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Emporia SMART.8 vs Nothing Phone (4a)

What SMART.8 does better (5) and where Phone (4a) wins (11) — every spec side by side.

Emporia SMART.8
Emporia · 2026SMART.8
7.4Score
5 advantages≈ $500
vs
Nothing Phone (4a)
Nothing · 2026Phone (4a)
8.8Score
11 advantages≈ $460
Higher score
7.6Display9.4
6.3Camera9.2
3.9Battery7.1
8.0Features6.9
Dimensions

Size comparison

SMART.8Phone (4a)
72 × 157977.6 × 1648.6
SMART.8Phone (4a)Difference
Height157 mm164 mm−7 mm
Width72 mm77.6 mm−5.6 mm
Thickness9 mm8.6 mm+0.4 mm
Weight175 g204 g−30 g

Drawn to the same scale from the official dimensions (front and side).

Why is SMART.8 better than Phone (4a)?

  1. Wireless chargingYes · Phone (4a): No
  2. Memory card slotYes · Phone (4a): No
  3. eSIMYes · Phone (4a): No
  4. Energy classA vs B
  5. Weight175 g vs 204 g+17%

Why is Phone (4a) better than SMART.8?

  1. RAM6 GB vs 12 GB2×
  2. Battery capacity3,880 mAh vs 5,080 mAh+31%
  3. Wired charging33 W vs 50 W+52%
  4. Storage (max)128 GB vs 256 GB2×
  5. Optical stabilisationNo · SMART.8: Yes
  6. Telephoto cameraNo · SMART.8: Yes
  7. Ultra-wide cameraNo · SMART.8: Yes
  8. CPU frequency2.5 GHz vs 2.7 GHz+8%
  9. Screen size6.4″ vs 6.8″+7%
  10. Rear cameras2 vs 3+50%
  11. Thickness9 mm vs 8.6 mm+5%
Specifications

Side by side

Emporia SMART.8Emporia SMART.8≈ $5007.4
Design
Weight175 g204 g
Thickness9 mm8.6 mm
Height157 mm164 mm
Width72 mm77.6 mm
Frame—Plastic
Back—Glass
Ingress protectionIP54IP64
Water resistance (IPx)IPx4IPx4
Glass protection—Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
ColoursBlackPink, White, Black, Blue
Display
Screen size6.4″6.8″
PanelOLEDAMOLED
OLED panelYesYes
Resolution (width)1,200 px1,224 px
Resolution (height)2,670 px2,720 px
Pixel density—440 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Peak brightness—4,500 nits
Measured brightness—1,549 nits
Screen-to-body ratio—87.2%
HDR—Yes
Performance
ChipsetMediatek Dimensity 7300Qualcomm SM7635-AC Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Chip makerMediatekQualcomm
Process—4 nm
CPU cores88
CPU frequency2.5 GHz2.7 GHz
GPUMali G615 MC2Adreno 810
AnTuTu score—863,305
Geekbench 6 (multi-core)—3,374
3DMark Wild Life Extreme—1,128
Memory
RAM6 GB12 GB
Storage (max)128 GB256 GB
Storage (base)128 GB128 GB
Storage type—UFS 3.1
Memory card slotYesNo
Camera
Main camera50 MP50 MP
Main camera aperture—f/1.9
Main sensor size—1/1.57"
Rear cameras23
Optical stabilisationNoYes
Ultra-wide cameraNoYes
Telephoto cameraNoYes
Optical zoom—3.5×
Max video—4K
4K video frame rate—30 fps
Selfie camera32 MP32 MP
4K selfie video—No
Battery
Battery capacity3,880 mAh5,080 mAh
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
Active use (test)—13.6 h
Wired charging33 W50 W
Charged in 30 min—68%
Wireless chargingYesNo
Wireless charging power15 W—
Connectivity
5GYesYes
eSIMYesNo
Dual SIMYesYes
Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth5.45.4
NFCYesYes
USBUSB Type-CUSB Type-C 2.0
USB version—2
Satellite navigationGPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDSGLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Features
Stereo speakers—Yes
3.5 mm headphone jackNoNo
Loudspeaker loudness—-24 LUFS
Fingerprint sensor—Under display
SensorsfingerprintFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Software
OS at launchAndroid 16Android 16
PlatformAndroidAndroid
Interface—Nothing OS 4.1
Major OS updates promised—3
EU label
Energy classAB
Battery charge cycles—1,400
Endurance per cycle—52 h
Repairability class—C
Drop resistance class—C
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