Nothing Phone (4a) Pro review Comments
- RomanAlb
- d@K
I’d happily buy this phone instead of the OnePlus Nord 5. Even with the weaker processor (the Snapdragon 7 is plenty good enough for me, and actually better in terms of energy efficiency), purely for the sake of the operating system. Since the merger with Oppo, Color OS has become very clunky and overloaded with AI features and customisation restrictions.
But. 256 gigabytes. Are you serious? There isn’t even a 512 GB version. That’s just a joke. My lossless Spotify music alone takes up 100 gigabytes. And photos another 50. By 2026, that’ll be the end of the phone. Literally everything is fine except THAT. And it’s not even clear why. They haven’t even released a flagship where this isn’t an issue.
It’s always like this with Nothing. Take the 3A Pro, for example. Everything’s great. But the memory’s slow.
And even their flagship, the Nothing Phone 3. Everything’s brilliant, but even after a while of OS tweaks, Google Pay might not work. But that’s a BASIC THING that should be there by default everywhere.
They always make a great phone, but one detail ruins the eberything.
- Anonymous
- am%
I have small hands. 4a is such a bulky device to use when compared to the pro version. None of the reviewers seem to place absolutely no value on a midranger being relatively thin, but at the same time they drool over iPhone Air. They don't even seem to mind that the only reason for Pixel 10a having a flat back is that it's fatter than any other device around the usual camera bump.
Capt. Cake, 09 Apr 20263+5yrs software support is what you call abysmal?
Who the f*ck uses one phone more than 4yrs? I change it every year.
Doesn't cost me more than $400-$500 for the replacement.
Technology is ever-changing, so it makes no sense to be stuck on the same phone for 5 years in a row.
Although, I get people who don't want to upgrade.
A flagship will be more than sufficient for most people, unless it's from Apple where certain specs are outdated, even on their latest offering.
- AutoFocus
- utZ
Go feed your Chinese masters your data. Those higher spec phone for similar price is not for charity or for good of the humanity either.
HyperOS is nowhere near NothingOS in terms of optimization, smoothness or bloat free nature. HyperOS is one great OS which put native Ads and Tracking user from OS itself.
- Anonymous
- H3M
Boring but its not HyperOS at least.
OnePlus Nord6 destroys everything though in this price segment.
- Manuel
- aXe
Ist your Screen also vibrating when you hear music through the mobile speakers? I think ita more then the 3a.
- Anonymous
- n5A
Anonymous, 09 Apr 2026And that Nothing fanboys is growing.Hey Carl!
- Anonymous
- 2@X
Anonymous, 07 Apr 2026Mediocre chip, mediocre cameras, small battery with slow charging at a high price. Who is b... moreAnd that Nothing fanboys is growing.
- AutoFocus
- 2@X
Capt. Cake, 09 Apr 20263+5yrs software support is what you call abysmal? Who the f*ck uses one phone more than 4yrs? What matters to me is quality of updates vs 7 years of green line updates of some prominent brand. Nothing OS is highly optimized compared to big brands OS and I expect software updates continue to be so.
- Capt. Cake
- fuv
Tarabyte, 08 Apr 2026Not saying this is a bad phone, but its essentially just a watered down Phone 3, being sold fo... more3+5yrs software support is what you call abysmal?
Who the f*ck uses one phone more than 4yrs?
- Tarabyte
- Tbx
Not saying this is a bad phone, but its essentially just a watered down Phone 3, being sold for $100 cheaper than the Phone 3 goes for. This phone looks good, but it just isn't a great deal, especially considering the abysmal software support.
- Anonymous
- y2e
sxy2101, 07 Apr 2026My redmi note 15 5g takes better photos and only cost me £170. Talk about fuzzy with artifacts... moreI find is to confusing that the 4a Pro is worse than the 4. How can this be, especially with the 'Pro' name?
- Anonymous
- D0i
sxy2101, 07 Apr 2026My redmi note 15 5g takes better photos and only cost me £170. Talk about fuzzy with artifacts... moreAfter comparing redmi note 15 5g and 4a pro in gsmarena reviews, the redmi note 15 5g camera images look overprocessed, oversaturated and weaker in detail. There is no comparison between the two.
- sxy2101
- Mu%
My redmi note 15 5g takes better photos and only cost me £170. Talk about fuzzy with artifacts.. shockingly bad for a pro model considering its price as well.
- Anonymous
- y2e
GM2, 06 Apr 2026Why couldn't they simply choose to use a D8400 or D8500? The Poco X8 Pro Max used a D9... moreIt's as if they wanted to make this phone very expensive.
- Anonymous
- y2e
Mediocre chip, mediocre cameras, small battery with slow charging at a high price.
Who is buying this outside of Nothing fanboys?
- Anonymous
- gXJ
GM2, 06 Apr 2026Why couldn't they simply choose to use a D8400 or D8500? The Poco X8 Pro Max used a D9... moreI thought that ISP meant Image Signal Processor.
- GM2
- tGh
Why couldn't they simply choose to use a D8400 or D8500?
The Poco X8 Pro Max used a D9500s, which allowed it to utilize a superior ISP (Instrument Spot Injector), resulting in good image output for the image sensor. Therefore, even when prioritizing camera performance, a high-spec SoC makes sense. I could understand if the D8400 had a less powerful ISP than the SD7 series, but its SoC performance is far too low for its price. If this unconventional design is aimed at young people, I can't understand why they would sacrifice gaming performance.
- Anonymous
- JjD
Anonymous, 04 Apr 2026I don't think everyone here is after point to point spec sheet comparisons. That's s... moreno waterproofing in 2026 man. if even samsung can do it when scamming everyone at the same price point, nothing should be able to do it. it indicates genuinely bad build quality. youre willing to do that because "wow but the camera island looks cool!!"
get a phone skin.
