Nothing CMF Phone 1 review: Nothing's sub-brand debut — a modular-back AMOLED at $200.
A characterful budget debut.
CMF Phone 1 launches Nothing's value sub-brand with a modular screw-on back, a 2,000-nit AMOLED, the efficient Dimensity 7300 and clean software for $200 — one of the most distinctive budget phones of 2024.
01Display
84/10084/100 puts it above the 80-point average for mid phones of 2024.
02Camera
70/10070/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2024.
03Performance
74/100At 74/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid phones of 2024 — 7 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
78/10078/100 trails the 80-point cohort average for mid phones of 2024.
05Build
74/10074/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2024.
06Value
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid phones of 2024 — 9 points above the cohort average.
- Swappable back covers + accessory points.
- 2,000-nit AMOLED + Dimensity 7300.
- microSD + clean Nothing OS.
- Outstanding $200 value.
- No ultrawide.
- Mono speaker.
- No NFC on some variants.
- Plastic frame.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 66-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .