Home Phone comparison Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Nothing Phone (4a) - Which is better?

Samsung Galaxy A34 5G vs Nothing Phone (4a)

59 out 100
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
VS
74 out 100
Nothing Phone (4a)
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
Nothing Phone (4a)

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A34 5G Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.6 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1080, vs Nothing Phone (4a), Manufactured in March, 2026with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7s 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 Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 205g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (4a)
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 440ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5080mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/128 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 Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Nothing Phone (4a)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
vs
Nothing Phone (4a)

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.6 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1224x2720 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 390 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1000 nits 1600 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9 % 87.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
1008 nits
Nothing Phone (4a)
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)253 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Samsung Galaxy A34 5G]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.3 mm (6.35 in) 163.9 mm (6.45 in)
Width 78.1 mm (3.07 in) 77.5 mm (3.05 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP64
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Green
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
84.9 %
Nothing Phone (4a)
87.4 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A34 5G and Nothing Phone (4a) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1080 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2700 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78)		 - 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 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS 686 GFLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
1047
Nothing Phone (4a)
1249
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
2557
Nothing Phone (4a)
3324
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10471249
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)25573324
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a4758
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy A34 5G], [Nothing Phone (4a)]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
550223
Nothing Phone (4a)
1148725
CPU172683436685
GPU117198190776
Memory113093232120
UX147249289144
NanoReview Score5502231148725
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
2302
Nothing Phone (4a)
n/a
Max Surface Temp.37.5 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test13 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2302n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy A34 5G]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
11700
Nothing Phone (4a)
n/a
Writing score14674n/a
Web score9843n/a
Video editing7467n/a
Data manipulation10972n/a
NanoReview Score11700n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 38 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 6.1 Nothing OS 4.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5080 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 50 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (49% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 28 min)
Full Charge Time 1:55 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
26:03
Nothing Phone (4a)
n/a
Web Browsing10:42 hn/a
Video Playback15:54 hn/a
Games06:24 hn/a
Standby Mode122 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash 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 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX582Samsung GN9
Sensor size1/2.01/1.57 (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/a1/2.76 (0.36)
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a15 mm
SensorSamsung S5K4HAYXSony IMX355
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
99
Nothing Phone (4a)
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
78
Nothing Phone (4a)
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
92
Nothing Phone (4a)
n/a
Bokeh45n/a
Preview48n/a
Zoom76n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy A34 5G]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX258 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.42 (0.29)
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) 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 5.3 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
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)UMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/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)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A34 5G
90.4 dB
Nothing Phone (4a)
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2023 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2023 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 390 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 349
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* 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.

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