Looks aren’t all Nothing’s Phone (4a) has, its camera impresses too

It’s often said that two main factors determine which phone people buy: battery life and camera quality. With the Nothing Phone (4a), the boffins over in the UK have leant into photography as a main selling point.

As you’d expect from Nothing, its latest phone is quite the looker. A transparent back offers a glimpse into what its internals look like, an aesthetic that’s quickly become the brand’s signature. That shade of blue is rather slick. Also adorning the rear is a newly designed Glyph Bar, a rectangular array of Mini LEDs that lights up for notifications and other actions, including a red light during video recording.

But the main point Nothing stressed about the Phone (4a) was how good its cameras are. Of the three rear cameras — already quite the feat for a sub-$700 phone — the telephoto sensor has received the biggest upgrade. It now punches in 3.5 times optically, and up to seven times to produce quality Nothing refers to as “lossless”.

Both the main and telephoto cameras include both optical and electronic image stabilisation, helping reduce shaking and the resulting blur. Meanwhile, the entire camera array benefits from more software smarts, including more natural separation of subjects and backgrounds in portrait mode.

There’s also a generously sized 6.78-inch 120Hz AMOLED screen to enjoy your photos and videos on, which Nothing says is brighter and sharper than the 3a’s display. Rounding out the package is the Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chipset, up to 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a 5,080mAh battery.

Nothing promises three years of Android updates, which is a little lean compared to some similarly priced competitors. Fortunately, the six years of security updates are more in line with some of the best mid-range phones.

In Australia, the Nothing Phone (4a) starts at $649 for the base configuration with 8GB of RAM. Pre-orders start on 6 March, with the handset due to launch next week alongside the new Nothing Headphone (a).

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