Samsung Galaxy A14 5G vs Nothing Phone (4a)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Manufactured in January, 2023, with display 6.6 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 700, vs Nothing Phone (4a), Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
- Lighter design: 204g vs 205g
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (4a)
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher pixel density: 440ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 5080mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB - 8/128 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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.6 in | 6.78 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1224x2720 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 399 ppi | 440 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.4 % | 87.4 % |
| Features | n/a | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 167.7 mm (6.6 in) | 163.9 mm (6.45 in) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 in) | 77.5 mm (3.05 in) |
| Thickness | 9.1 mm (0.36 in) | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 204 g (7.2 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP64 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Green - Red |
- White - Black - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Button | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 700 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
- 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520)) - 3/2.4 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720)) - 1/2.7 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 7 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Cores | 128 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 895 MHz |
| FLOPS | 243.2 GFLOPS | 458.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 683 | 1249 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 1825 | 3324 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 4758 |
| CPU | 131325 | 436685 |
| GPU | 62261 | 190776 |
| Memory | 97381 | 232120 |
| UX | 106608 | 289144 |
| NanoReview Score | 397575 | 1148725 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 37.5 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 99 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 7 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 1194 | n/a |
| Writing score | 9495 | n/a |
| Web score | 6660 | n/a |
| Video editing | 5645 | n/a |
| Data manipulation | 7683 | n/a |
| NanoReview Score | 8173 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 4 GB - 6 GB |
8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 64 GB - 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) | Android 16 |
| OS Size | 18.8 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | One UI 6.0 | Nothing OS 4.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 5000 mAh | 5080 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 50 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (30% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 28 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:22 h | 1:12 h |
| Web Browsing | 10:23 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 14:47 h | n/a |
| Games | 06:08 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 117 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 120 fps (720p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung JN1 | Samsung GN9 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/1.57 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 50 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 80 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5KJN5 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.76 (0.36) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 15 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX355 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.0 (0.25) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | SK-Hynix hi-1336 | n/a |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.42 (0.29) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 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 - 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 | 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 | n/a | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo |
- 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 * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100),B2(1900),B4(AWS),B5(850) | UMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B12/B14/B20/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/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 | 18 | n/a |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Budget | Mid-range |
| Announced | January, 2023 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | January, 2023 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 199 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 349 |
| Sensors | - 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
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G:
The US version comes with a Dimensity processor, while the others have an Exynos 1330.
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (4a) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1
