Nothing Phone (4a) Pro is the brand’s biggest design change yet

Transparent tech is what Nothing is known for, just look at the latest Phone (4a). But in a sign that the UK phone maker wants to be known for more than its looks, the freshly announced Nothing Phone (4a) Pro has gone in a completely different direction.

It hasn’t entirely abandoned the brand’s bold industrial aesthetics — the eye-catching rear camera cutout and Mini LED-adorned Glyph Matrix see to that. So, it still shares some design DNA with the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro, one of last year’s best phones under $1,000. However, rather than an entirely transparent back casing, the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro adopts a metallic unibody, contributing to its slim 7.95mm frame.

As such, the phone pairs with the company’s similarly striking set of headphones. Nothing says the new-look design results in better durability and thermal management, along with an IP65 weather resistance rating. In real terms, dropping the phone in a shallow body of water shouldn’t cause any problems.

Included in the camera array is a larger 50MP Sony LYT700c sensor, which is also said to focus on subjects faster than Nothing’s previous phones. There’s also a 50MP 3.5x telephoto lens that leans on AI to zoom in as far as 140x.

Even moreso than the flagship-positioned Phone (3), the (4a) Pro’s 6.83-inch 144Hz AMOLED screen is considered Nothing’s best. It’s brighter, reaching 5,000 nits with HDR content, and employs Gorilla Glass 7i for durability.

On the inside is the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset, with 256GB of storage and 12GB of LPDDR5X memory. Battery-wise, the capacity is a fairly standard 5,080mAh. There’s no Qi wireless charging, but the phone at least supports 50W wired charging speeds.

Nothing Phone (4a) Pro release date and price

In Australia, the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro costs $949, squarely facing it off against the likes of the Google Pixel 10a. Pre-orders are live now, with the phone officially launching on 27 March, slightly later than the rest of the new Nothing range.

Silver and black colour options are available, as well as a subtle shade of pink to match one of the new Headphone (a) colours.

Like the standard (4a) model, the Pro only gets three years of Android software updates, notably less than the seven years some similar-priced handsets get. However, the six years’ worth of security updates is a better deal.

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