Nothing Phone (4a) Pro official: Mid-range specs in iPhone design
The British company Nothing unveiled the new Nothing Phone (4a) Pro at MWC. The design of this mid-range device resembles Apple's premium iPhone 17 Pro with a device-wide camera island. However, Nothing's device is significantly cheaper.
Like the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, the iPhone 17 Pro features an aluminum unibody. The similarities do not end there. The camera island layout is also like Apple's, spanning the entire width. Nothing also equips the island with a Glyph Matrix. This collection of 137 mini-LEDs displays battery status, timers, and notifications.
The Pro is clearly focused on camera quality. Nothing uses a Sony LYT700C image sensor with optical image stabilization (OIS). This sensor is also found in Motorola's Edge 60 series and Oppo's Find X8 family, where it has proven its performance. A 50MP periscope telephoto camera is also included, providing 3.5x optical zoom. The device offers up to 140x digital zoom, according to the press release. However, this zoom level is unusable in practice due to extreme interpolation (digital cropping).
Although Nothing lists an IP65 certification for spray resistance, the manufacturer claims the device can survive brief immersion up to 25 centimeters for 20 minutes. This is a notable intermediate step that falls short of the more stringent IP67 waterproofing standard. Furthermore, the 6.83-inch screen is larger, the 1.5K resolution is sharper, and the 144Hz display is smoother than before.
Price and availability
Under the hood is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chip. This is intended for midrange phones, which the Pro belongs to despite its name. The device is priced at €479 for the configuration with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage.
The latter is somewhat meager for 2026. However, a 12GB+256GB version is available for $549. Available colors include silver, pink, and black. Expect the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro in stores starting March 27. Pre-orders begin March 13.
The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro will compete directly with the upcoming Samsung Galaxy A57. The Samsung features similar specifications and may be priced similarly, though it lacks the Glyph Matrix.
