Home > Smartphone comparison > Phone (3a) Lite vs CMF Phone 2 Pro – which one to choose?

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite vs CMF Phone 2 Pro

65 out of 100
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
VS
65 out of 100
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.77-inch Nothing Phone (3a) Lite (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro ) that was released on October 29, 2025, against the Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
  • Optical image stabilization
  • The phone is 6 months newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
  • The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS

Review

Evaluation of Nothing Phone (3a) Lite and CMF Phone 2 Pro 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.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
πŸ“± Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

To get an accurate value-for-money index, update the default prices with actual prices from your country’s retailers (for the selected memory configs) and press the "Calculate" button.
Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
78.6
(Good)
Value Index
92.0
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Phone (3a) Lite
vs
CMF Phone 2 Pro

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 inches 6.77 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels 1080 x 2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.9:9 20:9
PPI 388 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 480 Hz
Screen protection Panda Glass Panda Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.9% 86.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Phone (3a) Lite
1218 nits
CMF Phone 2 Pro +3%
1254 nits

Design and build

Height 164 mm (6.46 inches) 164 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 78 mm (3.07 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP54
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black White, Black, Green, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.83/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) Β· 90 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Nothing Phone (3a) Lite and Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro
Max clock 2500 MHz 2500 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 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 655 MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1047 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Nothing Phone (3a) Lite and Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 2511 2509
Single-core score 1015 999
Multi-core score 2922 2867
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Phone (3a) Lite
884207
CMF Phone 2 Pro +1%
895939
CPU 347556 347749
GPU 126923 125925
Memory 143829 139324
UX 265899 282941
Total score 884207 895939
Samples [4 tests] [15 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 345
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 11393 11279
Video editing 5297 5278
Photo editing 23565 23499
Data manipulation 9751 9970
Writing score 17591 17296
Submit your benchmark results

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Nothing Phone (3a) Lite
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-21 (Zenos)AnTuTu911497
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (a1kzz)AnTuTu694121
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-26 (Kashi)AnTuTu884207
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 (amor)AnTuTu875040
Add View all (4)
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (CoiLLove)AnTuTu847225
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-15 (Shery)AnTuTu894168
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-07 (Danik)AnTuTu895939
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-17 (iambeaver)AnTuTu886042
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-13 (TeghGuns)AnTuTu873369
Add View all (16)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM Nothing OS 3.5 Nothing OS 4.0
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 6 years 6 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (57% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:07 hr 1:25 hr
Battery cycles 1400 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:31 hr 10:12 hr
Watching video 18:14 hr 16:34 hr
Gaming 06:14 hr 05:59 hr
Standby 124 hr 153 hr
General battery life
Phone (3a) Lite
27:00 hr
CMF Phone 2 Pro +6%
28:32 hr
Add your battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (103rd and 78th place)

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
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) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9 Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN9
Sensor size 1/1.57" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.57" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Digital
Telephoto lens
Image resolution - 50 MP
Aperture - f/1.9
Focal length - 50 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV50D
Sensor size - 1/2.88" (β‰ˆ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size - 0.61 micron
Stabilization - Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm 15 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC08A8 GalaxyCore GC08A8
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 -
Stabilization No -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4640 x 3488 4640 x 3488
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 24 mm 22 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC16B3 GalaxyCore GC16B3
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 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 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 5.3 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, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced October 2025 April 2025
Release date October 2025 May 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $249 $249
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
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
71 (32.9%)
145 (67.1%)
Total votes: 216

Related comparisons

1. Nothing Phone (3a) Lite vs Nothing Phone (3a) (1)
2. Nothing Phone (3a) Lite vs Samsung Galaxy A17 5G
3. Nothing Phone (3a) Lite vs Realme 15T
4. Nothing Phone (3a) Lite vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G
5. Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro vs Nothing CMF Phone 1 (3)
6. Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro vs Nothing Phone (3a)
7. Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro vs Nothing Phone (2a)
8. Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro vs Motorola Moto G96
Compare other phones (860+)

User opinions

You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
EnglishРусский