Xiaomi 17 vs Nothing Phone (4a) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 25, 2025	Mar 05, 2026
Scheduled release
	Mar 13, 2026
Prices (MSRP)
12/256GB - €999	8GB/128GB - €349 8GB/256GB - €389 12GB/256GB - €429

Design

Dimensions
5.95 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches 151.1 x 71.8 x 8.1 mm	6.45 x 3.05 x 0.33 inches 163.9 x 77.5 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.74 oz / 191.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass 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
Black, Blue, Pink, White	White, Blue, Pink, Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 89.41% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 87.44% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, Dolby Vision, 3500 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+, 4500 nits
Resolution
2656x1220px, 19.5:5 ratio, 464 PPI	2720x1224px, 20:9 ratio, 440 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
3412 (Excellent)	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC (3 nm)	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SM7635-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x4.6GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L 6x3.62GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M	Octa-core 1x2.7GHz Cortex-A720 3x2.4​GHz Cortex-A720 4x1.8​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 840	Adreno 810
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS 4.1) 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB	8GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (16)	Android (16), up to 3 OS updates

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3489	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
10303	Untested
3D Mark High
6267	Untested
3D Mark Low
4617	Untested

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Battery

Type
6330 mAh, Si - Carbon	5080 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4
Charge speed
Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wired: 50.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

9h 48min

Browsing

24h 48min

Video

15h 41min

Gaming

6h 40min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.31"	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
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 17 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 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 Optical zoom: 2.6x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 60 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 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 (960 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, EIS, Dolby Vision HDR
Front
50 MP	32 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.4	5.4
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	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
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, Infrared	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, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n80, n84, SA, NSA	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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	38, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

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