Home Phone comparison Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max - Which is better?

Nothing CMF Phone 1 vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

66 out 100
Nothing CMF Phone 1
VS
90 out 100
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Nothing CMF Phone 1
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing CMF Phone 1 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2023with chipsetApple A17 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing CMF Phone 1
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 221g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4441mAh
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Nothing CMF Phone 1
vs
iPhone 15 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1290x2796 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 2000 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85 % 89.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
1250 nits
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
1789 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing CMF Phone 1], [Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 159.9 mm (6.3 in)
Width 77 mm (3.03 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 221 g (7.8 oz)
Water resistance IP52 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing CMF Phone 1
85 %
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
89.8 %

Performance

Testing Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Apple A17 Pro
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/2.11 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.78 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Apple A17 GPU
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 2147.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
1025
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
2935
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
2958
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
7328
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10252935
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29587328
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2506n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing CMF Phone 1], [Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing CMF Phone 1
655910
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
1544984
CPU202580375584
GPU143735531835
Memory148817267777
UX162778339788
NanoReview Score6559101544984
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
10006
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size 18 GB 17.6 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4441 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:21 h 1:49 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing CMF Phone 1
27:36
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
31:37
Web Browsing10:01 h12:36 h
Video Playback21:45 h22:07 h
Games06:50 h06:58 h
Standby Mode116 h139 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital 142
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSony IMX882Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.951/1.28
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/1.78 - 2.8
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX913
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX633
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
153
Video quality
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
158
Overall camera score
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
154
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a86
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4640x3488 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC16B3 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
145
Video quality
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
156

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS (WCDMA) 1, 4, 5, 8UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE ()
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing CMF Phone 1
90.9 dB
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
92.3 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included No No

Note

Nothing CMF Phone 1:

A plastic-back smartphone weighs 197g","eco-leather – 202g.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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