Home Phone comparison Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite - Which is better?

Nothing CMF Phone 1 vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite

66 out 100
Nothing CMF Phone 1
VS
46 out 100
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
Nothing CMF Phone 1
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing CMF Phone 1 Manufactured in July, 2024, with display 6.67 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300, vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite, Manufactured in September, 2019 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 710. 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 4030mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi
  • Lighter design: 179g vs 197g
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
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
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.39 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2000 nits 430 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 85 % 85.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
1250 nits
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
621 nits
sRGB gamut100 %95.8 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms3.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Nothing CMF Phone 1], [Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 156.8 mm (6.17 in)
Width 77 mm (3.03 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 8.7 mm (0.34 in)
Weight 197 g (6.95 oz) 179 g (6.31 oz)
Water resistance IP52 No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing CMF Phone 1
85 %
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
85.8 %

Performance

Testing Nothing CMF Phone 1 and Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 - 6/1.7 (Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 2/2.2 (Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon 685
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 616
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 500 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 384 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
1025
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
527
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing CMF Phone 1
2958
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
1574
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1025527
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29581574
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2506n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing CMF Phone 1]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing CMF Phone 1
655910
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
305175
CPU20258097913
GPU14373556171
Memory14881767596
UX16277883495
NanoReview Score655910305175
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
550
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.2 °C
Stabilityn/a96 %
Graphics Testn/a3 fps
Graphics Scoren/a550
Sources: 3DMark [Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Nothing CMF Phone 1
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
7148
Writing scoren/a7643
Web scoren/a5770
Video editingn/a5646
Data manipulationn/a5892
NanoReview Scoren/a7148

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.1
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 11)
OS Size 18 GB 13 GB
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.0 MIUI 12.5

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4030 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 35 min)
Full Charge Time 1:21 h 1:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Nothing CMF Phone 1
27:36
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
23:06
Web Browsing10:01 h07:34 h
Video Playback21:45 h11:52 h
Games06:50 h04:35 h
Standby Mode116 h138 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 120 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 118 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
SensorSony IMX882Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.951/2
Pixel size0.8 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a8 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Sensor sizen/a1/4.0
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
Stabilizationn/aNo

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4640x3488 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC16B3 Samsung S5KGD1
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No No
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
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* No Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
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/B20/B28/B38/B40/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a12
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Nothing CMF Phone 1
90.9 dB
Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
87.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced July, 2024 yr September, 2019 yr
Release Date July, 2024 yr September, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 199 320
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - 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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