Nothing Releases Phone 4a and 4a Pro
British company Nothing has introduced the Nothing Phone (4a) and Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, two mid-range smartphones whose main differentiation lies in their camera systems. While the devices share several hardware and software characteristics, the Pro model introduces a more advanced imaging configuration built around a periscope telephoto lens and an updated image-processing pipeline.
The Nothing Phone (4a) Pro features a triple-camera system centered on a 50-megapixel main camera equipped with a 1/1.56-inch Sony sensor and a 24mm equivalent f/1.9 lens. The camera is supported by a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto module with an 80mm equivalent focal length and a 1/2.75-inch sensor, providing 3.5× optical zoom and extended digital zoom levels reaching up to 140×. The third camera in the system is an 8-megapixel ultra-wide module with a 120-degree field of view and a 15mm equivalent focal length, designed for wide landscape or architectural shots. On the front of the device, a 32-megapixel camera is used for selfies and video calls.
Image processing on the Phone (4a) Pro is handled by TrueLens Engine 4, Nothing’s computational photography system. The platform uses multi-frame RAW processing combined with AI-based segmentation to optimize exposure, contrast, and scene recognition. One of the main capture modes supported by the system is Ultra XDR photography, which merges multiple RAW exposures into a single image with extended dynamic range: the camera captures a sequence of frames at different exposures and combines them to preserve highlight and shadow detail. The same processing system is also used for portrait mode, motion photos, and HDR image rendering.
The Pro model also supports 4K video recording at up to 30 frames per second, using the same multi-frame processing pipeline to manage contrast and brightness across scenes with mixed lighting.
The Nothing Phone (4a) uses a similar camera arrangement but with a different zoom range. It includes a 50-megapixel main camera with optical image stabilization, a 50-megapixel periscope telephoto lens capable of 3.5× optical zoom, and an ultra-wide camera for wide-angle photography. Digital zoom on this model extends to approximately 70×. As with the Pro version, the front camera is a 32-megapixel sensor used for selfies and video calls.
Both devices include a number of computational photography tools integrated into the camera application. These include adjustable shooting presets, manual exposure controls, HDR processing, and an AI Photo Eraser feature that allows users to remove objects from images through automated editing. The camera interface also supports customizable visual presets designed to emulate different color styles directly during capture.
Outside the camera system, both smartphones share similar hardware platforms, including Snapdragon 7-series processors and a 5,080 mAh battery with 50-watt fast charging. The Pro version features a 6.83-inch AMOLED display with a 144 Hz refresh rate, while the standard model uses a 6.78-inch AMOLED panel with a 120 Hz refresh rate.
In terms of pricing, the Nothing Phone (4a) starts at $349 for the base configuration, while the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro starts at $499.
