Vivo V70 FE vs Nothing Phone (4a)

71 out of 100
Vivo V70 FE
VS
69 out of 100
Nothing Phone (4a)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.83-inch Vivo V70 FE (with Mediatek Dimensity 7360 Turbo) that was released on March 9, 2026, against the Nothing Phone (4a), 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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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo V70 FE
  • Shows 49% longer battery life (38:07 vs 25:36 hours)
  • Comes with 1920 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5080 mAh
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 50W)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5
  • 14% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1183K versus 1039K)
  • Delivers 19% higher peak brightness (1798 against 1505 nits)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (4a)
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1249 and 1025 points

Review

Evaluation of Vivo V70 FE and Nothing Phone (4a) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
72*
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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
71*
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
109.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
102.6
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.83 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels 1224 x 2720 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 449 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1900 nits 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 90.3% 87.4%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
V70 FE +19%
1798 nits
1505 nits

Design and build

Height 163.7 mm (6.44 inches) 163.9 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 76.2 mm (3 inches) 77.5 mm (3.05 inches)
Thickness 7.59 mm (0.3 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP64
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Silver, Blue, Purple White, Black, Blue, Pink
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.14/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) · 100 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
V70 FE +3%
90.3%
87.4%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo V70 FE and Nothing Phone (4a)
SoC
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 7360 Turbo Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max clock 2500 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 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 4 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek APU 655 Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 810
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1047 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS ~458.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo V70 FE and Nothing Phone (4a)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1025
Phone (4a) +22%
1249
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2882
Phone (4a) +15%
3324
Compute Score (GPU)
2523
Phone (4a) +89%
4758
Compute Score (GPU) 2523 4758
Single-core score 1025 1249
Multi-core score 2882 3324
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
V70 FE +14%
1183301
1039119
CPU 516540 436236
GPU 107501 83260
Memory 203749 228236
UX 355511 291387
Total score 1183301 1039119
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo V70 FE
No benchmark results yet
Nothing Phone (4a)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-14 (Angedonia)AnTuTu 111039119

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock - 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 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 7000 mAh 5080 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 50 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 19 min) Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:10 hr 1:06 hr
Battery cycles - 1400 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 16:16 hr 09:51 hr
Watching video 25:13 hr 19:02 hr
Gaming 08:42 hr 05:21 hr
Standby 166 hr 111 hr
General battery life
V70 FE +49%
38:07 hr
25:36 hr

Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash Quad LED LED
Stabilization Digital 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)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
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
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Samsung GN9
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 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 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX355
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 22 mm
Sensor size 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.42" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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/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 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 March 2026 March 2026
Release date March 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $349
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 90 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Vivo V70 FE. But if the camera, gaming, and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Nothing Phone (4a).

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Total votes: 5

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