NothingsmartphoneLast featured Apr 2025
Nothing CMF Phone 1
I'd buy itI'd buy this.
Maybe the most instantly recommendable phone he has used, with standout design, screen and battery for £200, held back by average performance, zoom and audio.
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- Price when I covered it
- $200
- Featured in
- 3 videos · 2024–2025
- Category
- Phones · Budget
What I liked
- Replaceable back and sides
- Amazing phone even without accessories
- Good specs for the price
- Modular back with accessories
- Swappable back
- Swappable back plates and screw-on accessories
What I didn't
- No NFC
- Uneven display borders
- Only IP52-level protection (IPX2, no dust rating)
- Average performance with some lag
- Weak zoom, no ultra-wide camera
- Mono speaker and mediocre 33W charging with no brick
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“was an actually amazing phone, even outside of those accessories”
“it's got the specs that you'd be looking for at this $200 price nothing feels lacking when you're using it”
“I don't say this very often but I think this is a genius product”
“the cmf phone 1 is maybe the most instantly recommendable phone I have ever used”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
0:07CMF Phone 2 Pro Review - Next-Gen Modular Phone!The original was an amazing budget phone, awarded budget phone of the year, with fully swappable backs.
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13:22The BEST Smartphones of 2024!Best budget phone of 2024, with solid specs at $200 and a practical modular accessory system.
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0:00Why the Nothing CMF Phone 1 is a Game Changer.Maybe the most instantly recommendable phone he has used, with standout design, screen and battery for £200, held back by average performance, zoom and audio.
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Why it's on these shelves
- Value king
“it's got the specs that you'd be looking for at this $200 price”
▶ 13:28 - Actually innovative
“nothing has manage to make something that gives their $250 phone a tangible leg up over my $1200 phone”
▶ 4:53 - Battery hero
“the important thing is the battery life and the battery life they have nailed”
▶ 8:09 - Design object
“for the price this is one of the best designed phones I've ever seen”
▶ 5:42
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