hotwav A17 Pro Max vs Nothing Phone (4a)

At a glance

Brand: Hotwav; Nothing
Release date: February 2026, 3 months ago; March 2026, 2 months ago
AnTuTu: 235.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices; 1.015.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 85% of devices
Launch price: —; € 349.00 ($ 408.60)

Size: 6.75"; 6.78"
Resolution: 720 x 1600 px HD+; 1224 x 2720 px QHD
Type: LCD IPS; AMOLED
Density: 260 ppi Medium Density; 440 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Without Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Brightnes 420 cd/m² (typ), Brightnes 360 cd/m² (typ), TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, Full sRGB standard, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, Frameless; Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1600 cd/m², Peak brightness - 4500 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Color LED Notifications, Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: ASR ASR8662; Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen4
CPU: 2x1.75 GHz Cortex A76 + 6x1.5 GHz Cortex A55; 1x2.7 GHz Kryo + 3x2.4 GHz P Cores +4x1.6 GHz E Cores
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 22 nm; 4 nm
Frequency: 1.75 GHz; 2.7 GHz
GPU: ARM G310 819 MHz; Qualcomm Adreno
RAM: 4 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 13 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: Unknow; ƒ/ 1.9
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: No; Yes
Slow motion: No, 30 fps; Yes, 240 fps
Features: Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer; Night Mode 2.0, Noise reduction, 4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, Night Mode
Sensor: —; Samsung GN9
Pixel size: —; 1.00 µm
Sensor size: —; 1/1.56"

Dimensions: 78.0 mm 168.0 mm 8.5 mm Print 3D Model; 77.6 mm 164.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 225 g; 204 g
Materials: Metal; Plastic
Colors: Black Blue; Black White Blue Pink
Usable surface: 83 %; 88 %
Water/dust resistance: —; IP64
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 100 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.4; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile); A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo; A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B42 (TDD 3500), B48 (TDD 3600), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n2 (1900 PCS), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n12 (700), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n48 (3500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)