Nothing Phone (4a) Pro vs Vivo X200 Ultra

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

A 6.83-inch 1.5K AMOLED at 144Hz with 2,160Hz PWM dimming — reviewers agree it's the best screen Nothing has built, with realistic outdoor brightness around 1,600 nits. The headline 5,000-nit peak, though, only materialises with special HDR test files; everyday brightness is far lower.

• Nothing's best-ever display: a 144Hz panel with 1,600 nits of outdoor brightness and a claimed 5,000 nits peak; the main camera is solid too with nice detail and well-reproduced colours.
• A claimed 1,600-nit outdoor brightness is realistic — no major visibility issues outdoors even in strong sunshine, putting it among the best affordable phones, and Nothing OS has some of the best design consistency of any Android UI.
• The 4,500-nit HDR peak was only validated with specific HDR test files, not actual video playback — real-world output is around 700 nits in SDR and 1,550–1,600 in HDR.
• The '5,000-nit peak brightness' spec means nothing in practice — a marketing figure pulled from a single-pixel measurement.
• 144Hz refresh (vs 120Hz on the regular 4a) and 1,600 nits white brightness / 5,000 nits peak, marketed as 66% brighter than the Phone (3a) series — though there's no extra output on a small 10% window.
• High-frequency PWM dimming makes it better suited to users sensitive to screen flicker, although slight flickering is still present.

Vivo X200 Ultra

A 6.82-inch 2K 144Hz LTPO AMOLED that measures brighter than its Ultra rivals in real testing.

• 6.82-inch LTPO AMOLED, 3168×1440 resolution, 144Hz, with 4,500-nit peak brightness, Dolby Vision and HDR Vivid.
• In a four-flagship comparison the Vivo hit the highest measured brightness at 1,941 nits, ahead of the Galaxy (1,594), Oppo (1,581) and Xiaomi (1,218).
• Full-screen auto brightness measured ~1,900 nits in independent testing — short of the 4,500-nit marketing peak but very visible outdoors.

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

The headline value play: a 50MP Sony LYT-710 main with OIS, a true 50MP 3.5x periscope telephoto (80mm) with OIS, and an 8MP ultrawide — flagship-tier hardware Samsung and Apple don't put in phones at this price. Output is characterful and the telephoto is a genuine win, but reviewers consistently flag inconsistency, average low-light and a gimmicky 140x digital zoom.

• Triple rear system: 50MP Sony LYT-710 main (f/1.9, OIS), 8MP ultrawide, and a 50MP periscope telephoto with 3.5x optical zoom (80mm, f/2.9, OIS).
• Both the main and periscope-zoom cameras are 50MP and deliver strong results for this price range; the zoom in particular stands out from competitors and even allows for extreme digital zoom.
• Having a proper dedicated telephoto shooter is a genuine love, although the camera experience itself is a little bit inconsistent at times.
• It's not clinically the best camera, but the shots have a bit more soul to them.
• Low-light performance isn't the best, and image quality when you zoom right in isn't the best out there — not bad, just not class-leading.
• The 140x zoom headline grabs attention, but in use it's more about how far the camera can push digitally than something you'd rely on day-to-day.
• Not super impressed by the camera or the giant protruding bumps the lenses sit in.

Vivo X200 Ultra

The reason this phone exists — a 35mm main, the largest ultrawide sensor in its class, and a 200MP HP9 periscope widely called the best telephoto on any smartphone.

• MKBHD called the 14mm shooter the best ultrawide in recent Ultra models and the periscope arguably the best telephoto lens on any smartphone.
• Uses a distinctive 35mm-equivalent main camera (Sony LYT-818, 1/1.28") instead of the usual 23–24mm — excellent for street and portrait framing, with improved edge sharpness over the old 1-inch 23mm setup.
• The 200MP f/2.3 85mm HP9 periscope (3.7x, 1/1.4") delivers excellent pixel-level detail, and the Zeiss teleconverter cleanly extends it to ~200mm optical with strong natural bokeh.
• Notebookcheck found the sensor sizes so balanced it's hard to pick a single 'main' camera — and that anyone who takes portrait photos will love it.
• Records 8K 30fps on the main and 4K 120fps Dolby Vision across all rear lenses, with portrait video mode now available on the ultrawide — a first for the line.

