Google Pixel 9a vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 19, 2025	Mar 05, 2026
Scheduled release
	Mar 27, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128 - $499 | €599 8GB/256GB - $599 | €649	8GB/128GB - $499 | €479 12GB/256GB - $599 | €549

Design

Dimensions
6.09 x 2.88 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 154.7 x 73.2 x 8.9mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)	6.44 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 163.6 x 76.6 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g	7.41 oz / 210.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP65
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Obsidian, Porcelain, Iris, Peony	Silver, Pink, Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 79.39% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.76% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2700 nits	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR10+, 5000 nits
Resolution
2424x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 421 PPI	2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 450 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2561 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Google Tensor G4 (4 nm)	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Cortex-X4 3x2.6GH​z Cortex-A720 4x1.9​2GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-A720 4x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 3x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Mali-G715 MC7	Adreno 722
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15)	Android (16), up to 3 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1687	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4385	Untested
3D Mark High
2625	Untested
3D Mark Low
2124	Untested

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Battery

Type
5100 mAh, Li - Ion	5080 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, USB Power Delivery Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 23.0W Wireless: 7.5W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 11min

Browsing

19h 39min

Video

10h 57min

Gaming

12h 30min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony LYT-710 Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 15 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, Autofocus, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.5x Aperture size: F2.9 Focal Length: 80 mm Sensor size: 1/2.75" Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Dolby Vision HDR
Front
13 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

134

Overall

143

Photo

126

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 41	38, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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