Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge vs Nothing Phone (4a)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Manufactured in May, 2025, with display 6.7 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, 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 S25 Edge
- Higher pixel density: 513ppi
- Lighter design: 163g vs 205g
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 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 3900mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 12/256 GB - 12/512 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 | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 in | 6.78 in |
| Resolution | 1440x3120 pixels | 1224x2720 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 513 ppi | 440 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | n/a | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 240 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.2 % | 87.4 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Design & Build
| Height | 159 mm (6.26 in) | 163.9 mm (6.45 in) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 in) | 77.5 mm (3.05 in) |
| Thickness | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 163 g (5.75 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP64 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Gray - Blue |
- White - Black - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 |
| Max Frequency | 4320 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M)) - 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L)) |
- 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 | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 830 | Adreno 810 |
| GPU Cores | 1536 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1100 MHz | 895 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3379.2 GFLOPS | 458.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3118 | 1249 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 9675 | 3324 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 4758 |
| CPU | 637452 | 436685 |
| GPU | 1179160 | 190776 |
| Memory | 481938 | 232120 |
| UX | 364127 | 289144 |
| NanoReview Score | 2662677 | 1148725 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | n/a | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 16 |
| UI Skin | One UI 7.0 | Nothing OS 4.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 3900 mAh | 5080 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 25 W | 50 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 28 min) |
| Full Charge Time | n/a | 1:12 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 16320x12240 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | 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 120 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 240 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 200 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 24 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung GN9 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.57 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | 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 | 12 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | 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 | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4000x3000 pixels | n/a |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 22 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.2 | 1/3.42 (0.29) |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes DP 1.2 | No |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Bands | UMTS 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/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71) |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | May, 2025 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | May, 2025 yr | March, 2026 yr |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 349 |
| 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 | No | No |
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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