The Nothing Phone (4a) series is Nothing's third generation mid-range Android devices, launched in March 2026. The series was Not introduced with two models - the base Phone (4a) and the Phone (4a) Pro, which continues the naming convention from the initial Phone (3a) series devices. The design difference between both models is significant, with the Phone (4a) Pro featuring a larger Glyph Matrix while the Phone (4a) includes a new type of Glyph Interface called the “Glyph Bar”. The Pro is also the first Nothing device to feature a solid metal back panel, with only a small transparent portion around the camera and Glyph Matrix.

The base Phone (4a) pro began global pre-orders on 5 March 2026, with open sales starting 13 March. It was priced at £349 / ₹31,999 / €349 for the 8+128 GB variant, ₹34,999 / €389 for the 8+256 GB variant, which was only available in select regions, and £399 / ₹37,999 / €429 for the 12+256 GB.^[1]

As with previous device launches, customers could get their hands on devices early by visiting Nothing Store Soho on 7 March, where the first 50 customers received a free Ear (3) and all remaining customers on the day received Ear (a).^[2] Nothing's latest retail space, the Nothing Store Bengaluru in India also hosted its first Drops event on the same day. The first 100 customers gained access to an exclusive engraved edition of Phone (4a), along with complimentary Ear (a).^[3]

Only the Phone (4a) Pro is available in the US.^[4]

The Phone (4a) was Nothing's most successful launch to date, with more than 2x the expected demand. With this came stock limitation issues, causing some frustration with potential buyers, which resulted in a social post statement from Akis who stated it should be resolved by the end of May.^[5]

Colour Options: Phone (4a) comes in 4 colours, three of which are familiar colours featured on previous devices: White, Black and Blue, while a new Pink colourway was also introduced for the series.^[6] Phone (4a) Pro comes in Black, which also includes a black transparent camera section, as well as Silver and Pink, which include white transparency.^[7]

Back Design: The Phone (4a) builds on the much-loved, familiar (a) series design which includes Nothing's signature transparent design, while the Phone (4a) Pro consists of an almost full metal aluminium body - a first for Nothing - with a small nod to the transparent origins with the top panel for the cameras and Glyph Matrix. The metalic body is said to improve cooling through a 5,300 mm² vapour chamber system.^[7] The base (4a) introduces a new type of Glyph Interface, the Glyph Bar, with 63 mini LEDs spread out over 6 square light zones. Each square is individually controlled for uniform illumination at up to 3500 nits, which is 40% brighter than the previous Glyph Interface. Both phones feature the red recording light, which is another first for the (a) series and was previously only a feature on flagship devices.^[6]

Front Display: The Phone (4a) features a 6.78” AMOLED panel, 120 Hz adaptive refresh rate and a peak brightness of 4500 nits.^[6] The (4a) Pro has a 6.83″ AMOLED display, 1.5K resolution, 450 PPI, a 144 Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 5000 nits.^[7]

Build: The Phone (4a) comprises of a plastic frame and a glass back, while the (4a) Pro features the new aluminium body and rear panel. Both devices share a Corning Gorilla Glass 7i screen.^[6,7]

Processor: Phone (4a) is powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 paired with a Adreno 810 GPU and the Phone (4a) Pro contains the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 and Adreno 722 GPU.^[8,9]

Memory: Both phones are available in 8+128 GB, 8+256 GB and 12+256 GB variants, with the 8+256 only available in select regions.^[6,7]

Connectivity: Wifi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC (except in India), Dual nano SIM, USB-C, UFS 3.1, LTE and an extensive 5G band support. The (4a) Pro also has eSIM support.^[8,9]

Rear Camera: Both devices feature a triple setup with a 50 MP wide (OIS), 50 MP telephoto (3.5× optical zoom), and 8 MP ultra-wide. Supports video up to 4K@30fps.

Front Camera: A 32 MP, 22mm wide selfie camera.

Speakers: Stereo output (no 3.5 mm jack).^[8,9]

Battery: Both devices house a 5,080 mAh battery in the global models, and a 5400 mAh battery in India.

Charging: 50 W wired. Phone (4a) Pro incldes 7.5W reverse wired charging.^[8,9]

OS: Launching with Nothing OS 4.1 based on Android 16, with 3 years of Android updates and 6 years of security patches.^[10]

Features:

• A new Glyph Bar on the Phone (4a), 63 mini LEDs over 6 square light zones with a peak 3500 nits brightness.
• A larger, but lower resolution Glyph Matrix on Phone (4a) Pro with no interactive button.
• A newly positioned Essential Key on the left side of the device, presumably to avoid misclicks, for interacting with Essential Space.