Samsung Galaxy Note 21 vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

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

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: Glass	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP65
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
	Silver, Pink, Black

Display

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

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SM7750-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-A720 4x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 3x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 722
Memory
	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	Android (16), up to 3 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

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

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Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 22min

Browsing

16h 22min

Video

12h 29min

Gaming

6h 44min

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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
Second camera
	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
	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS, Dolby Vision HDR
Front
	32 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band 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	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, 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, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
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, 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
SIM type
	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

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