CMF Phone 1 by Nothing review

08 July 2024


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As I Was Wondering ahead of the launch the CMF Phone 1 will creat madness now it's happening. Surprisingly It creates more madness than Nothing Phone (1), Am I Right?

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    • Anonymous
    • Tsr
    • 08 Jul 2024

    It also depends where you live, base CMF 1 is 239 euro in my country, base A35 is 230 euro.

    256gb CMF 1 is 269 euro, 256 A35 is 273 euro.

    A35 has:

    - 4 OS upgrades and 5 years of security
    - NFC
    - Ultrawide (always better than depth or macro cam only)
    - GG Victus+ on front
    - IP67
    - Stereo speakers
    - esim
    - 4K on selfie cam

    CMF 1 has:

    - a littlebit better chip
    - interchangeable back
    - faster charging
    - brighter display (not that samsung is much worse)
    - better battery life

    When Samsung is better than you for around same money.

    As a company, you made too many mistakes.

    And imagine now if we look at other companies for same price, it will only make CMF look worse.

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      • Snapdragon 695 hater
      • Mfs
      • 08 Jul 2024

      I also want to point out that this phone could have been "pioneering" considering that the EU laws to take place in 2027 means that manufacturers of portable appliances should feature replaceable batteries that can be easily removed by the end-user. What a wasted opportunity.

      Thanks for "Nothing"(!)

        Hanif Fikri, 08 Jul 2024Me too but i wished unkhertz made compact with oled display... moreWell maybe they will, hopefully this product gets enough support to than make the sequel for an OLED panel

        Even if you personally don't like his version maybe help recommend it to others that can live with the ips and if they get enough sales maybe the max 2 will be OLED

        But supporting this version is crucial

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          • Snapdragon 695 hater
          • Mfs
          • 08 Jul 2024

          Had to leave another comment because of the lack of NFC and then charging customers £19 for a card holder. This makes the total of the phone £200 if you want to use it with "less compromises"

          This phone is an insult to consumers and Nothing themselves for even thinking of putting something like this on the market.

          When I think of "Nothing" I think of a phone with no compromises and no gimmicks that gets the job done. Not selling me £19 for a mobile phone stand that can only be used for this device.

            -, 08 Jul 2024"I don't think, we'll ever get another smart... moreNot sold in India.
            Thank you for pointing it out anyways.

              I *could* forgive them for the lack of stereo speakers, removable battery and (maybe) lack of headphone jack, it's a first generation product after all and phones with sealed battery but removable back aren't new (some Huawei and the first Moto G come to mind) however the lack of NFC is a major omission, specially in a midrange device.

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                • Anonymous
                • nFP
                • 08 Jul 2024

                Jon8652, 08 Jul 20244.0 is a reasonable score to give considering the Reno 12 P... moreNothing products are always overrated in these reviews. They are not legit reviews unfortunately.

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                  • CbI
                  • 08 Jul 2024

                  If they gave a bit better camera i would have gone to it.
                  Still its okay like nuetral when it comes to specs but design is different

                    IpsDisplay, 08 Jul 2024I love the dim 7300 the efficiency is through the roof and ... moreMe too but i wished unkhertz made compact with oled display too :/

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                      • Anonymous
                      • y2g
                      • 08 Jul 2024

                      Absolute garbage.....

                      Nice for kids only if it's cheaper for an unknown brand

                        Well, this phone doesn't have NFC at all, which come to think of it, is really unacceptable at this price.

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                          • Captain
                          • 39x
                          • 08 Jul 2024

                          Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024Carl Pei showing his true intentions Just like with OneP... more..which is?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • mip
                            • 08 Jul 2024

                            Im not sure about this phone. It is what I actually were waiting for. Finally somone brings back the FUN in phones. But then again the phone would NOT at all fit my everyday needs. Having the utterly depressive depth sensor is just lackluster. Why give it such a mediocre camera?! Just make it 1 great camera and nothing else. Its nothing fgs! Sad that this phone will not sell great. I wondern why manufacturers chose these ways...its plain boring.

                              4.0 is a reasonable score to give considering the Reno 12 Pro was 3.9.

                              ...until you find out that there is no NFC. A large percentage of people use Google wallet for payments and lack of such a basic feature is pretty detrimental. Would rather take even a Redmi Note 13 5G instead as it supports this

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                                • Anonymous
                                • D0e
                                • 08 Jul 2024

                                Anonymous, 08 Jul 2024That phone is same price after some time that the price dro... moreWithout a Charger any Phone is wate , we R investing nearly 15/20+ k . What ever the innovative R innovation if u people u do. For Cost cutting u remove the Charge Adapter with the phone it's. Atter Flap. Product.
                                Customer can any use any local charger what is phone life.

                                  Efficiency and performance are the highlights of this phone... They were so close of doing something great, but the omissions of some expected or even basic stuff are hard to pass.

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                                    • Dom
                                    • YY3
                                    • 08 Jul 2024

                                    I really like the design, and I hope more manufacturers will adopt the trend of using screws because they make phones more repairable, but I think what ruins this phone for me is that it probably won't last longer than 2 or 3 years. The chipset is slower than an iPhone XR, it only gets 2 years of software updates, and it doesn't seem like the battery will be easier to replace than most phones.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Ib8
                                      • 08 Jul 2024

                                      They had me going for a while there, but inaccessible battery is a massive blueballing after all the removable-back teasing. It's like the original Moto G but without a headphone jack. Where's the beef?

                                        KidFromForeign, 08 Jul 2024No user replaceable battery? This is 2024,are you sure you... moreEurope will make this happen by roughly 2027

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