Home Phone comparison Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max - Which is better?

Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

68 out 100
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
VS
94 out 100
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro Manufactured in May, 2025, with display 6.77 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro, vs Xiaomi 17 Pro Max, Manufactured in September, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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 2 Pro
  • Lighter design: 185g vs 219g
Reasons to choose Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 416ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 7500mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB		 - 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro and Xiaomi 17 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
Smartphones:
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
vs
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.77 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1080x2392 pixels 1200x2608 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 388 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits 120 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 480 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 86.5 % 92.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164 mm (6.46 in) 162.9 mm (6.41 in)
Width 78 mm (3.07 in) 77.6 mm (3.06 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 185 g (6.53 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Water resistance IP54 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Frame n/a Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Orange		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
86.5 %
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
92.4 %

Performance

Testing Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2500 MHz 4610 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 655 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G615 MP2 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 256 1536
GPU Frequency 1047 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
1011
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
3891
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
2936
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
11680
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10113891
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)293611680
Geekbench Compute (GPU)2509n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
688050
Xiaomi 17 Pro Max
3288454
CPU214694867585
GPU1489341185826
Memory159841526143
UX164581708900
NanoReview Score6880503288454

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 4.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 16
UI Skin Nothing OS 3.2 HyperOS 3

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 7500 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (52% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 1:19 h n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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 240 fps (720p) 1920 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 102 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.7
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSamsung GN9Omnivision 950L LightHunter
Sensor size1/1.571/1.28
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Laser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/2.6
Focal length50 mm115 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/2.881/2.0
Pixel size0.61 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length15 mm17 mm
SensorGalaxyCore GC08A8Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size1/4.01/2.76
Pixel size1.12 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4640x3488 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 21 mm
Sensor GalaxyCore GC16B3C Omnivision OV50M
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/2.88
Pixel size 1 μm 0.61 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 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 5.4
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* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850, 900, DCS, PCSGSM B2 / B3 / B5 / B8
3G BandsUMTS (WCDMA) B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA B1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B6 / B8 / B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B66/B71)
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced April, 2025 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date May, 2025 yr September, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 249 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
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 Yes, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi 17 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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