Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro vs Motorola Moto G96
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro) that was released on April 28, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G96, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- 13% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (895K versus 794K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G96
- Higher display refresh rate β 144 Hz
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Stereo speakers
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | POLED |
| Size | 6.77 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2392 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 388 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 1600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 480 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Panda Glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.5% | 90.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164 mm (6.46 inches) | 161.86 mm (6.37 inches) |
| Width | 78 mm (3.07 inches) | 73.26 mm (2.88 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.93 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 185 g (6.53 oz) | 178 g (6.28 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Orange | Blue, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 1.95 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1047 MHz | 940 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS | ~481.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2509 | 1795 |
| Single-core score | 999 | 1017 |
| Multi-core score | 2867 | 2887 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 347749 | 303360 |
| GPU | 125925 | 73224 |
| Memory | 139324 | 162133 |
| UX | 282941 | 255921 |
| Total score | 895939 | 794638 |
| Samples | [15 tests] | [8 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | 345 | 255 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11279 | 16105 |
| Video editing | 5278 | 8134 |
| Photo editing | 23499 | 32330 |
| Data manipulation | 9970 | 10998 |
| Writing score | 17296 | 18030 |
Recent User Tests
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-12 (CoiLLove) | AnTuTu 11 | 847225 |
| π 2026-04-15 (Shery) | AnTuTu 11 | 894168 |
| π 2026-04-07 (Danik) | AnTuTu 11 | 895939 |
| π 2026-02-17 (iambeaver) | AnTuTu 11 | 886042 |
| π 2026-02-13 (TeghGuns) | AnTuTu 11 | 873369 |
Motorola Moto G96
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-18 (Rikirin) | AnTuTu 11 | 838860 |
| π 2026-05-29 (Ratul Azaan) | AnTuTu 11 | 729002 |
| π 2026-01-27 (Bishal chowdhury) | AnTuTu 11 | 794638 |
| π 2026-01-27 (Bishal chowdhury) | AnTuTu 11 | 794638 |
| π 2025-12-15 -> Eldridge | AnTuTu 11 | 794701 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| ROM | Nothing OS 4.0 | Hello UI |
| OS updates | 3 years | 1 year |
| Security updates | 6 years | 3 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 33 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (46% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 1:25 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:12 hr | - |
| Watching video | 16:34 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:59 hr | - |
| Standby | 153 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#79th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 2x | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 119Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9 | Sony LYT-700C |
| Sensor size | 1/1.57" (β 0.64 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | - |
| Focal length | 50 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV50D | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (β 0.35 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 15 mm | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC08A8 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4640 x 3488 | 3280 x 2460 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 22 mm | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC16B3 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) | 1/3.14" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2025 | July 2025 |
| Release date | May 2025 | July 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $249 | $210 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | - |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro. But if the design and sound are more of a priority β go for the Motorola Moto G96.
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