Honor 300 Ultra vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Honor 300 Ultra Manufactured in December, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 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 Honor 300 Ultra
  • Lighter design: 198g vs 210g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5300mAh vs 5080mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 440ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Honor 300 Ultra and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1224x2700 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.85:9 20:9
Pixel density 437 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1200 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.8 mm (6.45 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 75.3 mm (2.96 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Eco Leather Metal
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Black
- Silver
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 300 Ultra
90.4 %
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Honor 300 Ultra and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
- 3/1.84 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-520))
- 4/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-720))
- 1/2.8 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 750 Adreno 722
GPU Cores 1536 512
GPU Frequency 903-1000 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 2774 GFLOPS 1177.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 300 Ultra
2119
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
1373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 300 Ultra
6702
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
4243
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)21191373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)67024243
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a7583
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Honor 300 Ultra
2119571
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
1186813
CPU500229390368
GPU904902377879
Memory394809193509
UX319631225057
NanoReview Score21195711186813

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
128 GB
Storage Typen/aUFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
UI Skin MagicOS 9 Nothing OS 4.1

Battery

Volume 5300 mAh 5080 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 50 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (59% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 28 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 1:12 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.8x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual 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 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorOmnivision OVH9000Sony LYT-710
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.0f/2.9
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/2.511/2.75 (0.36)
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX355
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 50 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor n/a ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/3.42 (0.29)
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G Bandsn/aGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bandsn/aUMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

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

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced December, 2024 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date December, 2024 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 499
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W No

Note

Honor 300 Ultra:

The cover can be made of glass or eco-leather. The fingerprint scanner is ultrasonic.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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