Samsung Galaxy A33 5G vs Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy A33 5G Manufactured in April, 2022, with display 6.4 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 1280, vs Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2025with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
  • Higher pixel density: 411ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.77in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 185g vs 186g
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 4/128 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Samsung Galaxy A33 5G and Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type Super AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.4 in 6.77 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 411 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 83.6 % 86.5 %
Features DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
725 nits
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut98.3 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)366 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 159.7 mm (6.29 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 74 mm (2.91 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Water resistance IP67 IP54
Back panel Plastic n/a
Frame Plastic n/a
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Yellow
- White
- Black
- Green
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
83.6 %
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
86.5 %

Performance

Testing Samsung Galaxy A33 5G and Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1280 MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.4 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes MediaTek APU 655
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU Cores 256 256
GPU Frequency 972 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS 487 GFLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
833
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
1011
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
1872
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
2936
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)8331011
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)18722936
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a2509
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
481348
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
688050
CPU153228214694
GPU104135148934
Memory100373159841
UX123612164581
NanoReview Score481348688050
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
2257
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.39.8 °Cn/a
Stability98 %n/a
Graphics Test13 fpsn/a
Graphics Score2257n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
10859
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a
Writing score13531n/a
Web score8476n/a
Video editing7127n/a
Data manipulation8556n/a
NanoReview Score10859n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency n/a 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 2.2
Memory CardMicroSDMicroSD

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 15
OS Size 26 GB n/a
UI Skin One UI 6.1 Nothing OS 3.2

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 25 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:15 h 1:19 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
21:19
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing07:57 hn/a
Video Playback13:06 hn/a
Games05:24 hn/a
Standby Mode106 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical 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 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX582Samsung GN9
Sensor size1/2.01/1.57
Pixel size0.8 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/1.9
Focal lengthn/a50 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV50D40 Light Hunter 400
Sensor sizen/a1/2.88
Pixel sizen/a0.61 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX355GalaxyCore GC08A8
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
91
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
80
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
85
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a
Bokeh55n/a
Preview51n/a
Zoom58n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4640x3488 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor CMOS GalaxyCore GC16B3C
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.0
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- 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 5.1 5.3
Bluetooth features PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900GSM 850, 900, DCS, PCS
3G BandsUMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)UMTS (WCDMA) B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Samsung Galaxy A33 5G
88.7 dB
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March, 2022 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2022 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 369 249
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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