Xiaomi 11T vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi 11T Manufactured in October, 2021, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1200, 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

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 11T
  • Lighter design: 203g vs 210g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
  • Larger display: 6.83in
  • Higher pixel density: 440ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 5080mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi 11T 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.83 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
Max brightness 800 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85.1 % 89.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi 11T
797 nits
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time2.8 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.1 mm (6.46 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 76.9 mm (3.03 in) 76.6 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.8 mm (0.35 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 203 g (7.16 oz) 210 g (7.41 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Gray
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi 11T
85.1 %
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi 11T and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1200 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2800 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/3 (Cortex-A78)
- 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 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes
Graphics Mali-G77 MP9 Adreno 722
GPU Cores 576 512
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS 1177.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi 11T
1076
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
1373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi 11T
3051
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
4243
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10761373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)30514243
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a7583
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi 11T
752077
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
1186813
CPU204691390368
GPU224020377879
Memory138080193509
UX185285225057
NanoReview Score7520771186813
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi 11T
4520
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.40 °Cn/a
Stability81 %n/a
Graphics Test27 fpsn/a
Graphics Score4520n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi 11T
10700
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Writing score14316n/a
Web score6564n/a
Video editing5706n/a
Data manipulation10100n/a
NanoReview Score10700n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 16
OS Size 26 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 Nothing OS 4.1

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5080 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 50 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (86% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 28 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi 11T
22:44
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Web Browsing08:33 hn/a
Video Playback14:58 hn/a
Games05:23 hn/a
Standby Mode108 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital 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 960 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Sony LYT-710
Sensor size1/1.521/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
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 size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11T
96
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 11T
106
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Xiaomi 11T
93
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels n/a
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV16A10 ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Xiaomi 11T
110
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a
Video quality
Xiaomi 11T
124
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a

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 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, HID, A2DP 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 Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/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 category18n/a
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
Xiaomi 11T
88.6 dB
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2021 yr March, 2026 yr
Release Date October, 2021 yr March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 499
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (4a) Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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