iPhone 15 vs Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

What Reviewers Agree On

• The new metal unibody makes the 4a Pro look and feel more premium than Nothing's own £799 Phone 3 — the slimmest, most 'pro'-feeling Nothing yet.
• The 6.83-inch 1.5K 144Hz AMOLED is the best display Nothing has ever shipped, with strong real-world outdoor visibility around its realistic 1,600-nit figure.
• The dual 50MP main plus 50MP 3.5x periscope-telephoto system is rare flagship-tier camera hardware at $499 and the single biggest reason to buy.
• Nothing OS 4.1 on Android 16 is clean, bloat-free and has some of the best design consistency of any Android UI, Google included.
• At $499 — the exact price of a Pixel 10a — it's outstanding value, with several reviewers preferring it outright to the 10a.
• 50W wired charging beats anything Google, Apple or Samsung offer below £500.

Deal Breakers

• Only 3 years of OS updates (6 years of security patches) — well behind the 7 years Google and Samsung give at this price.
• No wireless charging at all — sacrificed for the metal back.
• The battery is only an 80mAh increase over last year and runs marginal next to 6,000–7,000mAh budget rivals.
• Measured brightness (~700 nits SDR, ~1,550 HDR) is nowhere near the 5,000-nit headline.
• The camera is inconsistent — low-light and deep zoom are merely average rather than class-leading.

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro