Nothing can finally be covered with the metal Phone 4A Pro

The 4A and 4A Pro, its latest mid-range phones, were not unveiled today. The two look strikingly different from each other, with different designs and Glyph Light interfaces. The Pro is particularly eye-catching: it’s the first Nothing phone to almost completely abandon the brand’s transparent design.

I’m currently at Nothing’s launch party in London, where I’m about to get my first look at the 4A Pro in person, so stay tuned for hands-on impressions coming soon.

The 4A Pro, which will go on sale in the US later this month, relies on a unibody metal design instead of the usual transparent plastic. In a press release, the company claims that the phone still features a “sleek, transparent design,” but you’ll only find it in the camera module, which also houses a larger version of the Glyph Matrix display introduced last year. Phone 3 flagship. The rest of the phone is covered in opaque aluminum, and is available in black, silver, or soft pink.

The change comes as a shock from the brand, although after my initial surprise I think the look mostly works, and we probably should have seen it come after the stripped-down rear look of the 3A Lite. Many will no doubt miss the Nothing’s old transparent finish, which hinted at the phone’s inner workings, though it never revealed them. But I suspect this design will be more popular than the strange, asymmetric aesthetic of the divisive Phone 3.

Plus, if you care about transparency, there’s always 4A. I’ve had the 4A for a week or so, and it looks and feels closer to previous Nothing phones, apart from the introduction of the new Glyph Bar lighting, a small column of LEDs used in Nothing’s usual array of notifications, alerts and custom interactive features. 4A also comes in Great range of coloursthe usual white and black are joined by a truly excellent pink (outperforming both the Pro’s and the latest iPhone 17e‘s) and my personal favorite, the vibrant blue.

However, you are giving up some specifications by doing so. The 4A Pro’s screen is slightly larger, brighter, and faster than the 4A’s, and the metal design has helped keep the phone thin. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 is faster than the 4A’s 7s Gen 4, has better water resistance with an IP65 rating, and an improved main camera — though the telephoto, ultra-wide, and selfie cameras are identical. (Well, almost: only the Pro is capable of “140x ultra-zoom,” but since the two use identical telephoto camera hardware, that’s either a software block or a limitation of the 4A chipset.) Both phones have the same 5,080 mAh battery (larger at 5,400 mAh for phones sold in India) and will receive the same three Android OS updates and six years of security patches.

Depending on where you live, you may not have a choice anyway. While both the 4A phones are launching in the UK, Europe and India, only the Pro model will go on sale in the US. The regular 4A will start at £349/€349 ($400-450), with pre-orders today ahead of the official release on March 13. The Pro costs $499 / £499 / €479, and pre-orders open on March 13 before the full release on March 27.

The two phones were joined by Headset Aan over-ear follow-up to last year’s Headphone 1 that cuts the price by $100, mostly by compromising on call quality and dropping the carrying case. It also echoes the 4A Pro by moving towards a more opaque aesthetic, perhaps indicating that nothing is really ready to turn its back on transparency.

It may be a while before we see if this thinking pans out into nothingness though. The company has confirmed that it will not launch a flagship Phone 4 this year, which means that the 4A Pro is likely to be the most powerful phone the company launches in 2026.