CMF Phone 1 vs HONOR 70

The CMF Phone 1 scores 5.5 in our rating, and the HONOR 70 scores 6.5. The HONOR 70 leads in display, performance, camera and battery. The CMF Phone 1 is the newer phone, announced Jul 8, 2024.

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CMF CMF Phone 1

5.5 Price TBA

HONOR HONOR 70

6.5 Price TBA

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Key differences

Why choose the CMF Phone 1

Bigger battery 5,000 mAh vs 4,800 mAh
Better water resistance IP52 vs None
Newer model Jul 8, 2024 vs May 30, 2022
microSD card slot

Why choose the HONOR 70

Faster wired charging 66 W vs 33 W
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 6 GB / 8 GB
More storage 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB vs 128 GB / 256 GB
Lighter 178 g vs 197 g
Thinner 7.91 mm vs 8 mm
Charger in the box

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Value for money marked “est.” is an estimate: that phone has no official US launch price, so it is not highlighted against the others.

Spec CMF Phone 1HONOR 70

Overall 5.5 6.5

Display 7.5 8.1

Performance 4.7 6.6

Camera 4.8 6.0

Battery 4.8 5.1

Design 5.7 5.8

Software support 4.3 4.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec CMF Phone 1HONOR 70

Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, Super AMOLED OLED, Super Curved OLED

Resolution 1080 × 2400 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 395 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 2,000 nits —

HDR — HDR10+

Protection Dragontrail Pro —

Performance

Spec CMF Phone 1HONOR 70

Chipset Dimensity 7300 Snapdragon 778G+

Process 4 nm 6 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.5 GHz

GPU Mali-G615 MC2 Adreno 642L

RAM 6 GB / 8 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec CMF Phone 1HONOR 70

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.95" 54 MP, f/1.9, 1/1.49"

Optical stabilization ✕ No ✕ No

Ultrawide — 50 MP

Rear cameras 2 3

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 16 MP 32 MP

Front video — 1080p@30

Battery and charging

Spec CMF Phone 1HONOR 70

Capacity 5,000 mAh 4,800 mAh

Battery type — Li-Po

Wired charging 33 W 66 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✓ Yes

Design and build

Spec CMF Phone 1HONOR 70

Dimensions 164 × 77 × 8 mm 161.4 × 73.3 × 7.91 mm

Thickness 8 mm 7.91 mm

Weight 197 g 178 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Plastic

Back Plastic Glass

Water resistance IP52 None

Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Blue, Orange, Light Green Crystal Silver, Icelandic Frost, Emerald Green, Midnight Black

Connectivity and features

Spec CMF Phone 1HONOR 70

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.3 5.2

USB — USB-C 2.0

NFC ✕ No ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✕ No ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec CMF Phone 1HONOR 70

OS at launch Android 14 Android 12

Interface Nothing OS 2.6 Magic UI 6.1

OS updates 2 years 2 years

Security updates 3 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec CMF Phone 1HONOR 70

Announced Jul 8, 2024 May 30, 2022

Released Jul 12, 2024 Jun 7, 2022

Status Released Discontinued

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