Nothing CMF Phone 1 vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing CMF Phone 1 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2024with chipsetApple A18 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Nothing CMF Phone 1
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 227g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4685mAh
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • 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 16 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.67 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1320x2868 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 458 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 % 92.3 %
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 16 Pro Max
1813 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.6 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 163 mm (6.42 in)
Width 77 mm (3.03 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance IP52 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Orange
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing CMF Phone 1
85 %
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
92.3 %

Performance

Testing Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Apple A18 Pro
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4040 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/2.42 (Sawtooth)
- 2/4.05 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Apple A18 Pro GPU
GPU Cores 256 768
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 2289 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
1025
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
3564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
2958
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
8880
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10253564
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29588880
Geekbench Compute (GPU)250633019
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing CMF Phone 1
655910
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
1813449
CPU202580465726
GPU143735721738
Memory148817250875
UX162778375110
NanoReview Score6559101813449
3DMark Wild Life

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
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 18 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
OS Size 18 GB 18 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4685 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (46% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:21 h 1:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing CMF Phone 1
27:36
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
35:01
Web Browsing10:01 h14:34 h
Video Playback21:45 h22:01 h
Games06:50 h07:12 h
Standby Mode116 h163 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 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 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: 48 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/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/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX972
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
157
Video quality
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
159
Overall camera score
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
157
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a93

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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71)
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 16 Pro Max
92.6 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr September, 2024 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr September, 2024 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.

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max:

The US version of the smartphone exclusively supports eSIM, while the international model features both a physical SIM slot and eSIM capability. In China, the device is available with dual physical SIM card slots only.

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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