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Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo vs Nothing Phone (4a)

86 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
VS
69 out of 100
Nothing Phone (4a)
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Nothing Phone (4a)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.59-inch Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on January 15, 2026, against the Nothing Phone (4a), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 and came out 1 month after. 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 Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
  • 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3068K versus 1039K)
  • Comes with 2520 mAh larger battery capacity: 7600 vs 5080 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 50W)
  • Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (4a)
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
102.5
(Excellent)
Value Index
102.6
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iQOO Z11 Turbo
vs
Phone (4a)

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2750 pixels 1224 x 2720 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 466 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5500 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 87.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
iQOO Z11 Turbo
n/a
Phone (4a)
1522 nits

Design and build

Height 157.61 mm (6.21 inches) 163.9 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 74.42 mm (2.93 inches) 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP64
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Pink White, Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.14/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) Β· 100 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
iQOO Z11 Turbo +4%
90.8%
Phone (4a)
87.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo and Nothing Phone (4a)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max clock 3800 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime		 - 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 6 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 1024 256
GPU clock 1225 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo and Nothing Phone (4a)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO Z11 Turbo +119%
2732
Phone (4a)
1249
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO Z11 Turbo +174%
9106
Phone (4a)
3324
Compute Score (GPU)
iQOO Z11 Turbo +346%
21211
Phone (4a)
4758
Compute Score (GPU) 21211 4758
Single-core score 2732 1249
Multi-core score 9106 3324
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iQOO Z11 Turbo +195%
3068959
Phone (4a)
1039119
CPU 926038 436236
GPU 1050943 83260
Memory 404976 228236
UX 687002 291387
Total score 3068959 1039119
Samples [16 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Graphics test 14 FPS -
Graphics score 1823 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 35 FPS -
Section 1 40 FPS -
Section 2 35 FPS -
Section 3 29 FPS -
Graphics score 9094 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 18849 -
Video editing 7194 -
Photo editing 40238 -
Data manipulation 15237 -
Writing score 25119 -
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 -> Vivo IqooAnTuTu3154986
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Π‘ΡƒΠ±Π°)AnTuTu3135649
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-02 -> paco_ratertaAnTuTu3075422
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-29 (Dior)AnTuTu2867447
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-21 -> paco_ratertaGeekBench CPU2732 / 9106
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Nothing Phone (4a)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-14 (Angedonia)AnTuTu1039119
Add View all (1)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 16
ROM OriginOS 6 Nothing OS 4.1
OS updates 5 years 3 years
Security updates 5 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 7600 mAh 5080 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 50 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 27 min) Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:56 hr 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
iQOO Z11 Turbo
n/a
Phone (4a)
25:36 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital (lossless), 4x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 119Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 Samsung GN9
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.57" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/2.9
Focal length - 80 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Stabilization - Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 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) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 22 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 -
Sensor size 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.42" (β‰ˆ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 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 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 No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2026 March 2026
Release date January 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $469 $349
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 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 Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo is definitely a better buy.

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