The wait is finally over! Yesterday, Nothing introduced its all-new Nothing Phone (4a) and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro smartphones globally as well as in India.
Here are the details
Nothing Phone (4a) Series: Features
Nothing Phone (4a)
The smartphone features a transparent body that features a central camera, the iconic red Recording Light and the new Glyph Bar. Below, the transparent glass reveals the inner workings of the device for a glimpse at elements like the battery enclosure.
There is also a new Glyph Bar with 63 mini-LEDs spread across 6 square light zones. Each square is individually controlled for uniform illumination at up to 3500 nits. Glyph Bar is 40% brighter than the previous Glyph interface. It operates as a soft fill light for photos or videos, notifications come to life with progress-based cues for calls, messages, charging, timers and more. You can customise light sequences for contacts and notifications and pair them with Nothing’s signature sound.
Coming to the specifications, the device features a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with 4500 nits HDR peak brightness, 1600 nits brightness under normal use, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate and a 2500Hz touch sampling rate. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 7i. It is powered by Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 SoC paired with LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. It runs on NOS 4.1, built on Nothing OS 4.
The smartphone is powered by a 5080 mAh/5400 mAh (India) battery, and with 50W fast charging, it can reach 60% in just 30 minutes. It features a 50MP OIS main camera, a 50MP 3.5x OIS periscope camera and an 8MP ultra-wide lens on the rear side, while on the front it sports a 32MP selfie camera.
Other features include: IP64 rating, TrueLens Engine 4, Ultra XDR photos, Motion Photos, AI Photo Eraser, seven new Nothing watermarks, upgraded Live Notifications, Glyph interface, Voice-to-text AI, Essential AI Tools, Essential Space supports cloud access, in-display optical fingerprint sensor, dual SIM, Bluetooth 5.4 and WiFi 6.
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
It also features a transparent design and comes with a precision-crafted full-metal aluminium body. There is a flagship-grade Glyph Matrix composed of 137 mini-LEDs that are said to 100% brighter at around 3000 nits. Popular Glyph Toys (such as Battery, Timer, Digital Clock, Solar Path, and Glyph Mirror) are fully supported, including integration into the Glyph Matrix AOD experience. Customisation lets you assign personalised light patterns for calls, contacts and notifications.
The smartphone sports a 6.83-inch AMOLED display with 1.5K screen resolution, 460 ppi screen density, 5000 nits HDR peak brightness, 2500Hz touch sampling rate, 2160Hz PWM dimming and a 144Hz refresh rate. The screen is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 7i. It is powered by a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC paired with LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. It also runs on NOS 4.1, based on NothingOS 4.
The device is backed by a 5080 mAh/5400 mAh (India) battery, and with 50W fast charging, it can reach 60% in just 30 minutes. It features a 50MP Sony OIS main camera, a 50MP 3.5x OIS telephoto periscope lens and an 8MP ultra-wide camera on the rear side, while there is also a 32MP wide-angle selfie camera.
Other features include: 5300mm2 vapour chamber system, IP65 water and dust resistance, TrueLens Engine 4, Ultra XDR Photos, 4K Ultra XDR video, AI Photo Eraser, 7th-generation Qualcomm AI Engine, BGMI at 120Hz, PUBG at 90Hz, upgraded Live Notifications, Glyph Interface, Voice-to-Text, Nothing Essential AI Tools, Essential Search, Essential Space, Playground, dual SIM, in-display optical fingerprint sensor, WiFi 6, and Bluetooth 5.4.
Nothing Phone (4a) Series: Availability
The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro comes in Black, Silver and Metallic Pink colours, while the Phone (4a) comes in Pink, White, Blue and Black colours.
Nothing Phone (4a)
- 8+128 GB – £349 / ₹31,999 / €349
- 8+256 GB – ₹34,999 / €389
- 12+256 GB – £399 / ₹37,999 / €429
Nothing Phone (4a) Pro
- 8+128 GB – £499 / ₹39,999 / $499 / €479
- 8+256GB – ₹42,999
- 12+256 GB – £549 / ₹45,999 / $599 / €549
The global pre-orders for Phone (4a) have already begun at nothing.tech and select partners, with open sales starting March 13. In India, the device will be available from Flipkart, Flipkart Minutes, Vijay Sales, Croma and all leading retail stores starting from 13th March.
The global pre-orders for Phone (4a) Pro will begin from 13th March at nothing.tech and select partners, with open sales starting 27th March (in most markets). In India, the device will go on sale via Flipkart, Reliance Digital, Vijay Sales, Croma and all leading retail stores starting from 13th March.
Ahead of the official sale in India, Nothing will host an exclusive first drop at the Nothing Store Bengaluru on 7th March at 6 PM, where attendees are given the opportunity to purchase Phone (4a) before it goes on sale anywhere in the world. The first 100 customers get access to an exclusive engraved edition of Phone (4a), along with a complimentary Ear (a). Also, the first 100 customers can grab CMF Buds 2 Plus for just Rs 999.
