Nothing Phone 4a (12GB RAM + 256GB) vs Poco X8 Pro Max

Here you can compare Nothing Phone 4a (12GB RAM + 256GB) and Poco X8 Pro Max. Comparing Nothing Phone 4a (12GB RAM + 256GB) vs Poco X8 Pro Max on Smartprix enables you to check their respective specs scores and unique features. It would potentially help you understand how Nothing Phone 4a (12GB RAM + 256GB) stands against Poco X8 Pro Max and which one should you buy The current lowest price found for Nothing Phone 4a (12GB RAM + 256GB) is ₹40,700 and for Poco X8 Pro Max is ₹43,899. The details of both of these products were last updated on Jun 22, 2026.

Specification	Nothing Phone 4a (12GB RAM + 256GB)	Poco X8 Pro Max
RAM	12 GB	12 GB
Rear Camera	50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP ƒ/2.9 (Telephoto) 80mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom, Auto Focus, 3.5x Optical Zoom, 7x In-sensor Zoom, 70x Ultra Zoom 8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm	50 MP ƒ/1.5 (Wide Angle) 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 15mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Internal Memory	256 GB	256 GB
Battery	5400 mAh	9000 mAh, Li-Po Battery
OS	Android v16	Android v16
Price	₹40,700	₹43,899

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Overview

Specs Score	74 / 100	83 / 100 Better Specs
Display Resolution	1224 x 2720 pixels	1280 x 2772 pixels Better Resolution
CPU Clock Speed	2.7 GHz	3.73 GHz Faster Clock Speed
Front Camera	32 MP Better Front Camera Resolution	20 MP
Weight	204.5 g Lighter	218 g
Battery	5400 mAh	9000 mAh Bigger Battery
Unique Features	No No	Water Resistant IR Blaster

General

Model	A069	2602BPC18G
Sim Type	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM	Dual Sim, GSM+GSM
Dual Sim	Yes	Yes
Sim Size	Nano SIM	Nano+Nano SIM
Device Type	Smartphone	Smartphone
OS Updates	3 years	4 years
Security Updates	6 years	6 years
Release Date	March 05, 2026	March 17, 2026
In The Box	Nothing Phone (4a), Nothing Cable (C-c) 100 Cm, Phone (4a) Screen Protector (Pre-applied), Phone (4a) Case, Sim Tray Ejector Tool, Safety Information And Warranty Card	1 x Handset, 1 x Adapter, 1 x Type-C USB Cable, 1 x Sim Eject Tool, 1 x Protective Case, 1 x Quick Start Guide, 1 x Warranty Card

Design

Dimensions	77.5 x 163.9 x 8.5 mm	77.9 x 162.9 x 8.2 mm
Weight	204.5 g	218 g
Colors	Pink, White, Black, Blue	Black, White, Blue

Display

Type	Color AMOLED Screen (1B Colors)	Color AMOLED Screen (68.7 B)
Touch	Yes	Yes
Size	6.78 inches, 1224 x 2720 pixels, 120 Hz	6.83 inches, 1280 x 2772 pixels, 120 Hz
Aspect Ratio	20:9	20:9
PPI	~ 440 PPI	~ 447 PPI
Screen to Body Ratio	~ 87.2%	~ 90.3%
Glass Type	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Brightness	800 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)	2000 nits (HBM), 3500 nits (peak)
HDR Support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+, Dolby Vision
Adaptive Refresh Rate		Yes
Features	2160Hz PWM, HDR10+	3840Hz PWM, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, Adaptive Refresh Rate 30(AOD)/60/90/120Hz TÜV Rheinland Low Blue light (Hardware Solution), TÜV Rheinland Circadian Friendly, TÜV Rheinland flicker free
Notch	Yes, Punch Hole	Yes, Punch Hole

Memory

RAM	12 GB	12 GB
RAM Type		LPDDR5X Ultra
Storage	256 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Connectivity

GPRS	Yes	Yes
EDGE	Yes	Yes
3G	Yes	Yes
4G	Yes	Yes
5G	Yes	Yes
5G Bands	N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N8, N12, N20, N28, N38, N40, N41, N48, N66, N71, N77, N78	5G SA: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n77/n78, 5G NSA: n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n48/n77/n78
VoLTE	Yes, Dual Stand-By	Yes, Dual Stand-By
Wifi	Yes, with wifi-hotspot	Yes, with wifi-hotspot
Wifi Version	WIFI 6, 802.11A/B/G/N/AC/AX, 2.4G/5G, 2X2 MIMO, TWT, MU-MIMO, OFDMA	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth	Yes, v5.4, A2DP, BLE	Yes, v6.0, A2DP, LE
USB	Yes, USB-C v2.0	Yes, USB-C v2.0
USB Features	USB Tethering, USB on-the-go, USB Charging, USB Storage	USB on-the-go, USB Charging
IR Blaster		Yes

