POCO F9 Ultra vs CMF Phone 1

The POCO F9 Ultra scores 9.3 in our rating, and the CMF Phone 1 scores 5.5. The POCO F9 Ultra leads in display, performance, camera, battery, design and software support. The POCO F9 Ultra is the newer phone, announced Sep 1, 2026.

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POCO POCO F9 Ultra

9.3 Price TBA

Top score

CMF CMF Phone 1

5.5 Price TBA

Key differences

Why choose the POCO F9 Ultra

Bigger battery 8,050 mAh vs 5,000 mAh
Faster wired charging 100 W vs 33 W
Bigger screen 6.9 inches vs 6.67 inches
Brighter screen 10,000 nits vs 2,000 nits
Higher refresh rate 185 Hz vs 120 Hz
Better water resistance IP68 vs IP52

Why choose the CMF Phone 1

Lighter 197 g vs 235 g
Thinner 8 mm vs 8.74 mm
microSD card slot

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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 POCO F9 UltraCMF Phone 1

Overall 9.3 5.5

Display 8.7 7.5

Performance 9.0 4.7

Camera 8.7 4.8

Battery 8.8 4.8

Design 8.2 5.7

Software support 7.4 4.3

Value for money 6.0 est. 6.0 est.

Display

Spec POCO F9 UltraCMF Phone 1

Size 6.9 inches 6.67 inches

Type OLED, Ultra-bright AMOLED OLED, Super AMOLED

Resolution 1200 × 2608 px 1080 × 2400 px

Pixel density 416 ppi 395 ppi

Refresh rate 185 Hz 120 Hz

Adaptive refresh ✕ No ✕ No

Peak brightness 10,000 nits 2,000 nits

HDR HDR10+, Dolby Vision —

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7i Dragontrail Pro

Performance

Spec POCO F9 UltraCMF Phone 1

Chipset Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Dimensity 7300

Process 3 nm 4 nm

Max CPU clock 4.6 GHz 2.5 GHz

GPU Adreno 840 Mali-G615 MC2

RAM 12 GB / 16 GB 6 GB / 8 GB

Storage 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB 128 GB / 256 GB

Storage type UFS 4.1 —

microSD slot ✕ No ✓ Yes

Cameras

Spec POCO F9 UltraCMF Phone 1

Main camera 200 MP, f/1.68 50 MP, f/1.8, 1/1.95"

Optical stabilization ✓ Yes ✕ No

Ultrawide 50 MP —

Telephoto 50 MP, 5× optical, periscope —

Optical zoom 5× —

Rear cameras 3 2

Rear video 8K@30 4K@30

Front camera 32 MP 16 MP

Front video 4K@30 —

Battery and charging

Spec POCO F9 UltraCMF Phone 1

Capacity 8,050 mAh 5,000 mAh

Battery type Silicon-carbon —

Wired charging 100 W 33 W

Wireless charging 50 W —

Reverse wireless ✓ Yes ✕ No

Charger in box ✕ No ✕ No

Design and build

Spec POCO F9 UltraCMF Phone 1

Dimensions 163.49 × 77.94 × 8.74 mm 164 × 77 × 8 mm

Thickness 8.74 mm 8 mm

Weight 235 g 197 g

Form factor Bar Bar

Frame Aluminum —

Back Fiberglass Plastic

Water resistance IP68 IP52

Fingerprint Under-display ultrasonic Under-display optical

3D face unlock ✕ No ✕ No

SIM Dual Nano-SIM + eSIM Dual Nano-SIM

Colors Black, Dark Cherry Black, Blue, Orange, Light Green

Connectivity and features

Spec POCO F9 UltraCMF Phone 1

5G ✓ Yes ✓ Yes

Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi 6

Bluetooth 6.0 5.3

USB USB-C 3.x —

NFC ✓ Yes ✕ No

3.5 mm jack ✕ No ✕ No

Stereo speakers ✓ Yes ✕ No

Satellite ✕ No ✕ No

IR blaster ✓ Yes ✕ No

Software

Spec POCO F9 UltraCMF Phone 1

OS at launch Android 16 Android 14

Interface Xiaomi HyperOS 3 Nothing OS 2.6

OS updates 4 years 2 years

Security updates 6 years 3 years

Launch and price

Spec POCO F9 UltraCMF Phone 1

Announced Sep 1, 2026 Jul 8, 2024

Released Sep 1, 2026 Jul 12, 2024

Status Released Released

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