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OnePlus Nord 4 vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

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OnePlus Nord 4
VS
77 out 100
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
OnePlus Nord 4
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus Nord 4 Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3, 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

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

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus Nord 4
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Lighter design: 199.5g vs 210g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 5080mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus Nord 4 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:
OnePlus Nord 4
vs
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1240x2772 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20.1:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2150 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus Nord 4
1160 nits
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut95.7 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)119 Hzn/a
Response time6 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus Nord 4]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 75 mm (2.95 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 199.5 g (7.04 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP65 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Metal Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green		 - Black
- Silver
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus Nord 4
89.7 %
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus Nord 4 and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 3/1.9 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/2.8 (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 Yes Yes
Graphics Adreno 732 Adreno 722
GPU Cores 768 512
GPU Frequency 950 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 1459.2 GFLOPS 1177.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus Nord 4
1911
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
1373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus Nord 4
5143
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
4243
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19111373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51434243
Geekbench Compute (GPU)90677583
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus Nord 4], [Nothing Phone (4a) Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus Nord 4
1432709
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
1186813
CPU381535390368
GPU498948377879
Memory291377193509
UX260849225057
NanoReview Score14327091186813

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 16
OS Size 17 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 14.1 Nothing OS 4.1

Battery

Volume 5500 mAh 5080 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 50 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 28 min)
Full Charge Time 0:28 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus Nord 4
28:03
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Web Browsing15:37 hn/a
Video Playback14:05 hn/a
Games06:45 hn/a
Standby Mode113 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital 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 (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 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/1.8f/1.9
Focal length25 mm24 mm
SensorSony LYTIA LYT-600Sony LYT-710
Sensor size1/1.951/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.9
Focal lengthn/a80 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.75 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size1.14 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 22 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.09 1/3.42 (0.29)
Pixel size 1 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

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 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 5.4 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
- Beidou
- 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 BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHZGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category13n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus Nord 4
82.8 dB
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a

Other

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

Note

OnePlus Nord 4:

The 128 GB variant comes with UFS 3.1 memory, while the others – with UFS 4.0.

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

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