Performance

AnTuTu Score	1,142,101 (Total) (v11)	2,712,214 (Total) (v11)
AnTuTu Storage Score	129,296 Sequential Read: 2162.9 MB/s; Sequential Write: 1383.9 MB/s
Geekbench Score	3,242 (Multi Core) (v6) 1,223 (Single Core) 3,385 (OpenCL) 5,679 (Vulkan)	8,254 (Multi Core) (v6) 2,596 (Single Core) 20,010 (OpenCL) 21,920 (Vulkan)
3DMark Score	1,506 (Wild Life Extreme) (9.02 FPS)	6,019 (Wild Life Extreme) (36.04 FPS)

Extra

GPS	GPS (L1), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1I), GALILEO (E1), QZSS (L1)	Yes, with A-GPS. Up to tri-band: GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS, NavIC
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes, In Display	Yes, In Display
Face Unlock	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Accelerometer, Electronic Compass, Front Ambient Light Sensor, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor	Ultrasonic In-Display Fingerprint Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Accelerometer, E-Compass, Gyroscope, IR Blaster, Flicker Sensor
3.5mm Headphone Jack	No	No
AI Features		Circle to Search with Google, Google Gemini, AI Writing, AI Speech Recognition, AI Interpreter
Water Resistance		Yes, 1.5 m upto 30 min
Splash Resistant	Yes
IP Rating	IP64	IP66/IP68/IP69/ IP69K
Dust Resistant	Yes	Yes
Extra Features		3D IceLoop Cooling System, X-axis Linear Motor

Camera

Rear Camera	50 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) 24mm (wide), 1/1.57", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS 50 MP ƒ/2.9 (Telephoto) 80mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS, 3.5x optical zoom, Auto Focus, 3.5x Optical Zoom, 7x In-sensor Zoom, 70x Ultra Zoom 8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 15mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm	50 MP ƒ/1.5 (Wide Angle) 26mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 15mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
OIS	Yes	Yes
Auto Focus	Yes	Yes
Features	Ultra Xdr, Ultra Xdr Motion Photo, Ai Semantic Segmentation (12 Layers), Portrait Optimiser, Macro Capability (Built Into The Default Mode), Night Mode, Video Recording: 4k Recording At 30 Fps, 1080p Recording At 30 Or 60 Fps, 1080p Ultra Xdr Recoding At 30 Fps, Slo-mo At 1080p 120 Fps, Time Lapse At 4k / 1080p	Dynamic Shot, Motion Capture, Documents Mode, Potrait Mode, Pro Mode, 50MP Mode, Slow Motion, Time Lapse, Voice Shutter, HDR, Panaroma, Google Lens, DUAL Video, Long Exposure, Timed Burst
Video Recording	4K @ 30 fps UHD, 1080p @ 120/30/60 fps FHD	4K @ 30/60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 30/60 fps FHD
Flash	Yes, LED	Yes, LED
Front Camera	32 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole, Screen Flash	20 MP ƒ/2.2 (Wide Angle) Punch Hole
Front Video Recording	1080p @ 30 fps FHD	1080p @ 60 fps FHD

Technical

OS	Android v16	Android v16
Custom UI	Nothing OS 4.1	HyperOS 3
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen4	Mediatek Dimensity 9500s
CPU	2.7 GHz, Octa Core Processor	3.73 GHz, Octa Core Processor
Core Details	1x2.7 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520
Fabrication Node	4nm
GPU	Adreno 810	Immortalis-G925 MC12
Java	No	No
Browser	Yes, supports HTML5	Yes

Multimedia

Email	Yes	Yes
Music	MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, WAV, FLAC, APE, OGG, MID, M4A, IMY, AC3, EAC3, EAC3-JOC, AC4	Yes
Video	MKV, MOV, MP4, H.265 (HEVC), AVI, WMV, TS, 3GP, FLV, WEBM	Yes
FM Radio	No	No
Speaker Type	Dual Stereo	Dual Stereo
Audio Features		Hi-Res Audio, Stereo Speakers, Dolby Atmos
Document Reader	Yes	Yes

Battery

Type	Non-Removable Battery	Non-Removable Battery
Size	5400 mAh	9000 mAh, Li-Po Battery
Fast Charging	Yes, 50W Fast Charging	Yes, 100W Fast charging
Reverse Charging	Yes	Yes, 27W

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