Samsung Galaxy S25 vs Nothing Phone (4a) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 22, 2025	Mar 05, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/128GB - $799 | €899 12GB/256GB - $859 12GB/512GB - $959	8GB/128GB - €349 8GB/256GB - €389 12GB/256GB - €429

Design

Dimensions
5.78 x 2.78 x 0.28 inches (~0.33 inches with camera bump) 146.9 x 70.5 x 7.2 mm (~8.45 mm with camera bump)	6.45 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.9 x 77.5 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water, Dust; IP64
Biometrics
Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Icy Blue, Mint, Navy, Silver Shadow	White, Blue, Pink, Black

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 91.02% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.44% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2600 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 4500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 416 PPI	2720x1224px, 20:9 ratio, 440 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2394 (Excellent)	1493 (Good)
Bright Min
0.86 (Excellent)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AB (3 nm)	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.47GHz Oryon V2 PhoenixL 6x3.53GH​z Oryon V2 PhoenixM	Octa-core 1x2.7GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 830	Adreno 810
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (15), up to 7 OS updates	Android (16), up to 3 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3031	1247
GeekBench 6 Multi
9626	3322
3D Mark High
5959	1126
3D Mark Low
2500	1117

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Ion	5080 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

7h 6min

Browsing

18h 29min

Video

8h 1min

Gaming

12h 20min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 10min

Browsing

18h 44min

Video

10h 19min

Gaming

6h 50min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung GN3 Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus, PDAF) Sensor name: Sony LYT-710 Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.57" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 15 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	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	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS, Dolby Vision HDR
Front
12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

147

Overall

151

Photo

142

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.4
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 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, ax
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
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)	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, n5, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave, 5G Ready	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 28, 30, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 26, 2024 FCC ID value: A3LSMS931U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.13 W/kg Body: 0.81 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.08 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$860

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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