Nothing Phone (4a) vs Vivo iQOO Z9s

At a glance

Brand: Nothing; vivo
Release date: March 2026, 3 months ago; August 2024, 1 years 10 months ago
Launch price: € 349.00 ($ 408.60); —
AnTuTu: 1.015.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 85% of devices; 708.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 78% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.77"
Resolution: 1224 x 2720 px QHD; 1080 x 2392 px FHD+
Type: AMOLED; AMOLED
Density: 440 ppi Very high density; 388 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, SGS Certified, 2160 Hz PWM, 3840 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, Peak brightness - 1800 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 105% NTSC, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

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; —
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.9; ƒ/ 1.79
Sensor: Samsung GN9; Sony IMX882
Pixel size: 1.00 µm; 0.80 µm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"; 1/1.95"
Flash: LED; Quad LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 240 fps; Yes, 240 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; 4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode

Dimensions: 77.6 mm 164.0 mm 8.6 mm Print 3D Model; 75.0 mm 163.7 mm 7.5 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 204 g; 180 g
Materials: Plastic; Glass
Colors: Black White Blue Pink; Gray Green
Water/dust resistance: IP64; IP64
Drop resistance: Class A B C D E 100 drops without defects; —
Repairability: Class A B C D E; —
Usable surface: 88 %; 90 %

Operating system: Android 16 Android 16; Android 14 Upside-down cake Funtouch OS 14 (Android 14)
Updates: OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 6 years; OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 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 5.4
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
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)
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; 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: A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, 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); n1 (2100), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n40 (2300), 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), B38 (TDD 2600), 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)