OnePlus 9 Pro vs Nothing Phone (4a)

68 out 100

VS

74 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 9 Pro Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888, vs Nothing Phone (4a), Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose OnePlus 9 Pro

Higher pixel density: 525ppi
Lighter design: 197g vs 205g
Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
Supports DisplayPort
Supports Dolby Atmos
Built-in eSIM

Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (4a)

Larger display: 6.78in
Higher battery capacity: 5080mAh vs 4500mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2

Versions

Available versions and configurations

Memory Options

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 9 Pro and Nothing Phone (4a)

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

OnePlus 9 Pro

80

Nothing Phone (4a)

93

Camera

Main & front camera tests

OnePlus 9 Pro

70

Nothing Phone (4a)

82

Performance

App & system performance

OnePlus 9 Pro

59

Nothing Phone (4a)

54

Games

3D gaming performance

OnePlus 9 Pro

46

Nothing Phone (4a)

33

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

OnePlus 9 Pro

71

Nothing Phone (4a)

81

Connectivity

Connectivity features

OnePlus 9 Pro

85

Nothing Phone (4a)

74

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

OnePlus 9 Pro

68

Nothing Phone (4a)

74

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	AMOLED	AMOLED
Size	6.7 in	6.78 in
Resolution	1440x3216 pixels	1224x2720 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	20:9
Pixel density	525 ppi	440 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes	Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness	500 nits	1600 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate	240 Hz	n/a
Screen-to-body ratio	90.2 %	87.4 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

OnePlus 9 Pro

869 nits

Nothing Phone (4a)

n/a

sRGB gamut	97.8 %	n/a
PWM (Flicker)	192 Hz	n/a
Response time	41.5 ms	n/a
Contrast	∞ Infinite	n/a

Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 9 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	163.2 mm (6.43 in)	163.9 mm (6.45 in)
Width	73.6 mm (2.9 in)	77.5 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight	197 g (6.95 oz)	205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance	IP68	IP64
Back panel	Glass	Glass
Frame	Metal	Plastic
Colors	- White - Black - Green	- White - Black - Blue - Pink
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes, In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

OnePlus 9 Pro

90.2 %

Nothing Phone (4a)

87.4 %

Performance

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

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max Frequency	2840 MHz	2700 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78)) - 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))	- 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)) - 1/2.7 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process	Samsung	TSMC
Transistor Size	5 nm	4 nm
Neural Processor	Hexagon 780	Yes
Graphics	Adreno 660	Adreno 810
GPU Cores	1024	256
GPU Frequency	840 MHz	895 MHz
FLOPS	1290.2 GFLOPS	458.2 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

OnePlus 9 Pro

1488

Nothing Phone (4a)

1249

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

OnePlus 9 Pro

3996

Nothing Phone (4a)

3324

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1488	1249
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	3996	3324
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	n/a	4758

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (4a)]

AnTuTu 10

OnePlus 9 Pro

975533

Nothing Phone (4a)

1148725

CPU	261741	436685
GPU	310698	190776
Memory	177203	232120
UX	225891	289144
NanoReview Score	975533	1148725

3DMark Wild Life

OnePlus 9 Pro

5707

Nothing Phone (4a)

n/a

Max Surface Temp.	45.6 °C	n/a
Stability	58 %	n/a
Graphics Test	34 fps	n/a
Graphics Score	5707	n/a

Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 9 Pro]

PCMark 3.0

OnePlus 9 Pro

11123

Nothing Phone (4a)

n/a

Writing score	14841	n/a
Web score	8928	n/a
Video editing	6066	n/a
Data manipulation	9290	n/a
NanoReview Score	11123	n/a

Memory

RAM Size	- 8 GB - 12 GB	8 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5	LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency	2750 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	4	2

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

Software

OS	Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)	Android 16
OS Size	16 GB	n/a
UI Skin	OxygenOS 13	Nothing OS 4.1

Battery

Volume	4500 mAh	5080 mAh
Max Charging Power	65 W	50 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	Yes (50 W)	No
Reverse Charging	Yes (Wireless)	Yes
Fast Charging	Yes (100% in 32 min)	Yes (50% in 28 min)
Full Charge Time	0:32 h	1:12 h

Battery Life

OnePlus 9 Pro

21:58

Nothing Phone (4a)

n/a

Web Browsing	08:24 h	n/a
Video Playback	12:07 h	n/a
Games	04:56 h	n/a
Standby Mode	116 h	n/a

Main camera

Matrix	48 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	8000x6000 pixels	8192x6144 pixels
Zoom	Optical, 3.3x	Optical, 3.5x
Flash	Dual LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K Recording	Yes (Up to 30 fps)	No
4K Recording	Yes (Up to 120 fps)	Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion	480 fps (720p)	240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens	140 °	120 °
Lenses count	Standard: 48 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 50 MP Depth: 2 MP	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode

Matrix	48 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.8	f/1.9
Focal length	23 mm	24 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX789	Samsung GN9
Sensor size	1/1.43	1/1.57 (0.64)
Pixel size	1.12 μm	1 μm
Autofocus	Laser autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	8 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/2.4	f/2.9
Focal length	77 mm	80 mm
Sensor	Omnivision OV08A10	Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size	1/4.4	1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel size	1 μm	0.64 μm
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	50 MP	8 MP
Aperture	f/1.8	f/2.2
Focal length	14 mm	15 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX766	Sony IMX355
Sensor size	1/1.56	1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size	1 μm	1.12 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

OnePlus 9 Pro

124

Nothing Phone (4a)

n/a

Video quality

OnePlus 9 Pro

118

Nothing Phone (4a)

n/a

Overall camera score

OnePlus 9 Pro

122

Nothing Phone (4a)

n/a

Bokeh	65	n/a
Preview	60	n/a
Zoom	110	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 9 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix	16 MP	32 MP
Photo resolution	4920x3264 pixels	n/a
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.2
Focal length	n/a	22 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX471	n/a
Sensor size	1/3.06	1/3.42 (0.29)
Pixel size	1 μm	0.64 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	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 6 (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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.2	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	Yes	No
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - SBAS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	No	No

SIM Count*	2	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	Yes	No
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM 850/900/1800/1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands	WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8/B9/B19	UMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)	LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category	20	n/a
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

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

Max Volume

OnePlus 9 Pro

81.1 dB

Nothing Phone (4a)

n/a

Other

Class	Flagship	Mid-range
Announced	March, 2021 yr	March, 2026 yr
Release Date	March, 2021 yr	March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($)	970	n/a
MSRP ($)	n/a	349
Sensors	- 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

Results

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Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?

OnePlus 9 Pro

0 (0%)

Nothing Phone (4a)

0 (0%)

Total Votes: 0

OnePlus 9 Pro vs Nothing Phone (4a)

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Design & Build

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