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Nothing Phone 4A Pro review: That flagship feeling

The Verge / 3/19/2026

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Key Points

  • The Nothing Phone 4A Pro costs $499 and is positioned as a premium-feeling alternative since Nothing won’t release a flagship this year.
  • Compared with rivals like the Pixel 10A and iPhone 17E, it offers a larger, brighter, and faster display, more cameras, and Nothing's Glyph Matrix rear display.
  • The Verge notes that beneath the glossy exterior, the phone carries notable compromises that prevent it from being a true flagship.
  • Overall, the phone earns style points, but unless you care about the bigger screen and bold look, Apple and Google's phones may still be more compelling.
Photo of Nothing Phone 4A Pro on a green cutting mat with an unhappy smiley face on the Glyph Matrix
The Phone 4A Pro looks like no Nothing phone before, while simultaneously looking like only a Nothing phone could.

CEO Carl Pei says Nothing won't release a flagship phone this year. So instead we have the 4A Pro, a $499 phone that looks and feels higher-end than last year's flagship Phone 3, helped in large part by a new metal design.

Compare the Phone 4A Pro to its immediate rivals, the Pixel 10A and iPhone 17E, and it looks impressive: a larger, brighter, and faster display; more cameras; and Nothing's unique design, including the Glyph Matrix rear display. But dig deeper, and the 4A Pro's compromises are revealed.

Nothing earns points for style, but unless you're particularly enamored of the bigger screen and bolder look, Apple and Google's phones …

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