CMF Phone 1 by Nothing review

08 July 2024


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  • Anonymous
  • 0U7
  • 09 Jul 2024

It's textbook "form over function" gimmicky marketing.

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    • Anonymous
    • y6V
    • 09 Jul 2024

    Hello Moto, 09 Jul 2024Why even have a removable back without a removable battery?... moreyou open the back to change the cover. that's the purpose... Not to change batteries. It may be a missed opportunity but it definitely is not pointless. This is especially useful if you damage the back and sides or just bored with the color.

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      • hugh mungus
      • Qb}
      • 09 Jul 2024

      zorangelev, 09 Jul 2024Kinder egg phone , by the way the accessories are unrealist... moreWhat does this even mean? ESL comment.

        Why even have a removable back without a removable battery? Is this a literal joke? Do you open the back just to see the failed opportunity by CMF?

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          • Anonymous
          • y6V
          • 09 Jul 2024

          Most people in here don't get what Nothing/Cmf is trying to do. They're non-conformists trying a different route that most are taking. You people compare them to Chinese brands who churn out models by the dozens yearly without much thought and excitement about them. They all look the same, under different brands, and even have sub-brands similar to their parent companies but not CMF. They may be a sub-brand but apart from the OS they are going a different look from the parent company. They are London-based and fairly new company that just released their FIRST phone. I say not bad for a budget/mid-range phone

            No nfc?
            No stereo speakers?
            No thanks!

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              • Shyniee
              • n$j
              • 09 Jul 2024

              zorangelev, 09 Jul 2024Kinder egg phone , by the way the accessories are unrealist... moreIt will allow for 3 printing alternatives

                Kinder egg phone , by the way the accessories are unrealistic expensive for pure plastic....

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                  • GrahamD
                  • FHL
                  • 09 Jul 2024

                  I don't know who would spend money on this junk. So many cheaper alternatives are available with better specifications.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • U@W
                    • 09 Jul 2024

                    Missing 3.5mm jack 😒 Useless phone 👋

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                      • Anonymous
                      • ut{
                      • 09 Jul 2024

                      Anonymous, 09 Jul 2024Too many people crying for a removable battery Still livin... moreSo repairability is something from stone age?
                      Reusable products are deemed obselete ?
                      Dancing to their tunes, you are forgetting big picture, get a 2 year lasting e-waste and forced to spend money again.
                      You must be living in a blooming economy .

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                        • Anonymous
                        • Fek
                        • 09 Jul 2024

                        Anonymous, 09 Jul 2024Most Motos do not have stereo speakers. The Redmis that do,... moreEven a cheapo Motorola G24 has stereo speakers.

                        That thing is 120 euro without discounts.

                        As for NFC, my secondary phone for work, Motorola G04 has NFC and they go for under 85 euro.

                        Just saying, CMF spend most of the money on the backplate gimmick, which is also the reason they dropped NFC.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • Tsr
                          • 09 Jul 2024

                          BenjaEBC11, 08 Jul 2024I cant believe all the anger and criticism for 200 dollars.... moreThe phone has higher prices in certain regions.

                          200 dollars for this sounds fine in the US, but in Europe where this thing is starting at 239 euro, there are many other and better options.

                          And if I have to believe some people from other regions I know where the price of this thing is too high, the issues is exactly the same there.

                          Like someone even said, if Samsung sells a cheaper and better phone than you, and Samsung is often the most expensive option in the budget market.

                          Then you messed up, because there are many cheaper brands than Samsung doing better, and you as a company (CMF) brought out a phone that is worse and more expensive than Samsung.

                          It is because we have so many better options for that around 239 euro that people complain, if this phone was below 200 euro many people would not complain that much (maybe about lack of NFC which even a 80 euro Motorola has nowdays, but that aside)

                          So yeah 200 dollars is a fine price for a market like the US, 239 euro is however poor value.

                          And it's hilarious how many youtubers try overly hard to not critisize the phone, some even totally omitting the cons.

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                            • Gosho
                            • iAB
                            • 09 Jul 2024

                            A simple Xiaomi from last 1-2 years would cost even less and provide much more value

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                              • Patata cocida
                              • GLR
                              • 09 Jul 2024

                              So you can remove the cover, but not replace easily the battery, no audio jack for no reason

                              For 50€ more they could have included a mediatek 8300, so 250€ phone, but it would double the performance, better than their current high end, priced at 500€

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                                • Anonymous
                                • fCE
                                • 09 Jul 2024

                                CamoGeko-XDA, 09 Jul 2024No it won't. It's a flop, even more than the Noth... moreToo many people crying for a removable battery
                                Still living in the stone age

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • fCE
                                  • 09 Jul 2024

                                  FarFan, 08 Jul 2024I agree with commenters, this phone is e-waste and absurd ... moreWhat do you want for $200 ? A CMF iPhone 1 with in-built fridge? I bet someone like you will still be complaining of a missing feature

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • fCE
                                    • 09 Jul 2024

                                    Quadar, 08 Jul 2024removable back with non removable battery and no NFC Haha.... moreWant a removable battery ? Are you still living in 2005

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • fCE
                                      • 09 Jul 2024

                                      shinigami7274, 09 Jul 2024If you are in India, I would strongly suggest you to go for... moreThere's a $60 difference, between CMF phone 1 and Edge 50 Fusion for the 8/128 variant

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 3kP
                                        • 09 Jul 2024

                                        Not really worth it imo