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Nothing Phone (1) vs CMF Phone 1

55 out of 100
Nothing Phone (1)
VS
60 out of 100
Nothing CMF Phone 1
Nothing Phone (1)
Nothing CMF Phone 1

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.55-inch Nothing Phone (1) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus) that was released on July 12, 2022, against the Nothing CMF Phone 1, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 and came out 2 years after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments (2)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (1)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 15W
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Water-resistant body (IP53 classification)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Stereo speakers
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
Reasons to consider the Nothing CMF Phone 1
  • Delivers 91% higher peak brightness (1255 against 657 nits)
  • Shows 19% longer battery life (27:36 vs 23:08 hours)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • The phone is 2 years newer
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 7300

Review

Evaluation of Nothing Phone (1) and CMF Phone 1 crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 35% Yes
Mostly no. The difference is too small to matter in everyday use.
The overall difference between Nothing Phone (1) and Nothing CMF Phone 1 is not big enough to justify updating.
Main improvements: battery life and display.
Be aware: the newer phone is weaker in connectivity.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Phone (1)
vs
CMF Phone 1

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 500 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1200 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 DragonTrail Pro
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9% 85%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 95.9% 100%
PWM 119 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 2 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Phone (1)
657 nits
CMF Phone 1 +91%
1255 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 159.2 mm (6.27 inches) 164 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 75.8 mm (2.98 inches) 77 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 193.5 g (6.83 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof IP53 IP52
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black Black, Green, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Phone (1) +1%
85.9%
CMF Phone 1
85%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Nothing Phone (1) and Nothing CMF Phone 1
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus MediaTek Dimensity 7300
Max clock 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.5 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)		 - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 770 MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics Adreno 642L Mali-G615 MP2
GPU shading units 512 256
GPU clock 608 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS ~622.6 GFLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Nothing Phone (1) and Nothing CMF Phone 1
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Phone (1) +5%
1060
CMF Phone 1
1009
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Phone (1) +1%
2973
CMF Phone 1
2936
Compute Score (GPU)
Phone (1) +12%
2769
CMF Phone 1
2474
Compute Score (GPU) 2769 2474
Single-core score 1060 1009
Multi-core score 2973 2936
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Phone (1)
830458
CMF Phone 1 +7%
885470
CPU 326933 345594
GPU 102620 125210
Memory 166467 170811
UX 234438 243855
Total score 830458 885470
Samples [8 tests] [25 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 344
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 11242
Video editing - 5308
Photo editing - 24007
Data manipulation - 10067
Writing score - 17093
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Nothing Phone (1)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-28 -> SerhiiGeekbench 7 CPU910 / 3032
📘 2026-09-28 -> SerhiiAnTuTu 12871937
📘 2026-05-10 (Aroslav)AnTuTu 11854357
📘 2026-04-03 -> SerhiiGeekbench 6 CPU1059 / 3012
📘 2026-03-27 (kardinal)CPU Throttle89%
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Nothing CMF Phone 1
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-27 (Mike)CPU Throttle80%
📘 2026-08-27 (Mike)Geekbench 6 GPU2443
📘 2026-08-27 (Mike)Geekbench 6 CPU1003 / 2932
📘 2026-08-27 (Mike)AnTuTu 11892659
📘 2026-08-10 (DragunDep)AnTuTu 11909299
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory clock 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM Nothing OS 3.0 Nothing OS 4.0
OS size 16 GB 18 GB
OS updates - 3 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) No
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Fast charging Yes (48% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:31 hr 1:21 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:10 hr 10:01 hr
Watching video 13:32 hr 21:45 hr
Gaming 05:14 hr 06:50 hr
Standby 115 hr 116 hr
General battery life
Phone (1)
23:08 hr
CMF Phone 1 +19%
27:36 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 114° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX766 Sony IMX882
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 55 -
Preview 73 -
Zoom 78 -
Samples Photo samples of Nothing Phone (1) from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4640 x 3488
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor Sony IMX471 GalaxyCore GC16B3
Sensor size 1/3.13" (≈ 0.32 inch) 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.3
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Phone (1)
84.3 dB
CMF Phone 1 +8%
90.9 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July 2022 July 2024
Release date July 2022 July 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $500 $199
Successor - Nothing Phone (3) -
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
Further details
Notes on CMF Phone 1:
    - A plastic-back smartphone weighs 197g; eco-leather – 202g.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Nothing CMF Phone 1 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
137 (56.8%)
104 (43.2%)
Total votes: 241

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Cajajdh July 16, 2024 at 09:28 PM
Hi CMF Phone 1 does not support Dolby Atmos.
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Serhii July 17, 2024 at 08:17 AM
Thank you for a comment.
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