Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G vs Nothing CMF Phone 1

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G (with MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra) that was released on December 17, 2024, against the Nothing CMF Phone 1, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7300 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 33W)
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Nothing CMF Phone 1
  • Shows 23% longer battery life (27:36 vs 22:28 hours)
  • 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (885K versus 671K)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Dimensity 7300
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1009 and 937 points

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Nothing 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)

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6 / 128 GB
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6 / 128 GB
104.6
(Excellent)
Value Index
95.3
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 395 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 2100 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 87.3% 85%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.6% 100%
PWM 60 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 1 ms 1 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
1176 nits
1254 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 162.4 mm (6.39 inches) 164 mm (6.46 inches)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) 77 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) 8.2 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP52
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Purple Black, Green, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Average (2.61/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) Β· 45 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
87.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Nothing CMF Phone 1
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7025 Ultra MediaTek Dimensity 7300
Max clock 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 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
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 550 MediaTek APU 655
GPU
Graphics IMG BXM-8-256 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU shading units 128 256
GPU clock 950 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS ~243.2 GFLOPS ~536.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G and Nothing CMF Phone 1
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2936
Compute Score (GPU)
CMF Phone 1 +1733%
2474
Compute Score (GPU) 135 2474
Single-core score 937 1009
Multi-core score 2248 2936
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
885470
CPU 262554 345594
GPU 53544 125210
Memory 146793 170811
UX 208682 243855
Total score 671573 885470
Samples [9 tests] [25 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 98%
Graphics test - 3 FPS
Graphics score - 344
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
12017
Web score 10402 11242
Video editing 4636 5308
Photo editing 23419 24007
Data manipulation 8321 10067
Writing score 16909 17093

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-24 (CMOs)AnTuTu 11692215
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-02 (kokofish)AnTuTu 11680125
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-16 (Luka)AnTuTu 11687348
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-11 (Muhamad Sodikin)AnTuTu 11625753
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (Okas)AnTuTu 11637425
Nothing CMF Phone 1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Mike)CPU Throttle80%
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Mike)Geekbench 6 GPU2443
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Mike)Geekbench 6 CPU1003 / 2932
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-27 (Mike)AnTuTu 11892659
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-10 (DragunDep)AnTuTu 11909299

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 6 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 2048 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 Nothing OS 4.0
OS size 28 GB 18 GB
OS updates 2 years 3 years
Security updates 2 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5110 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
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (58% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:00 hr 1:21 hr
Battery cycles 1000 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 10:36 hr 10:01 hr
Watching video 14:05 hr 21:45 hr
Gaming 05:10 hr 06:50 hr
Standby 93 hr 116 hr
General battery life
22:28 hr
27:36 hr

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 No Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 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/1.5 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm -
Sensor Sony IMX882 Sony IMX882
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3888 4640 x 3488
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor OmniVision OV20B40 GalaxyCore GC16B3
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 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 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 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 GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region No
Infrared port Yes 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
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio Yes No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.9 dB
90.9 dB

Other

Category Budget Mid-range
Announced December 2024 July 2024
Release date December 2024 July 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $199 $199
Successor - Xiaomi Poco M8 Pro 5G -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 45 W 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 performance, gaming, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Nothing CMF Phone 1. But if the design and sound are more of a priority – go for the Xiaomi Poco M7 Pro 5G.

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