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Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon) vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

88 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
VS
77 out 100
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon) Manufactured in March, 2026, with display 6.3 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, Manufactured in March, 2026with 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 Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 210g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 440ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5080mAh vs 4300mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon) 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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
vs
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Dynamic AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.3 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 411 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 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 90.9 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 149.6 mm (5.89 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 71.7 mm (2.82 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes, In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
90.9 %
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon) and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max Frequency 4740 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 6/3.63 (Oryon Gen 3 Performance)
- 2/4.61 (Oryon Gen 3 Prime)		 - 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 3 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 840 Adreno 722
GPU Cores 1536 512
GPU Frequency 1200 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS 1177.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
3378
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
1373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
11097
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
4243
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)33781373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)110974243
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a7583
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)], [Nothing Phone (4a) Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy S26 (Snapdragon)
3586464
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
1186813
CPU1039672390368
GPU1390228377879
Memory419821193509
UX736743225057
NanoReview Score35864641186813

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 5300 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity256 GB128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 16 Android 16
OS Size 31.6 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 8.5 Nothing OS 4.1

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 5080 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 50 W
Battery Type Li-ion Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes, (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes Yes (50% in 28 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 1:12 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 10 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
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5KGN3Sony LYT-710
Sensor size1/1.56 (0.64)1/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix10 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.9
Focal length67 mm80 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL S5K3K1Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/3.94 (0.25)1/2.75 (0.36)
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX564Sony IMX355
Sensor size1/2.55 (0.39)1/4.0 (0.25)
Pixel size1.4 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 12 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4000x3000 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3LU ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.2 (0.31) 1/3.42 (0.29)
Pixel size 1.12 μm 0.64 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus 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
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
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/B13/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced February, 2026 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date March, 2026 yr March, 2026 yr
MSRP ($) 899 499
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 S26 (Snapdragon) the clear winner in this comparison.

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