{"id":225716,"date":"2026-03-20T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/im-worried-for-samsung-and-google-when-cheap-android-phones-like-this-exist\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:35:09","slug":"im-worried-for-samsung-and-google-when-cheap-android-phones-like-this-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/im-worried-for-samsung-and-google-when-cheap-android-phones-like-this-exist\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;m worried for Samsung and Google when cheap Android phones like this exist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/nothing-phone-4a-pro-review\/\">I&#8217;m worried for Samsung and Google when cheap Android phones like this exist<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/nothing-phone-4a-pro-review\/\">https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/nothing-phone-4a-pro-review\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-20 11:17:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.zdnet.com\">www.zdnet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"g-text-large g-text-large-bold g-outer-spacing-bottom-xsmall\">ZDNET&#8217;s key takeaways<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"c-keyTakeaways_listElement\">\n<li><span>Pros: Bold design in a rather stale market, NothingOS is smooth and responsive, larger battery with fast charging<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> Cons: Glyth Interface is less intuitive now, no US carrier availability, no wireless charging<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Follow ZDNET:\u00a0<span class=\"c-commerceLink\"><span>Add us as a preferred source<\/span><\/span>\u00a0on Google.<\/p>\n<p>I won&#8217;t bury the lede: <span class=\"c-commerceLink\"><span>Nothing Phone 4a Pro<\/span><\/span> is the company&#8217;s most premium-looking phone to date. The device has a strong character and distinct personality that you won&#8217;t find on any other sub-$500 phone. If Nothing&#8217;s old Glyph lights, a customizable LED strip interface on the back of the device, were too much for you, the Phone 4a Pro consolidates them in a Matrix inside the camera module without losing the fun vibe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Forget iPhone 17e: Nothing&#8217;s Phone 4a Pro costs less and looks a whole lot better<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At $499, Nothing&#8217;s new Phone 4a Pro competes directly with more well-established players, such as the Google Pixel 10a and Samsung Galaxy A56 5G. The phone offers a solid package, but can it take on the industry heavyweights to grab a spot in your pocket? I used it for a few days to find out.<\/p>\n<p>The latest midrange phone features a refreshed design, improved software, and versatile cameras.<\/p>\n<p>        Show more<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"c-bestListDeals_hed u-text-center\">Best mobile deals of the week<\/h3>\n<p>Deals are selected by the CNET Group commerce team, and may be unrelated to this article.<\/p>\n<h2>A design I quickly fell in love with<\/h2>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Prakhar holding the pink Nothing Phone 4a Pro.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720.1844734819371\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p>The Nothing Phone 4a Pro looks great in pink.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"c-shortcodeImage_credit g-outer-spacing-top-xsmall u-block\">Prakhar Khanna\/ZDNET<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Nothing Phone 4a Pro is a departure from last year&#8217;s maximalist approach, and for good reason. You now get a metal build that feels more premium in the hand. In comparison, the Galaxy A56 looks basic, while the Pixel 10a pops in red and has an &#8220;affordable phone&#8221; feel.<\/p>\n<p>I love the new subtle pink color on the Phone 4a Pro. It is perhaps my favorite phone color this year. I like that brands are choosing to offer more shades than boring blacks and whites, and Nothing&#8217;s execution is perfect. You can also buy the device in silver or black.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also:&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/nothing-phone-4a-pro-review\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m worried for Samsung and Google when cheap Android phones like this exist https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/nothing-phone-4a-pro-review\/ Publish&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":225717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/a\/img\/resize\/11378bae6fcafda73906cd54b3b586b8cb78aadd\/2026\/03\/19\/5c9d6cf9-9926-4e37-832f-f7b3edb25947\/img-20260318-163658.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[70,72,86],"class_list":["post-225716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","tag-google","tag-pixel","tag-samsung"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225716"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":225718,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225716\/revisions\/225718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}