Nothing · Nothing A

Nothing Phone (4a)

Not out yet. Here is when we think it lands, and exactly why we think so.

We will keep this on your list as the date moves.

Reveal

The day it is shown to the world

Fairly sure · Give or take a few days

8 October 2026

in 3 days

Almost certainly between 5 and 17 October 2026 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.

Where we started When Nothing usually launches No pattern for this model yet, so we started from the time of year Nothing normally picks.

Reports behind it 1 separate story Found across 2 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time No change Last changed on 5 Oct 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

Nothing · picked up by GSMArena
Stated as fact

Says revealed between 21 Sept 2026 and 30 Sept 2026

“the Phone (4a), Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro in late September” Read it ↗

Strong track record +1 site repeated it Moved our date 268 days earlier

Nothing usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 1 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 5 Oct 2026 to 17 Oct 2026 (12 days wide), with a standard deviation of 16 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

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On sale

The day you can actually buy one

Fairly sure · Give or take a few days

15 October 2026

in 10 days

Almost certainly between 8 and 24 October 2026 — that is where eight out of ten of our guesses land.

Where it will almost certainly land Still possible, but unlikelyThe higher the shape, the more likely that date.

Where we started When Nothing usually launches No pattern for this model yet, so we started from the time of year Nothing normally picks.

Reports behind it 1 separate story Found across 2 articles. When several sites repeat the same leak, we count it once — otherwise one rumour would look like proof.

Since last time 1 day later Last changed on 5 Oct 2026. We recheck every day, and only write a new forecast down when this answer moves.

What changed our mind

Nothing · picked up by GSMArena
Stated as fact

Says on sale between 21 Sept 2026 and 30 Sept 2026

“the Phone (4a), Phone (3a) and (3a) Pro in late September” Read it ↗

Strong track record +1 site repeated it Moved our date 271 days earlier

Nothing usually calls things later than they happen, so we pulled this 1 days earlier before believing it.

Numbers, for the curious

The 80% range runs 8 Oct 2026 to 24 Oct 2026 (16 days wide), with a standard deviation of 16 days. Starting model: manufacturer_seasonal+coupled (reveal and on-sale dates were solved together, so neither can end up before the other).

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What the hardware is

Every headline spec is filled in. Values from a spec database describe a phone that exists; values from articles are what sources claim about one that does not yet. Each row says which it is, and where sources contradict each other we print both figures rather than choosing.

display

Peak brightness: 800 nits ✓
Pixel density: 440 ppi ✓
Cover glass: Gorilla Glass 7i ✓
Refresh rate: 120 Hz ✓
Resolution: 1224x2720 ✓
Screen size: 6.78" ✓
Panel type: AMOLED ✓

performance

CPU cores: 1 cores ✓
GPU: Adreno 810 ✓
Chipset: Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 ✓

memory

RAM: 8 GB ✓
microSD slot: No ✓
Storage: 128 GB ✓

camera

Front camera: 32 MP ✓
Main camera: 50 MP ✓
Rear cameras: 3 cameras ✓
Max video: 4K ✓

battery

Battery: 5080 mAh ✓
Wired charging: 50 W ✓
Wireless charging: 50 W ✓

body

Height: 164 mm ✓
Ingress protection: IP64 ✓
Materials: Glass, Plastic ✓
Thickness: 8.6 mm ✓
Weight: 204.5 g ✓
Width: 77.6 mm ✓
Colours: Black, Blue, Pink, White ✓

connectivity

3.5mm jack: No ✓
Bluetooth: 5.4 ✓
NFC: Yes ✓
USB: USB-C ✓
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 5 ✓
5G: Yes ✓

software

Operating system: Android 16 ✓
OS update support: 3 years ✓

other

Model numbers: A069 ✓

Spec data from GSMArena (CC BY 4.0).

Where you will be able to buy it

Not known yet Not enough to go on yet

No report so far says which countries this one is for.

no market named in any report.

No report so far has named a specific country for this one. That is normal early on: the market is usually only spelled out close to launch.

How this date has moved

Every time we changed our mind, we wrote it down and never touched it again.

