Huawei P30 Pro vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P30 Pro Manufactured in May, 2019, with display 6.47 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980, vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
- Lighter design: 192g 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 4200mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 6/128 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.47 in | 6.83 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2340 pixels | 1260x2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 398 ppi | 440 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 570 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.6 % | 89.9 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 231 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 3.6 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 158 mm (6.22 in) | 163.6 mm (6.44 in) |
| Width | 73.4 mm (2.89 in) | 76.6 mm (3.02 in) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) | 7.9 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 210 g (7.41 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP65 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black - Blue - Orange |
- Black - Silver - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 980 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 |
| Max Frequency | 2600 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76) - 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76) |
- 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 | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G76 MP10 | Adreno 722 |
| GPU Cores | 360 | 512 |
| GPU Frequency | 720 MHz | 1150 MHz |
| FLOPS | 518.4 GFLOPS | 1177.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 912 | 1373 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2259 | 4243 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 7583 |
| CPU | 195913 | 390368 |
| GPU | 159297 | 377879 |
| Memory | 117921 | 193509 |
| UX | 128557 | 225057 |
| NanoReview Score | 601688 | 1186813 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 40 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 48 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 14 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 2490 | n/a |
| Writing score | 10855 | n/a |
| Web score | 7067 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5710 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 7553 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 8525 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 6 GB - 8 GB - 12 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | Nano Memory | No |
Software
| OS | Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 13.4 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | EMUI 12 | Nothing OS 4.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 4200 mAh | 5080 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 40 W | 50 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 28 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:05 h | 1:12 h |
| Web Browsing | 08:25 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:36 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:24 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 99 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 40 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 7360x4912 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | 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 | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 40 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 20 MP Depth |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 40 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 27 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX650 | Sony LYT-710 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.9 |
| Focal length | 125 mm | 80 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/2.75 (0.36) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | 20 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 15 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.7 | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 32 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 6528x4896 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 29 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | BSI CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8 | 1/3.42 (0.29) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 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 |
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 | 5 | 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 - Galileo |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100 | UMTS 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 category | 21 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2019 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2019 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1000 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 499 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - 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 |
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Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (4a) Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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