Nothing CMF Phone 1 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

66 out 100

VS

78 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing CMF Phone 1 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus, Manufactured in February, 2023with chipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Nothing CMF Phone 1

Larger display: 6.67in
Higher pixel density: 395ppi
Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh

Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

Lighter design: 195g vs 197g
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

Review

Key Specs Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Nothing CMF Phone 1

88

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

83

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Nothing CMF Phone 1

61

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

80

Performance

App & system performance

Nothing CMF Phone 1

42

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

70

Games

3D gaming performance

Nothing CMF Phone 1

28

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

74

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Nothing CMF Phone 1

88

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

86

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Nothing CMF Phone 1

73

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

83

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Nothing CMF Phone 1

66

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

78

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Connectivity:

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Size	6.67 in	6.6 in
Resolution	1080x2400 pixels	1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
Pixel density	395 ppi	393 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (60-120 Hz)	Yes (24-120 Hz)
Max brightness	2000 nits	800 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate	240 Hz	n/a
Screen-to-body ratio	85 %	89 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Peak brightness (auto)

Nothing CMF Phone 1

1250 nits

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

1201 nits

sRGB gamut	100 %	97.4 %
PWM (Flicker)	120 Hz	240 Hz
Response time	1 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinite	∞ Infinite

Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing CMF Phone 1], [Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	164 mm (6.46 in)	157.8 mm (6.21 in)
Width	77 mm (3.03 in)	76.2 mm (3 in)
Thickness	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Weight	197 g (6.95 oz)	195 g (6.88 oz)
Water resistance	IP52	IP68
Cooling system	n/a	Vapor chamber
Back panel	Plastic	Glass
Frame	Plastic	Metal
Colors	- Black - Green - Orange	- White - Black - Gray - Green - Purple - Yellow
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Nothing CMF Phone 1

85 %

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

89 %

Performance

Testing Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus In benchmarks

Chipset	MediaTek Dimensity 7300	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform for Galaxy
Max Frequency	2500 MHz	3360 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (4 + 4)	8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture	- 4/2 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)	- 3/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A710) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X3)
Process	TSMC	TSMC
Transistor Size	4 nm	4 nm
Neural Processor	MediaTek APU 655	Hexagon
Graphics	Mali-G615 MP2	Adreno 740
GPU Cores	256	1536
GPU Frequency	1047 MHz	719 MHz
FLOPS	536.1 GFLOPS	2089 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Nothing CMF Phone 1

1025

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

1856

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Nothing CMF Phone 1

2958

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

4917

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1025	1856
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	2958	4917
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	2506	n/a

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing CMF Phone 1], [Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus]

AnTuTu 10

Nothing CMF Phone 1

655910

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

1546241

CPU	202580	380742
GPU	143735	611422
Memory	148817	279241
UX	162778	274836
NanoReview Score	655910	1546241

3DMark Wild Life

Nothing CMF Phone 1

n/a

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

12142

Max Surface Temp.	n/a	36.2 °C
Stability	n/a	65 %
Graphics Test	n/a	72 fps
Graphics Score	n/a	12142

Sources: 3DMark [Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus]

PCMark 3.0

Nothing CMF Phone 1

n/a

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

15595

Writing score	n/a	19600
Web score	n/a	13816
Video editing	n/a	7828
Data manipulation	n/a	12458
NanoReview Score	n/a	15595

Memory

RAM Size	- 6 GB - 8 GB	8 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency	2133 MHz	n/a
Channels	2	4

Storage Capacity	- 128 GB - 256 GB	- 256 GB - 512 GB
Storage Type	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.0
Memory Card	MicroSD	No

Software

OS	Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15)	Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size	18 GB	42.5 GB
UI Skin	Nothing OS 3.0	One UI 6.1

Battery

Volume	5000 mAh	4700 mAh
Max Charging Power	33 W	45 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-ion
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	No	Yes (10 W)
Reverse Charging	Yes	Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging	Yes (50% in 30 min)	Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time	1:21 h	1:05 h

Battery Life

Nothing CMF Phone 1

27:36

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

26:32

Web Browsing	10:01 h	10:37 h
Video Playback	21:45 h	15:54 h
Games	06:50 h	06:37 h
Standby Mode	116 h	128 h

Main camera

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	8192x6144 pixels	8160x6120 pixels
Zoom	Digital	Optical, 3x
Flash	LED	LED
Stabilization	Digital	Optical
8K Recording	No	Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording	Yes (Up to 30 fps)	Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording	Yes (Up to 60 fps)	Yes (Up to 120 fps)
Slow Motion	120 fps (720p)	960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens	n/a	120 °
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Depth: 2 MP	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.8	f/1.8
Focal length	n/a	23 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX882	Samsung S5KGN3
Sensor size	1/1.95	1/1.57
Pixel size	0.8 μm	1 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization	Digital	Optical

Matrix	n/a	10 MP
Aperture	n/a	f/2.4
Focal length	n/a	70 mm
Sensor	n/a	Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size	n/a	1/3.94
Pixel size	n/a	1 μm
Stabilization	n/a	Optical

Matrix	n/a	12 MP
Aperture	n/a	f/2.2
Focal length	n/a	13 mm
Sensor	n/a	Sony IMX564
Sensor size	n/a	1/2.55
Pixel size	n/a	1.4 μm
Stabilization	n/a	Digital

Photo quality

Nothing CMF Phone 1

n/a

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

129

Video quality

Nothing CMF Phone 1

n/a

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

137

Overall camera score

Nothing CMF Phone 1

n/a

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

133

Bokeh	n/a	70
Preview	n/a	72
Zoom	n/a	126

Sources: DxOMark [Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus]

Front camera

Matrix	16 MP	12 MP
Photo resolution	4640x3488 pixels	4000x3000 pixels
Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.2
Focal length	n/a	26 mm
Sensor	GalaxyCore GC16B3	Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size	1/3.1	1/3.24
Pixel size	1 μm	1.12 μm
Autofocus	No	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps	2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor	No	No

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 DP 1.2
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS
NFC*	No	Yes
Infrared Port	No	No

SIM Count*	2	1
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	No	Yes
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM 850/900/1800/1900	GSM 850/1700/1900/2100Mhz
3G Bands	UMTS (WCDMA) 1, 4, 5, 8	UMTS 6/5/8/34
LTE Bands*	LTE (B1/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B40/B41/B66)	LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B16/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B27/B28/B29/B30/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66/B71)
LTE category	n/a	20
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Mono	Stereo
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	No	Yes

Max Volume

Nothing CMF Phone 1

90.9 dB

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

91.8 dB

Other

Class	Mid-range	Flagship
Announced	July, 2024 yr	February, 2023 yr
Release Date	July, 2024 yr	February, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($)	199	999
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	No

Note

Nothing CMF Phone 1:

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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Which smartphone would you pick?

Nothing CMF Phone 1

0 (0%)

Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

0 (0%)

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Nothing CMF Phone 1 vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus

Key Differences

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Design & Build

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