluetooth features PAN, OPP, 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* No Yes
Infrared port Yes No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot Yes No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos - No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May 2026 March 2026
Release date May 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $390 $349
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 44 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Nothing Phone (4a) is definitely a better buy.

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