CMF Phone 1 vs Nothing Phone (2a)

The CMF Phone 1 scores 5.4 in our rating, and the Nothing Phone (2a) scores 6.1. The CMF Phone 1 leads in display, while the Nothing Phone (2a) is ahead in performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The CMF Phone 1 is the newer phone, announced Jul 8, 2024.

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CMF CMF Phone 1

5.4 Price TBA

Nothing Nothing Phone (2a)

6.1 From $349

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Key differences

Why choose the CMF Phone 1

Brighter screen 2,000 nits vs 1,300 nits
Newer model Jul 8, 2024 vs Mar 5, 2024
Thinner 8 mm vs 8.55 mm
Sharper display 395 ppi vs 394 ppi
microSD card slot

Why choose the Nothing Phone (2a)

Faster wired charging 45 W vs 33 W
Bigger screen 6.7 inches vs 6.67 inches
Better water resistance IP54 vs IP52
Longer OS update support 3 years vs 2 years
More RAM 8 GB / 12 GB vs 6 GB / 8 GB
Lighter 190 g vs 197 g

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Calculated from specs, relative to phones from the same year and price range. How we rate phones

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 1Nothing Phone (2a)

Overall 5.4 6.1

Display 7.5 7.2

Performance 4.4 4.7

Camera 4.8 6.5

Battery 5.0 5.3

Design 5.7 6.6

Software support 4.3 5.7

Value for money 6.0 est. 5.1

Display

Spec CMF Phone 1Nothing Phone (2a)

Size 6.67 inches 6.7 inches

Type OLED, Super AMOLED OLED, Flexible AMOLED

Resolution 1080 × 2400 px 1084 × 2412 px

Pixel density 395 ppi 394 ppi

Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 2,000 nits 1,300 nits

HDR — HDR10+

Protection Dragontrail Pro Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Spec CMF Phone 1Nothing Phone (2a)

Chipset Dimensity 7300 Dimensity 7200

Process 4 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 2.5 GHz 2.8 GHz

GPU Mali-G615 MC2 Mali-G610 MC4

RAM 6 GB / 8 GB 8 GB / 12 GB

Storage 128 GB / 256 GB 128 GB / 256 GB

microSD slot ✓ Yes ✕ No

Cameras

Spec CMF Phone 1Nothing Phone (2a)

Main camera 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.95" 50 MP, f/1.88, 1/1.56"

Optical stabilization ✕ No ✓ Yes

Ultrawide — 50 MP

Rear cameras 2 2

Rear video 4K@30 4K@30

Front camera 16 MP 32 MP

Battery and charging

Spec CMF Phone 1Nothing Phone (2a)

Capacity 5,000 mAh 5,000 mAh

Wired charging 33 W 45 W

Reverse wireless ✕ No ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec CMF Phone 1Nothing Phone (2a)

Dimensions 164 × 77 × 8 mm 161.74 × 76.32 × 8.55 mm

Thickness 8 mm 8.55 mm

Weight 197 g 190 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame — Plastic

Back Plastic Plastic

Water resistance IP52 IP54

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 Black, White, Milk

Connectivity and features

Spec CMF Phone 1Nothing Phone (2a)

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 5.3 5.3

USB — USB-C 2.0

NFC ✕ No ✓ Yes

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✕ No ✓ Yes

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec CMF Phone 1Nothing Phone (2a)

OS at launch Android 14 Android 14

Interface Nothing OS 2.6 Nothing OS 2.5

OS updates 2 years 3 years

Security updates 3 years 4 years

Launch and price

Spec CMF Phone 1Nothing Phone (2a)

Announced Jul 8, 2024 Mar 5, 2024

Released Jul 12, 2024 Mar 12, 2024

Status Released Released

US launch price — $349

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