Nothing Phone (2a) vs CMF Phone 1
63
out of 100
VS
60
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Nothing Phone (2a) (with MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro) that was released on March 5, 2024, against the Nothing CMF Phone 1, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 and came out 4 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 Phone (2a)
- Shows 8% longer battery life (29:55 vs 27:36 hours)
- Optical image stabilization
- Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (985K versus 885K)
- Stereo speakers
- Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1133 and 1009 points
Reasons to consider the Nothing CMF Phone 1
- Delivers 28% higher peak brightness (1255 against 977 nits)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
- Reverse charging feature
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 | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2412 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 394 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 700 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1300 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 | 87.8% | 85% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.3% | 100% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) | 164 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 76.3 mm (3 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP54 | IP52 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black | Black, Green, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7200 Pro | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Max clock | 2800 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 650 | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MC4 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 1130 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~578.6 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 4085 | 2474 |
| Single-core score | 1133 | 1009 |
| Multi-core score | 2581 | 2936 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 363418 | 345594 |
| GPU | 172332 | 125210 |
| Memory | 158940 | 170811 |
| UX | 290571 | 243855 |
| Total score | 985261 | 885470 |
| Samples | [16 tests] | [25 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | 449 | 344 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 11242 |
| Video editing | - | 5308 |
| Photo editing | - | 24007 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10067 |
| Writing score | - | 17093 |
Recent User Tests
Nothing Phone (2a)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Kaiser) | AnTuTu 12 | 1001163 |
| 📘 2026-09-19 (Vedurijuht2425) | AnTuTu 12 | 1045921 |
| 📘 2026-07-12 (note8techh) | AnTuTu 11 | 984744 |
| 📘 2026-05-06 (legusk) | AnTuTu 11 | 1025139 |
| 📘 2026-04-13 (Divyanshu Raj) | AnTuTu 11 | 1006410 |
Nothing CMF Phone 1
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-27 (Mike) | CPU Throttle | 80% |
| 📘 2026-08-27 (Mike) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2443 |
| 📘 2026-08-27 (Mike) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1003 / 2932 |
| 📘 2026-08-27 (Mike) | AnTuTu 11 | 892659 |
| 📘 2026-08-10 (DragunDep) | AnTuTu 11 | 909299 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 6 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 | No | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (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 | 21 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 3 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 1:21 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:32 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Watching video | 18:30 hr | 21:45 hr |
| Gaming | 06:26 hr | 06:50 hr |
| Standby | 148 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (47th and 97th place)
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 (1080p) | 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 - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL GN9 | 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 |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 4640 x 3488 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX615 | GalaxyCore GC16B3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 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 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, 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 | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2024 | July 2024 |
| Release date | March 2024 | July 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $329 | $199 |
| Successor | - Nothing Phone (4a) | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - 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
If the camera, gaming, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Nothing Phone (2a). But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Nothing CMF Phone 1.
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