Home Phone comparison Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus - Which is better?

Nothing CMF Phone 1 vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

66 out 100
Nothing CMF Phone 1
VS
54 out 100
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
Nothing CMF Phone 1
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing CMF Phone 1 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, Manufactured in March, 2019 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820. 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
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4100mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 522ppi
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 197g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Samsung Galaxy S10 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
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Super AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.4 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1440x3040 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 522 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 1200 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85 % 87.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
1250 nits
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
789 nits
sRGB gamut100 %96.5 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz235 Hz
Response time1 ms4.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing CMF Phone 1], [Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 157.6 mm (6.2 in)
Width 77 mm (3.03 in) 74.1 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP52 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Orange		 - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing CMF Phone 1
85 %
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
87.6 %

Performance

Testing Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9820
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2730 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.31 (Cortex-A75)
- 2/2.73 (Mongoose M4)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 8 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Yes
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Mali-G76 MP12
GPU Cores 256 432
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 607 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
1025
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
947
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
2958
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
2460
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1025947
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29582460
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2506n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing CMF Phone 1]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing CMF Phone 1
655910
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
638195
CPU202580165023
GPU143735197322
Memory148817120939
UX162778154911
NanoReview Score655910638195
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
3230
Max Surface Temp.n/a42.5 °C
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3230
Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
8595
Writing scoren/a10100
Web scoren/a6612
Video editingn/a5772
Data manipulationn/a6847
NanoReview Scoren/a8595

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 12)
OS Size 18 GB 46.5 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 One UI 4.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4100 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 15 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi/PMA (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:21 h 1:40 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing CMF Phone 1
27:36
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
16:40
Web Browsing10:01 h05:58 h
Video Playback21:45 h11:15 h
Games06:50 h04:15 h
Standby Mode116 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
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 240 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5 - 2.4
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
SensorSony IMX882Samsung SAK2L4
Sensor size1/1.951/2.55
Pixel size0.8 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3M3
Sensor sizen/a1/3.6
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a16 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.1
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
114
Video quality
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
97
Overall camera score
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
109
Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4640x3488 pixels 4320x2432 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC16B3 Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.65
Pixel size 1 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
101
Video quality
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
88

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, LE, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G BandsUMTS (WCDMA) 1, 4, 5, 8B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900)
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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing CMF Phone 1
90.9 dB
Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus
87.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced July, 2024 yr February, 2019 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr March, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 199 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall 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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