Should You Upgrade From the CMF Phone 1?

How the CMF Phone 1 compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.

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Your phone

CMF Phone 1

Announced Jul 2024 · 2 years old

5.5
Security updates
Until around 2027
OS upgrades
Ended around 2026

Our take

Time to upgrade

Security updates end around 2027 Newer phones are about 3× faster The best upgrade scores 3.0 points higher on camera and 2.8 on battery OS upgrades ended around 2026

Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.

Upgrades we’d look at

We don’t have a US launch price for the CMF Phone 1, so we compare it with mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset. Choose “Any price” above to see every phone.

Best mid-range upgrade

TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G

7.4Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • Camera score: 4.8 → 7.2
  • Display score: 7.5 → 8.8
  • Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Telephoto lens (3× optical zoom)
  • Better water resistance

What you’d give up

  • No microSD card slot

Step up: upper mid-range

Motorola Edge 70 Pro

8.2Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 3× faster
  • Camera score: 4.8 → 7.8
  • Display score: 7.5 → 8.9
  • Battery: 5,000 → 6,500 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • No microSD card slot

Best camera

OPPO Reno16 Pro 5G

8.1Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 3× faster
  • Camera score: 4.8 → 8.3
  • Display score: 7.5 → 8.5
  • Battery: 5,000 → 6,000 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • No microSD card slot

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CMF Phone 1 upgrade FAQ

Is the CMF Phone 1 still supported?

CMF promises 3 years of security updates for the CMF Phone 1, counted from its announcement in July 2024, so they should continue until around 2027. It gets 2 years of OS upgrades, which ended around 2026.

What is the best upgrade from the CMF Phone 1?

Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro, with a PhoneRanked score of 8.2 vs 5.5 for the CMF Phone 1. The newest model of the same family is the CMF Phone 2 Pro. The best mid-range upgrade is the TECNO Camon 50 Ultra 5G. We don’t have a US launch price for the CMF Phone 1, so we looked at mid-range and upper mid-range phones, going by US launch price or, without one, by the chipset.

How much faster is the Motorola Edge 70 Pro than the CMF Phone 1?

Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the Motorola Edge 70 Pro is about 3 times as fast as the CMF Phone 1. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 6,520 vs 2,970, and in the 3DMark Steel Nomad Light graphics test 1,443 vs 347.

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