Apple iPhone AirvsNothing Phone (4a)
🏆 Settled
Apple iPhone Air — Pick the Apple iPhone Air — it leads these groups: Performance 2 Design 2 Display 1
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🏆 Overall winner
Apple iPhone Air
Apple34score / 100
5 wins · 9 tied
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At a glance
0–100 per group, normalized within the category · Tap a group for details
How to choose
Pick the Apple iPhone Air if you care about…
- Pixel density 460 ppi +20 ppi vs 440 ppi
- RAM 12 GB +4 GB vs 8 GB
- Storage 256 GB +128 GB vs 128 GB
- Thickness 5.6 mm +3 mm vs 8.6 mm
Pick the Nothing Phone (4a) if you care about…
- Screen size 6.8 in +0.3 in vs 6.5 in
- Peak brightness 4500 nits +1500 nits vs 3000 nits
- Battery capacity 5080 mAh +1931 mAh vs 3149 mAh
- Main camera 50 MP +2 MP vs 48 MP
Best price now
Apple iPhone Air
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Nothing Phone (4a)
Amazon from €429 →
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Where they differ
13 · Only rows that actually differ, with a verdict per row
| Apple iPhone Air | Nothing Phone (4a) | Where they differ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen size | 6.5 in | 6.8 in | Nothing Phone (4a) |
| Peak brightness | 3000 nits | 4500 nits | Nothing Phone (4a) |
| Battery capacity | 3149 mAh | 5080 mAh | Nothing Phone (4a) |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 440 ppi | Apple iPhone Air |
| RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB | Apple iPhone Air |
| Chipset | Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) | Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm) | Depends |
| OS | iOS 26 | Android 16 | Depends |
| Storage | 256 GB | 128 GB | Apple iPhone Air |
| Main camera | 48 MP | 50 MP | Nothing Phone (4a) |
| Selfie camera | 18 MP | 32 MP | Nothing Phone (4a) |
| Weight | 165 g | 5 g | Nothing Phone (4a) |
| Thickness | 5.6 mm | 8.6 mm | Apple iPhone Air |
| Water resistant (IP68) | ✓ | — | Apple iPhone Air |
The record
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Display3▾
| Apple iPhone Air | Nothing Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Screen size | 6.5 in | 6.8 in |
| Peak brightness | 3000 nits | 4500 nits |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Battery1▾
| Apple iPhone Air | Nothing Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Battery capacity | 3149 mAh | 5080 mAh |
Display1▾
| Apple iPhone Air | Nothing Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel density | 460 ppi | 440 ppi |
Battery2▾
| Apple iPhone Air | Nothing Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Wired charging | 50 W | |
| Wireless charging | — | — |
Performance4▾
| Apple iPhone Air | Nothing Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| RAM | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Chipset | Apple A19 Pro (3 nm) | Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 (4 nm) |
| OS | iOS 26 | Android 16 |
| Storage | 256 GB | 128 GB |
Camera2▾
| Apple iPhone Air | Nothing Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Selfie camera | 18 MP | 32 MP |
Design3▾
| Apple iPhone Air | Nothing Phone (4a) | |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 165 g | 5 g |
| Thickness | 5.6 mm | 8.6 mm |
| Water resistant (IP68) | ✓ | — |