Google Pixel 9 vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

79 out 100

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77 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9 Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.3 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9

Lighter design: 198g vs 210g
Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
Supports DisplayPort

Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Larger display: 6.83in
Higher pixel density: 440ppi
Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
Higher battery capacity: 5080mAh vs 4700mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB

- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9 and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Google Pixel 9

90

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

93

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Google Pixel 9

91

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

83

Performance

App & system performance

Google Pixel 9

65

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

59

Games

3D gaming performance

Google Pixel 9

57

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

51

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Google Pixel 9

73

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

82

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Google Pixel 9

90

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

78

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Google Pixel 9

79

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

77

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	OLED	AMOLED
Size	6.3 in	6.83 in
Resolution	1080x2424 pixels	1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	20:9
Pixel density	422 ppi	440 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (60-120 Hz)	Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness	2700 nits	1600 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio	87.1 %	89.9 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

Google Pixel 9

2225 nits

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

n/a

sRGB gamut	99 %	n/a
PWM (Flicker)	120 Hz	n/a
Response time	1 ms	n/a
Contrast	∞ Infinite	n/a

Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 9]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	152.8 mm (6.02 in)	163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width	72 mm (2.83 in)	76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight	198 g (6.98 oz)	210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance	IP68	IP65
Cooling system	n/a	Vapor chamber
Back panel	Glass	Metal
Frame	Metal	Metal
Colors	- White - Black - Green - Pink	- Black - Silver - Pink
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes, In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Google Pixel 9

87.1 %

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

89.9 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9 and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro In benchmarks

Chipset	Google Tensor G4	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max Frequency	3100 MHz	2800 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture	- 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520) - 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)	- 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520)) - 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720)) - 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720))
Process	Samsung	TSMC
Transistor Size	4 nm	4 nm
Neural Processor	Yes	Yes
Graphics	Mali-G715 MP7	Adreno 722
GPU Cores	896	512
GPU Frequency	940 MHz	1150 MHz
FLOPS	1792 GFLOPS	1177.6 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Google Pixel 9

1832

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

1373

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Google Pixel 9

4579

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

4243

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1832	1373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	4579	4243
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	6389	7583

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 9], [Nothing Phone (4a) Pro]

AnTuTu 10

Google Pixel 9

1074252

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

1186813

CPU	237029	390368
GPU	449828	377879
Memory	189059	193509
UX	198336	225057
NanoReview Score	1074252	1186813

Memory

RAM Size	12 GB	8 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5
Memory Frequency	4200 MHz	3200 MHz
Channels	4	4

Storage Capacity	- 128 GB - 256 GB	128 GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Memory Card	No	No

Software

OS	Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)	Android 16
OS Size	19 GB	n/a
UI Skin	Stock Android	Nothing OS 4.1

Battery

Volume	4700 mAh	5080 mAh
Max Charging Power	27 W	50 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (12 W)	No
Reverse Charging	Yes (Wireless)	Yes
Fast Charging	Yes (55% in 30 min)	Yes (50% in 28 min)
Full Charge Time	1:25 h	1:12 h

Battery Life

Google Pixel 9

22:26

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

n/a

Web Browsing	10:01 h	n/a
Video Playback	13:38 h	n/a
Games	05:41 h	n/a
Standby Mode	98 h	n/a

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	8160x6144 pixels	8192x6144 pixels
Zoom	Digital	Optical, 3.5x
Flash	LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K Recording	No	No
4K Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion	240 fps (1080p)	240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens	123 °	120 °
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 48 MP	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.7	f/1.9
Focal length	24 mm	24 mm
Sensor	Samsung GNK	Sony LYT-710
Sensor size	1/1.31	1/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size	1.2 μm	1 μm
Autofocus	Laser autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	n/a	50 MP
Aperture	n/a	f/2.9
Focal length	n/a	80 mm
Sensor	n/a	Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size	n/a	1/2.75 (0.36)
Pixel size	n/a	0.64 μm
Stabilization	n/a	Optical

Matrix	48 MP	8 MP
Aperture	f/1.7	f/2.2
Focal length	n/a	15 mm
Sensor	n/a	Sony IMX355
Sensor size	1/2.55	1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size	n/a	1.12 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

Google Pixel 9

161

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

n/a

Video quality

Google Pixel 9

150

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

n/a

Overall camera score

Google Pixel 9

154

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

n/a

Bokeh	75	n/a
Preview	83	n/a
Zoom	132	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 9]

Front camera

Matrix	105 MP	32 MP
Photo resolution	3648x2736 pixels	n/a
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	20 mm	22 mm
Sensor	CMOS	ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.1	1/3.42 (0.29)
Pixel size	1.22 μm	0.64 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	No
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 fps	1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor	No	No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.3	5.4
Bluetooth features	LE	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG
DisplayPort	Yes	No
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	No	No

SIM Count*	1	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	n/a	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	Yes	Yes
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands	UMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19	UMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	n/a
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	No	No

Max Volume

Google Pixel 9

87.7 dB

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

n/a

Other

Class	Flagship	Mid-range
Announced	August, 2024 yr	March, 2026 yr
Release Date	August, 2024 yr	March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($)	799	n/a
MSRP ($)	n/a	499
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included	No	No

Results

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Google Pixel 9 vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

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