Nothing Phone (4a) vs vivo Y03
40.4Performance20
69.8Display35.2
57.6Camera20.5
67.4Battery38.8
65.3Features20
11 spec wins — Nothing Phone (4a)2 spec wins — vivo Y03
InnoReviews verdict
Nothing Phone (4a) wins this phone face-off, 57.6 to 26.9, pulling ahead mainly in features (+45) and camera (+37). vivo Y03 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the Nothing Phone (4a)
- Stronger performance score: 40 vs 20
- Stronger display score: 70 vs 35
- Stronger camera score: 58 vs 21
- Stronger battery score: 67 vs 39
- Stronger features score: 65 vs 20
Reasons to pick the vivo Y03
- 10% lower weight: 185 g vs 205 g
Display
| Spec | Nothing Phone (4a) | vivo Y03 |
|---|---|---|
| Screen size | 6.78 ″+3% | 6.56 ″ |
| Panel type | AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| Resolution | 1224x2720 | 720x1612 |
| Pixel density | 440 ppi+64% | 269 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz+33% | 90 Hz |
| Peak brightness | 4,500 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body | 87.2 % | — |
Performance
| Spec | Nothing Phone (4a) | vivo Y03 |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 | MediaTek Helio G85 |
| AnTuTu | 1,183,775 | — |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,279Bottom 50% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 3,374Bottom 47% | — |
| Wild Life Extreme stability | 99 %Top 23% | — |
| RAM (max) | 12 GB+200% | 4 GB |
| Storage options | 128GB/256GB | 64/128GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
Camera
| Spec | Nothing Phone (4a) | vivo Y03 |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 50 MP+285% | 13 MP |
| Main aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.2 |
| Ultra-wide | 8 MP | — |
| Telephoto | 50 MP | — |
| Optical zoom | 3.5 x | — |
| Max video | 4K@30fps | — |
| Front camera | 32 MP+540% | 5 MP |
| OIS | Yes | No |
Battery
| Spec | Nothing Phone (4a) | vivo Y03 |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 5,080 mAh+2% | 5,000 mAh |
| Wired charging | 50 W+233% | 15 W |
| Wireless charging | 0 W | — |
| Active use endurance | 13.6 h | — |
Design
| Spec | Nothing Phone (4a) | vivo Y03 |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 205 g | 185 g+10% |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm | 8.4 mm+2% |
| IP rating | IP64 | IP54 |
| Frame material | Plastic | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | Nothing Phone (4a) | vivo Y03 |
|---|---|---|
| 5G | Yes | No |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 | 5.0 |
| NFC | Yes | No |
| USB | USB-C 2.0 | USB-C 2.0 |
| eSIM | No | No |
Software
| Spec | Nothing Phone (4a) | vivo Y03 |
|---|---|---|
| OS at launch | Android 16 (Nothing OS 4.1) | Android 14 (Funtouch OS 14) |
| OS update pledge | 3 years | — |
Audio
| Spec | Nothing Phone (4a) | vivo Y03 |
|---|---|---|
| Stereo speakers | Yes | — |
| 3.5mm jack | No | — |