“Pink metal is in”: How Nothing’s new (4a) Pro defies phone color conventions
After what seems like non-stop teasing and leaks, No has officially revealed its latest devices – the budget Headphone (a), the expected Phone (4a), and the rising Phone (4a) Pro.
The last of those products on the list I was looking forward to seeing as part of Nothing’s official launch event – which took place at London’s Central Saint Martins college – and I was left pleasantly surprised.
Nothing too extreme, either. Pictured throughout this article is the aptly named ‘Pink’ Phone (4a) Pro. Unlike its lower-spec sibling the Phone (4a), however, the metal finish of the Pro model delivers a different, more subtle effect.
Indeed, the aluminum frame gives off a much more metallic, silvery sheen than ‘Pink’ would say. There is a view of the flower, of course, not from every angle when it receives sunlight – as you can see in my TikTok post above.
I got my own Nothing Phone (4a) Pro review sample, which I’m walking into as I write this very piece, but that model is ‘Silver’ (which isn’t very exciting). It is this version that is so undeniably ‘Pink’ that I had to cover it separately.
Check out my hands-on photos in the gallery below to see the best details of what the Phone (4a) Pro has to offer and how its closed rear camera and Glyph Matrix stand out from the aluminum body on the seethrough part.
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When Nothing was placed on its mobile journey, the distinctive design signature from the brand was always visible, making other parts of the interior visible.
The Phone (4a) Pro takes part of that concept, but boils it down to something smaller. That allows for a full aluminum frame for the first time, in a device that I think looks and feels better than previous budget Bare devices.
An important point of difference that separates the Pro from its Foni (4a) counterpart is the bottom, too, which features a plasticky and transparent finish. Both are available in ‘Pink’, but the metallic version, for me, I prefer more.
Interestingly, the (4a) series doesn’t offer a big jump between camera setups, like the previous models (3a) and (3a) Pro. Both feature a 3.5x optical zoom this time around, making the materials a bigger difference than before.
I won’t delve into the core specs here, as this focuses on the design and color of the Phone (4a) Pro. But I’ll find out when I review the phone in the coming weeks that the improved spec will deliver a more functional experience.
After all, at £499 in the UK and $599 in the USA, this Nothing device is a direct competitor to the Google Pixel 10a, the Apple iPhone 17e and a host of other excellent budget phones out there.