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

The ~5,080mAh cell reliably gets through a day and endurance improved across all of GSMArena's tests versus the 3a Pro — but it's only an 80mAh bump over last year and looks small next to 6,000–7,000mAh budget rivals. 50W wired charging is the trade-off win; there is no wireless charging at all.

• Endurance has improved across the board in all tests compared to last year's Nothing Phone (3a) Pro; with a 68W USB-PD charger the phone peaked at around 42W.
• The review unit gets through a day without problems, but it'll certainly be into the red and close to done after about 15 hours of use; the OnePlus 15R has a much meatier battery to last longer.
• It's only an 80mAh increase over last year — small fry next to budget rivals like the Poco M8 Pro, which uses silicon-carbon tech to reach 6,500mAh.
• 50W wired charging is very respectable at this price — besting anything Google, Apple or Samsung offers below £500.
• Because the processor isn't power-hungry and the battery is large for the chip, real-world battery life is excellent.
• Roughly 13 hours of continuous playback at maximum brightness in a streaming test — impressive for what Nothing is doing at this price.

Vivo X200 Ultra

A 6,000mAh silicon-carbon cell with 90W FlashCharge — lab-best in some tests, merely-okay on the imported global build in others.

• PhoneArena named it the best battery life of 2025 'and it's not even close' — 9h37m total screen-time estimate, 13h41m YouTube streaming, beating the iPhone 16 Pro Max and S25 Ultra by wide margins.
• Stayed alive 17h52m of screen-on-time with a benchmark running — on par with the OnePlus 13 and ~2 hours more than the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
• On the imported global build, one reviewer struggled to reach the end of the day at only ~4–5 hours screen-on-time, saying the Chinese build lasts substantially longer.
• 90W FlashCharge (charger in box, Chinese plug) hits ~48% in 20 minutes and a full charge in ~46 minutes — though real measured draw peaks ~54W, with most charge delivered in the first 40 minutes.
• Also supports 40W wireless plus reverse wired/wireless charging, and an hour of Crunchyroll drained only 1% — excellent for long flights.

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro

At $499 it directly undercuts the experience-per-dollar of the same-priced Pixel 10a and iPhone 17e, and several reviewers would take it over the 10a without hesitation. The closest internal threat is its own cheaper sibling, the standard Phone (4a), which shares the same cameras for $150 less.

• From the design to the software and cameras, this is a phone that should absolutely not be slept on — at the price of a Pixel 10a, 'I'd take this 10 out of 10 times over a 10a.'
• Vibes and great value for under $500 — a balanced all-rounder.
• Against its immediate rivals the Pixel 10a and iPhone 17e it looks impressive: a larger, brighter, faster display, more cameras, and Nothing's unique design including the Glyph Matrix.
• A premium balanced package with polished software and really good cameras — recommended, even if it's not perfect on the IP rating or front-camera 4K.
• The biggest problem for the 4a Pro is its own little brother — the standard 4a costs much less and gets the exact same cameras.
• While the (4a)'s design is still the best in the Nothing range, the (4a) Pro is a close second, and its speakers sound better than the standard model's.

Vivo X200 Ultra

An import-only camera specialist that out-shoots the global flagships — its rivals are the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and the photographer's reason to skip a Pixel.

• Forbes: by itself it has a high chance of claiming the 'best smartphone camera' throne of 2025 — a top-notch flagship with the best processor, camera hardware and screen around, starting ~$900.
• Android Authority used it for several weeks and concluded 'I wish Samsung would copy its amazing cameras.'
• Pixel 10 Pro XL owners comparing the two found the Vivo's telephoto far stronger and the Pixel noisier — enough that one returned the Pixel, frustrated only by Vivo's software as a US user.
• Against the Xiaomi 15 Ultra it's the more reliable daily phone with substantially better battery, though some prefer Xiaomi's camera 'soul'; with the teleconverter attached the Vivo clearly beats it.