Nothing Phone (3) vs CMF Phone 1

The Nothing Phone (3) scores 8.3 in our rating, and the CMF Phone 1 scores 5.5. The Nothing Phone (3) leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The Nothing Phone (3) is the newer phone, announced Jul 1, 2025.

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Nothing Nothing Phone (3)
8.3 From $799
Top score
CMF CMF Phone 1
5.5 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the Nothing Phone (3)

  • Bigger battery 5,150 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
  • Faster wired charging 65 W vs 33 W
  • Brighter screen 4,500 nits vs 2,000 nits
  • Better water resistance IP68 vs IP52
  • Longer OS update support 5 years vs 2 years
  • Newer model Jul 1, 2025 vs Jul 8, 2024

Why choose the CMF Phone 1

  • Lighter 197 g vs 218 g
  • Thinner 8 mm vs 8.99 mm
  • microSD card slot

PhoneRanked scores

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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 Nothing Phone (3)CMF Phone 1
Overall 8.3 5.5
Display 8.5 7.5
Performance 7.7 4.7
Camera 8.2 4.8
Battery 6.3 4.8
Design 8.3 5.7
Software support 8.4 4.3
Value for money 6.0 6.0 est.

Display

Spec Nothing Phone (3)CMF Phone 1
Size 6.67 inches 6.67 inches
Type OLED, Flexible AMOLED OLED, Super AMOLED
Resolution 1260 × 2800 px 1080 × 2400 px
Pixel density 460 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No
Peak brightness 4,500 nits 2,000 nits
HDR HDR10+ —
Protection Gorilla Glass 7i Dragontrail Pro

Performance

Spec Nothing Phone (3)CMF Phone 1
Process 4 nm 4 nm
Max CPU clock 3.21 GHz 2.5 GHz
GPU Adreno 825 Mali-G615 MC2
Geekbench 6 single-core 2,212 —
Geekbench 6 multi-core 7,161 —
RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 6 GB / 8 GB
Storage 256 GB / 512 GB 128 GB / 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 —
microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec Nothing Phone (3)CMF Phone 1
Main camera 50 MP, f/1.68, 1/1.3" 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.95"
Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No
Ultrawide 50 MP —
Telephoto 50 MP, 3× optical, periscope —
Optical zoom 3× —
Rear cameras 3 2
Rear video 4K@60 4K@30
Front camera 50 MP 16 MP
Front video 4K@60 —

Battery and charging

Spec Nothing Phone (3)CMF Phone 1
Capacity 5,150 mAh 5,000 mAh
Battery type Silicon-carbon —
Wired charging 65 W 33 W
Wireless charging 15 W —
Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No
Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec Nothing Phone (3)CMF Phone 1
Dimensions 160.6 × 75.59 × 8.99 mm 164 × 77 × 8 mm
Thickness 8.99 mm 8 mm
Weight 218 g 197 g
Form factor Bar Bar
Frame Aluminum —
Back Glass Plastic
Water resistance IP68 IP52
Fingerprint Under-display optical Under-display optical
3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No
SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM
Colors White, Black Black, Blue, Orange, Light Green

Connectivity and features

Spec Nothing Phone (3)CMF Phone 1
5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth 6.0 5.3
USB USB-C 2.0 —
NFC ✓ Yes ✕ No
3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No
Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✕ No
Satellite ✕ No ✕ No
IR blaster ✕ No ✕ No

Software

Spec Nothing Phone (3)CMF Phone 1
OS at launch Android 15 Android 14
Interface Nothing OS 3.5 Nothing OS 2.6
OS updates 5 years 2 years
Security updates 7 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec Nothing Phone (3)CMF Phone 1
Announced Jul 1, 2025 Jul 8, 2024
Released Jul 15, 2025 Jul 12, 2024
Status Released Released
US launch price $799 —

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