15 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 8 Oct 2026 to 24 Oct 2026 · 3bf3622fb6…
8 October 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 5 Oct 2026 · range 5 Oct 2026 to 17 Oct 2026 · 3bd013ebb4…
14 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 7 Oct 2026 to 23 Oct 2026 · 4b4632d35a…
8 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 4 Oct 2026 · range 4 Oct 2026 to 16 Oct 2026 · c3131f2874…
13 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 6 Oct 2026 to 22 Oct 2026 · 3090dc0be2…
7 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 3 Oct 2026 · range 3 Oct 2026 to 15 Oct 2026 · cff523bd94…
12 October 2026 On sale 2 days later

Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 5 Oct 2026 to 22 Oct 2026 · 4f59ba5768…
6 October 2026 Reveal 2 days later

Worked out on 2 Oct 2026 · range 2 Oct 2026 to 15 Oct 2026 · 524625817b…
10 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 4 Oct 2026 to 19 Oct 2026 · 4eabb7ce3d…
4 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 1 Oct 2026 · range 1 Oct 2026 to 12 Oct 2026 · 957a0a6f77…
9 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 3 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026 · 308d2e3c80…
3 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 30 Sept 2026 · range 30 Sept 2026 to 11 Oct 2026 · 0ca96db566…
9 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 2 Oct 2026 to 17 Oct 2026 · 743c3e1909…
2 October 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 29 Sept 2026 · range 29 Sept 2026 to 10 Oct 2026 · 5cd0b33461…
8 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 1 Oct 2026 to 17 Oct 2026 · d8bdb242b1…
2 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 28 Sept 2026 · range 28 Sept 2026 to 10 Oct 2026 · 9e472dc8a7…
7 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 30 Sept 2026 to 16 Oct 2026 · 0b2ce9b7ac…
1 October 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 27 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 9 Oct 2026 · 4729c5f865…
6 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 30 Sept 2026 to 15 Oct 2026 · c04f9e3077…
30 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 26 Sept 2026 · range 26 Sept 2026 to 8 Oct 2026 · 96a0786608…
6 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 29 Sept 2026 to 15 Oct 2026 · 3e6a7312f2…
29 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 25 Sept 2026 · range 25 Sept 2026 to 8 Oct 2026 · b04bcd7cd2…
5 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 28 Sept 2026 to 14 Oct 2026 · 4fa406def0…
28 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 24 Sept 2026 · range 24 Sept 2026 to 7 Oct 2026 · 638344bd99…
27 September 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 23 Sept 2026 to 7 Oct 2026 · b41e4fa6f5…
4 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 27 Sept 2026 to 14 Oct 2026 · 4b1ebe7437…
27 September 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 23 Sept 2026 · range 23 Sept 2026 to 6 Oct 2026 · 3c232c08cd…
4 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 26 Sept 2026 to 13 Oct 2026 · 3ab7efc54d…
27 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 22 Sept 2026 · range 22 Sept 2026 to 6 Oct 2026 · a0afda2ae7…
3 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 25 Sept 2026 to 12 Oct 2026 · 2343486074…
26 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 21 Sept 2026 · range 21 Sept 2026 to 5 Oct 2026 · 0f7cee395d…
2 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 25 Sept 2026 to 12 Oct 2026 · 2b25b78f3f…
25 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 20 Sept 2026 · range 20 Sept 2026 to 5 Oct 2026 · d3093d58ad…
1 October 2026 On sale No change

Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 24 Sept 2026 to 11 Oct 2026 · 8c94046f3d…
24 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 19 Sept 2026 · range 19 Sept 2026 to 4 Oct 2026 · d84168b788…
1 October 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 23 Sept 2026 to 11 Oct 2026 · 6b024ba543…
23 September 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 18 Sept 2026 · range 18 Sept 2026 to 4 Oct 2026 · d7a0fecf8c…
23 September 2026 Reveal 1 day later

Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 17 Sept 2026 to 3 Oct 2026 · 2d06b3901f…
30 September 2026 On sale 1 day later

Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 22 Sept 2026 to 10 Oct 2026 · 3f4aae0444…
22 September 2026 Reveal No change

Worked out on 17 Sept 2026 · range 17 Sept 2026 to 2 Oct 2026 · c2a9c68f49…

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