Nothing Phone (4a) vs Poco C81x

At a glance

Brand: Nothing; POCO
Release date: March 2026, 2 months ago; April 2026, 1 months ago
Launch price: € 349.00 ($ 408.60); —
AnTuTu: 1.015.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 85% of devices; 308.681 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 61% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.88"
Resolution: 1224 x 2720 px QHD; 720 x 1640 px HD+
Type: AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 440 ppi Very high density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 21:9
Features: 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; Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 1500:1 contrast ratio, TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless, In-cell

Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen4; Unisoc Tiger T615 (T7250)
CPU: 1x2.7 GHz Kryo + 3x2.4 GHz P Cores +4x1.6 GHz E Cores; 2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 12 nm
Frequency: 2.7 GHz; 1.8 GHz
GPU: Qualcomm Adreno; Mali-G57 MP1
RAM: 8 GB; 3 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 13 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor: Samsung GN9; —
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.56"; —
Flash: LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: 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; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 77.6 mm 164.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 77.8 mm 171.8 mm 8.3 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 204 g; 193 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic
Colors: Black White Blue Pink; Black Cyan
Water/dust resistance: IP64; Splash resistant
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 100 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 88 %; 84 %

Operating system: Android 16 Android 16; Android 15 HyperOS 2.X (Android 15)
Updates: OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 6 years; OS updates: 4 years, Security updates: 6 years
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E; 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

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); —
4G LTE: 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); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28b (700), B28a (700), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)