Iconic Design and Glyph Bar: Nothing Phone (4a) Shown for the First Time

Nothing has shown the first official image of the new Phone (4a), confirming the return of the famous capsule design for the camera module. The real change, however, concerns the brand’s iconic lights: the Glyph Bar debuts, a brighter and more luminous LED system that retires the old interface in favor of greater readability.

In the meantime, awaiting to see whether the Pro model will flaunt the complex Glyph Matrix, March 5 promises to be a very hot date for fans of Nothing’s iconic design.

A first look at Nothing Phone (4a): what do you think of the new design?

As you can see from the official images of the two phones, Nothing Phone (4a) presents a look very similar to that of the previous Phone (3a). We find a triple horizontal camera, at the center of the chassis and inserted in a capsule module – and in a circular space.

The new mid-range introduces the new Glyph Bar, which retires the Glyph Interface of the predecessor. The customizable LED light system known since the very first Nothing smartphone has been replaced by six square lights and nine independently controllable mini-LEDs.

Nel momento in cui scriviamo la casa di Carl Pei non ha ancora svelato il look di Nothing Phone (4a) Pro: il fratello maggiore dovrebbe guardare al flagship Phone (3), ereditando da questo il pannello Glyph Matrix. Si tratta di una sorta di mini display posteriore composto da 489 mini LED in grado di formare simboli e numeri.

L’evento di lancio è fissato per il 5 marzo: restiamo in attesa di ulteriori anticipazioni ufficiali e nel frattempo vi ricordiamo che la macchina dei leak si è già messa in moto con dettagli su specifiche e prezzi.

Presumed specifications

• Dimensions and weight:
• Colors:
  • Phone (4a) – Black, White, Pink, Blue
  • Phone (4a) Pro – Black, Silver, Pink
• Certification: IP65
• Display:
  • Phone (4a) – Flat AMOLED 6.78″ 1.5K with 120 Hz refresh rate
  • Phone (4a) Pro – Flat AMOLED 6.83″ 1.5K with 144 Hz refresh rate
• Security: under-display fingerprint sensor
• Liquid cooling with vapor chamber
• SoC:
  • Phone (4a) – Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4, 4 nm TSMC
  • CPU octa-core
  • 1 x 2.7 GHz – Cortex-A720
  • 3 x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
  • 4 x 1.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
• GPU: Adreno 810

Phone (4a) Pro – Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, 4 nm TSMC

• CPU octa-core
• 1 x 2.8 GHz – Cortex-A720
• 4 x 2.4 GHz – Cortex-A720
• 3 x 1.84 GHz – Cortex-A520
• GPU: Adreno 722

RAM: 8/12 GB LPDDR5

Storage: 128/256 GB UFS 3.1 non-expandable

Battery: 5,080 mAh

Charging: 50W

Camera:

• Phone (4a) – triple 50 MP with OIS, ultra-wide and telephoto
• Phone (4a) Pro – triple 50 MP with OIS, ultra-wide and periscopic telephoto

Selfie camera: 32 MP (f/?)

Connectivity and other: Dual SIM 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, GPS, stereo speaker, USB-C, IR sensor, Glyph Bar for Phone (4a) and Glyph Matrix for Phone (4a) Pro

Operating system: Android 16 with Nothing OS 4