Nothing Phone (4a) Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected Announcement
	February, 2027
Officially announced
Mar 05, 2026
Scheduled release
Mar 27, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $499 | €479 12GB/256GB - $599 | €549	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 3.02 x 0.31 inches 163.6 x 76.6 x 7.9 mm
Weight
7.41 oz / 210.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP65	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Pink, Black

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 89.76% screen-to-body	6.4-inch
Type
AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR10+, 5000 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz
Resolution
2800x1260px, 20:9 ratio, 450 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i	Corning Gorilla Glass Armor 2

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1520 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
1.9 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB (4 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Pro for Galaxy (2 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-A720 4x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 3x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 722	Yes
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR6)/256GB (UFS 5.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (16), up to 3 OS updates	Android (17), up to 7 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
1350	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
4221	Untested
3D Mark High
2094	Untested
3D Mark Low
2082	Untested

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Battery

Type
5080 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, USB Power Delivery Reverse wired charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 22min

Browsing

16h 22min

Video

12h 29min

Gaming

6h 44min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
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	200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 15 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF)
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	50 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.5x
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Dolby Vision HDR
Front
32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, aptX, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
	LTE-A
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM + eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

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