What Made Nothing's CMF Phone 2 Pro So Much Cheaper Than Others?
CMF kept the big screen and battery, but made compromises elsewhere.
Nothing created its CMF sub-brand to pursue the budget end of the phone market, where every additional dollar must be justified. The CMF Phone 2 Pro really leaned into that concept. Through Nothing's now-ended US Beta Program, the base model cost $279, compared to the $379 Nothing Phone 3a.
It's not hard to imagine that $100 difference would be obvious the minute you turned on the screen. But it wasn't. Both phones feature 6.77-inch FHD+ AMOLED displays with 120Hz refresh rates and 5,000mAh batteries, and CMF still managed to fit a 50MP main camera, 50MP 2x telephoto and 8MP ultrawide inside the Phone 2 Pro.
Nothing hasn't published a part-by-part bill of materials for the Phone 2 Pro, so it's impossible to determine exactly how much each compromise shaved off the price. But component compromises show up elsewhere: in...
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