SpecEagle review · Nothing

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro review: The modular budget phone gains a telephoto and AMOLED.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2025·$279
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#16 of 43
Tier
Mid
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A modular budget with a real tele.

CMF Phone 2 Pro adds a telephoto, AMOLED and swappable backs at $279, with clean Nothing OS and microSD. A genuinely fun, well-specced budget phone with character.

01Display

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2025.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.77 inches
Resolution2,392 × 1,080 px
Peak brightness3,000 nits

02Camera

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2025.

Main50 MP Sony LYT-700, f/1.88
Telephoto50 MP, 2× sensor crop
Ultrawide8 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2025.

ChipsetDimensity 7300 Pro (4 nm)
RAM8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB + microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2025.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired33 W

05Build

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2025.

06Value

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among mid phones of 2025 — 7 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • Triple 50 MP-class incl. tele at $279.
  • 3,000-nit AMOLED.
  • Swappable backs + accessories.
  • Clean Nothing OS + microSD.
What doesn't
  • IP54 only.
  • Dimensity 7300 Pro is mid.
  • 33 W charging.
  • Crop telephoto.
Cross-shop it against
POCO F6
$399 · score 80/100

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 43-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .