Nothing Phone (4a) vs TCL NxtPaper 70 Pro

Nothing Phone (4a)
Nothing
Phone (4a)
TCL NxtPaper 70 Pro
TCL
NxtPaper 70 Pro

At a glance

Brand
Nothing
TCL
Release date
March 2026, 2 months ago
January 2026, 4 months ago
Launch price
€ 349.00 ($ 408.60)
€ 339.00 ($ 396.89)
AnTuTu
1.015.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 85% of devices
675.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 77% of devices

Display

Size
6.78"
6.9"
Resolution
1224 x 2720 px QHD
1080 x 2400 px FHD+
Type
AMOLED
Oled
Density
440 ppi Very high density
395 ppi High Density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
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
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 550 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 9000 cd/m², HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen4
MediaTek Dimensity 7300
CPU
1x2.7 GHz Kryo + 3x2.4 GHz P Cores +4x1.6 GHz E Cores
4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
4 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2.7 GHz
2.5 GHz
GPU
Qualcomm Adreno
Arm Mali-G615 MC2
RAM
8 GB
8 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.9
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Samsung GN9
Pixel size
1.00 µm
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/1.56"
Flash
LED
Dual LED
Optical stabilization
Yes
Yes
Slow motion
Yes, 240 fps
Yes, 120 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, Triple camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
32 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Sony IMX355
Pixel size
0.70 µm

Battery

Capacity
5080 mAh
5200 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 50.0W
Yes , 33.0W
Charge cycles
1400 cycles
Runtime
~ 51h
Features
Reverse charging, Non-removable
Wireless charging, Removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
Type
UFS Storage 3.1
SD slot
No
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Body

Dimensions
77.6 mm 164.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model
80.1 mm 169.4 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
204 g
207 g
Materials
Plastic
Polycarbonate
Colors
Black White Blue Pink
Gold Gray
Water/dust resistance
IP64
IP68
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 100 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
88 %
92 %

Software

Operating system
Android 16 Android 16
Android 16 Android 16
Updates
OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 6 years
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM / eSIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, SBC
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 , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 6E
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
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, QZSS, Galileo

Networks

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)
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), 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), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B71 (600)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, in screen
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
Yes
No
Audio
Stereo Speakers
Dolby Atmos, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones
Compass
Yes

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