Nothing Phone 4a Pro Arrives With 144Hz AMOLED And 140X Zoom For $499

Nothing is attempting to steal some thunder away from Google's Pixel 10a with its mid-range Phone (4a) and Phone (4a) Pro. Unveiled at a high-profile event at London’s Central Saint Martins, both version feature new Glyph notification lighting, while the Pro model debuts as the company's first metal unibody handset and its slimmest release to date.

The obvious showstopper between the two is the Phone (4a) Pro, which comes in at 7.95mm thick. It's definitely not the thinnest by far, but your hands and pants pocket will be grateful for the change. By wrapping the device in a precision-milled aluminum chassis, Nothing has gone more premium while (we presume) enhancing thermal management since the aluminum unibody acts as a heat sink, working alongside a 5,300mm² vapor chamber to keep the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset running happily.

While the back is now opaque, the ...