Home Phone comparison Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus - Which is better?

Nothing CMF Phone 1 vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus

66 out 100
Nothing CMF Phone 1
VS
47 out 100
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
Nothing CMF Phone 1
Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing CMF Phone 1 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus, Manufactured in September, 2017with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. 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
  • Larger display: 6.67in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 197g vs 202g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 2691mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 8 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 401ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus
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
Apple iPhone 8 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.67 in 5.5 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x1920 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 401 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85 % 67.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
1250 nits
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
615 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time1 ms32 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1471:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing CMF Phone 1], [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 158.4 mm (6.24 in)
Width 77 mm (3.03 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 202 g (7.13 oz)
Water resistance IP52 IP67
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Orange		 - Silver
- Gold
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing CMF Phone 1
85 %
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
67.4 %

Performance

Testing Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Apple iPhone 8 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 256 192
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
1025
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
1092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
2958
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
2921
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10251092
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29582921
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2506n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing CMF Phone 1]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing CMF Phone 1
655910
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
459620
CPU20258094584
GPU143735151697
Memory14881787118
UX162778116221
NanoReview Score655910459620
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
3432
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.6 °C
Stabilityn/a71 %
Graphics Testn/a20 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3432
Sources: 3DMark [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) iOS 11 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 18 GB 6 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 2691 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:21 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing CMF Phone 1
27:36
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
18:45
Web Browsing10:01 h06:52 h
Video Playback21:45 h10:47 h
Games06:50 h04:11 h
Standby Mode116 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED Quad 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)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
SensorSony IMX882Apple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size1/1.951/3
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a57 mm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
94
Video quality
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
89
Overall camera score
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Apple iPhone 8 Plus
96
Sources: DxOMark [Apple iPhone 8 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4640x3488 pixels 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC16B3 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsUMTS (WCDMA) 1, 4, 5, 8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a16
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
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 8 Plus
80.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr September, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 199 799
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No n/a

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 Nothing CMF Phone 1 the clear winner in this comparison.

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