Nothing Phone 4a Pro: Reddit's Split Verdict on the Metal Makeover

No headphone jack and AI features as a selling point, hard pass.

Yeah they cooked - themselves. Eventually all these 'be different' phones become as boring as every other iPhone or Samsung. I am disappointed with 4a pro, 4a looks still like nothing design.

It does not rival the Pixel. Simply because the pixel will be supported for almost twice as long.

I don't always love Nothing's designs but I appreciate that they're trying to do something to make a phone more unique than 'plain black glass slab'.

It's gonna grow on the people that dislike it

People are gonna hate this one, but I genuinely think it looks awesome.

I love it. It's wild to me how many Nothing fans seem to want the company to stagnate and produce the same, safe, iterative designs every year. I appreciate that Nothing continues to try new things.

I like it. Now I can put a case on the phone without sacrificing the aesthetics. I am waiting for Spigen to release a banger case that would compliment the window.

Sleek, not meant for the spec nerds but moreso for the design and aesthetic of it. Does phenomenal at that, not something I'd get for a daily driver but has its niche.

I think the 4a design is much better.

If you think metal adds weight then you never have owned armored phones with 15000 mah+ battery.

So CPU is 7 Gen 4? I don't give a shit about what backcover is doing.

I've been using the first nothing phone for 3 years. It's been through the wringer (taken a few falls) yet it's as smooth and fast as the first time I used it. The OS is native android with no bloat on top. There are no apps that you can't uninstall. Unlike phones like Xiaomi it does not push adware on to your phone with no way to uninstall or disable. I would recommend a buy with eyes closed

Idgaf what everyone else says, I love how this looks. I would much rather have experimentation than another glass and metal sandwich. Phone designs are getting boring, and I am glad Nothing is bringing something fresh to the table.

4a & 4a pro have same specs except if you want to zoom in 130x go for 4a pro. I am currently using 4a for past 3 days loving it so far, this is the first time for me using a nothing brand and so far it's amazing and the screen is what the chefs kiss loving it. Battery is decent not that great (you sacrifice battery in terms of design).

Way too boring/normal looking for my taste but I guess a good move to speak to a different audience with this one.

I welcome the return of all aluminium phones. I miss my Nokia N8 and I am glad manufacturers are starting to move away from the metal glass sandwich design of the past 10 years.

I mean I'm really not mad at the 4a Pro. There's no way they could make everyone happy with one phone so they gave us two phones for two different aesthetics. Do you want a classic Nothing vibe get the 4a. Do you want a spec bump and what I assume to be a peek at their future design language? Get the 4a Pro. I'm a Phone 1 user that's been holding out on the 4a since I didn't like the price or design of Phone 3 so Phone 4a Pro is an easy choice for me.

I bought those Nothing Open-Ear hook earbuds a while back, loved them, used them every day, but eventually the left earbud started to deteriorate and more or less blew out. They were a couple of days out of warranty, so Nothing support wouldn't do shit. I stupidly bought a second pair hoping it was a fluke because I liked the headphones — same exact result.

I just wish it had an 8 gen 3 instead. Nord 5 has it, and is cheaper.

On paper the physical specs of the camera seems surprisingly weak. Compared to the 3a pro, significantly smaller sensor on the telephoto for a meagre 10mm extra reach, significantly smaller sensor and less megapixels on the front facing camera. But well, the proof is in the pudding. Waiting for detailed camera test results.

You mentioned stagnant but what I really wanna see changes on is the software. So many features still missing, not to mention the camera is still atrocious. I enjoy the hardware changes but I also wanna see something on the software front.

I like it — the worst crime you can commit in design is inoffensiveness. Good design is attention-getting and even polarizing. I'm not expecting everyone to flock to it, but it beats the generic looks of, say, a Galaxy A-series or Pixel 10a.

Badly overpriced and underspeced in UK/Europe. In the UK 4A pro is £500/£549, that is the price of a brand new 1 or 2 year old flagship phone. 4A pro is nowhere near a flagship, should cost £400.

I have the 3a pro, I've been extremely satisfied. I moved from apple to this. Has everything i need, camera is decent, battery life is very decent and so far there has been only a few minor things i found annoying, but i could remedy those with little to no work. Could also be user issues since android, but i would recommend it in a heartbeat.

Not gonna lie, i would buy it just for the design. It looks awesome!

Despite the 10A basically being the same as the 9A with minor improvements, I'd definitely take the Pixel. 7 years of guaranteed updates, IP68 vs IP65, wireless charging, a significantly better camera system, a (marginally) better SoC. Both even have UFS 3.1. Only real advantages of the Nothing phone is the option for more RAM in the most expensive variant and the glyph feature which IMO is mostly a gimmick.

Looks very good on design spec but on another hand Nothing has reduced the price of Nothing 3 which was their flagship. I have been avoiding to buy a back cover for my 3a since the back side looks so good. This new 4a pro I'll definitely get a back cover since it's bland and boring.

Love it. I'm currently using Oppo Find X9 Pro but I want to wait for the next Nothing flagship in 2027, genuinely want to swap if they make something nice.

If you want for photography + videography, the Samsung S24 (Snapdragon version) or S24 FE will serve you much better. Camera is usually inconsistent on Nothing. Sometimes they will take absolutely breathtaking shots. Other times it will shit the bed.

The shift to the aluminium unibody completely changes the hand-feel, it's clinical, cold, and honestly, it feels more 'Pro' than any previous model. I took it around Cologne to test that 50MP periscope zoom.

It doesn't shout nothing in any way for me. I really liked their design philosophy, the transparency and glyph lights made it stand out from the crowd. This looks very close to a chinese rip-off phone. Not a fan. I really like the 4a though but i am scared where nothing is headed.

Every Nothing phone I've owned has been a good experience, so no, I'm not surprised that this is also a good phone.

I was thinking pretty seriously about buying one and then learned there's only 3 years of updates.

If you purchased this and 9 other phones from other makers at any price and put them unopened in a safety deposit box for 25 years, the other 9 would be of no interest. Carl Pei has dared to be different. Spec geeks who have to have the fastest processor must understand that in 3 years their fastest will be midrange. It's an arms race that's utterly pointless.

Loved it, I'm buying it right away to upgrade from my 3a (mainly because of eSIM support but I dig the design too).

I've been using the nothing phone 2a for more than a year and I must say that nothing is better than the previous phones I've used. I'll be switching to the nothing phone 4a/pro once the price drops later.

Still overpriced for its features

The camera specs are pretty boring for such a flashy looking flagship. Still using a very small sensor for the tele.

I have to say every review I have seen for the 4A or the pro model has said nothing has hit a home run with this phone series.

It's a bummer that Nothing refuses to release a phone that works properly on all 3 US carriers. If you're going to sell them here, they should work.

15R at 44k makes more sense. Both are above average at best with the 15R being slightly better. In every aspect, the 15R demolishes the 4A pro and hence is the much superior choice.

They probably cheaped out and didn't want to have to pay for more carrier certifications. Competing in the US is kind of a nightmare with the cost of carrier certification, and the complete lack of interest in anything that's not Apple or Samsung who account for 93% of carrier sales in the US.

What kind of tool can't shoot 4K/60? No 4K/60 is no 4K/60. Ridiculous for a camera focused phone.