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Huawei P20 Pro vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

47 out 100
Huawei P20 Pro
VS
77 out 100
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
Huawei P20 Pro
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P20 Pro Manufactured in April, 2018, with display 6.1 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970, vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P20 Pro
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 210g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 440ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5080mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 4.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P20 Pro 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
Smartphones:
Huawei P20 Pro
vs
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.1 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2240 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 18.7:9 20:9
Pixel density 408 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 400 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 82.9 % 89.9 %
Features Always-On Display - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
PWM (Flicker)238 Hzn/a
Response time4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 155 mm (6.1 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 73 mm (2.87 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP65
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P20 Pro and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 970 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max Frequency 2360 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4/1.84 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)		 - 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 10 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Yes
Graphics Mali-G72 MP12 Adreno 722
GPU Cores 216 512
GPU Frequency 767 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS 1177.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
1373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
4243
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)5181373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)15624243
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a7583
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (4a) Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
1186813
CPU95187390368
GPU104334377879
Memory82832193509
UX90088225057
NanoReview Score3724411186813

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 1833 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10) Android 16
OS Size 12 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 10 Nothing OS 4.1

Battery

Volume 4000 mAh 5080 mAh
Max Charging Power 225 W 50 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 28 min)
Full Charge Time 1:30 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Web Browsing07:43 hn/a
Video Playback11:30 hn/a
Games05:07 hn/a
Standby Mode80 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 40 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 7360x4912 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Monochrome: 20 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix40 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX600Sony LYT-710
Sensor size1/1.741/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.9
Focal length80 mm80 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/41/2.75 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX355
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 24 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 5632x4224 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor CMOS ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.42 (0.29)
Pixel size 0.9 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P20 Pro
113
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 4.2 5.4
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou		 - 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 BandsGSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsHSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100UMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P20 Pro
84.9 dB
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2018 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date April, 2018 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 900 n/a
MSRP ($) 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 n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (4a) Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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