Samsung Galaxy A53 5G vs Nothing CMF Phone 1
49
out of 100
VS
60
out of 100
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.5-inch Samsung Galaxy A53 5G (with Exynos 1280) that was released on March 17, 2022, against the Nothing CMF Phone 1, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 and came out 2 years and 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 Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- Stereo speakers
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Nothing CMF Phone 1
- Shows 24% longer battery life (27:36 vs 22:13 hours)
- 42% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (885K versus 621K)
- Delivers 51% higher peak brightness (1269 against 838 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- The phone is 2 years and 4 months newer
- 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 | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.5 inches | 6.67 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 405 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 830 nits | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 240 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | DragonTrail Pro |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.5% | 85% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.6% | 100% |
| PWM | 250 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 9 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 159.6 mm (6.28 inches) | 164 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 74.8 mm (2.94 inches) | 77 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) |
| Weight | 189 g (6.67 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP52 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Yellow | Black, Green, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1280 | MediaTek Dimensity 7300 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP4 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 128 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 897 MHz | 1047 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~229.6 GFLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 2341 | 2474 |
| Single-core score | 940 | 1009 |
| Multi-core score | 1974 | 2936 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 252449 | 345594 |
| GPU | 71629 | 125210 |
| Memory | 101323 | 170811 |
| UX | 196506 | 243855 |
| Total score | 621907 | 885470 |
| Samples | [7 tests] | [25 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 98% |
| Graphics test | - | 3 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 344 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | - |
| Graphics test | 3 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 635 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11160 | 11242 |
| Video editing | 8207 | 5308 |
| Photo editing | 23379 | 24007 |
| Data manipulation | 9873 | 10067 |
| Writing score | 14914 | 17093 |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-16 -> SacredGold14 | Geekbench 6 CPU | 856 / 2016 |
| 📘 2026-05-15 (mD) | AnTuTu 11 | 639223 |
| 📘 2026-05-08 (Devenkci) | AnTuTu 11 | 655361 |
| 📘 2026-03-03 (nightbet) | AnTuTu 11 | 621907 |
| 📘 2026-02-27 (nightbet) | AnTuTu 11 | 617754 |
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 | 4 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 | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 2048 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | One UI 8.0 | Nothing OS 4.0 |
| OS size | 36 GB | 18 GB |
| OS updates | 4 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 5 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 33 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (45% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:24 hr | 1:21 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:09 hr | 10:01 hr |
| Watching video | 12:55 hr | 21:45 hr |
| Gaming | 04:59 hr | 06:50 hr |
| Standby | 117 hr | 116 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#97th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9000 x 7000 | 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 | 240 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 12 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 64 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KGW1P | Sony IMX882 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.72" (≈ 0.58 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | - |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Stabilization | No | - |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 55 | - |
| Preview | 55 | - |
| Zoom | 82 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A53 5G from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 4640 x 3488 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | CMOS | GalaxyCore GC16B3 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (≈ 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | 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 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP | 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* | Depends on the region | 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 | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | - |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | - | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March 2022 | July 2024 |
| Release date | April 2022 | July 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | $199 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy A57 5G | - |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect 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
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Nothing CMF Phone 1 is definitely a better buy.
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Total votes: 6
