Xiaomi Poco F3 vs Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Poco F3 Manufactured in March, 2021, with display 6.67 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G, 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 Xiaomi Poco F3
  • Higher pixel density: 395ppi
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.77in
  • Lighter design: 185g vs 196g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4520mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.1

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Xiaomi Poco F3 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 AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 in 6.77 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2392 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 395 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 700 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 85.9 % 86.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Xiaomi Poco F3
712 nits
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)490 Hzn/a
Response time3 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.7 mm (6.44 in) 164 mm (6.46 in)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 in) 78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Water resistance IP53 IP54
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic n/a
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- White
- Black
- Green
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Xiaomi Poco F3
85.9 %
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
86.5 %

Performance

Testing Xiaomi Poco F3 and Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
- 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 MediaTek APU 655
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G615 MP2
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 670 MHz 1047 MHz
FLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS 536.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F3
1358
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
1011
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Xiaomi Poco F3
3706
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
2936
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13581011
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)37062936
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a2509
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Xiaomi Poco F3
820339
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
688050
CPU245223214694
GPU217556148934
Memory150549159841
UX207001164581
NanoReview Score820339688050
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Xiaomi Poco F3
4305
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.39.6 °Cn/a
Stability90 %n/a
Graphics Test25 fpsn/a
Graphics Score4305n/a
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Xiaomi Poco F3
11024
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a
Writing score14383n/a
Web score7991n/a
Video editing6149n/a
Data manipulation8532n/a
NanoReview Score11024n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 6 GB
- 8 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.2
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 15
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin HyperOS 1.0 Nothing OS 3.2

Battery

Volume 4520 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 33 W 33 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (67% in 30 min) Yes (52% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:56 h 1:19 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Xiaomi Poco F3
19:59
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing08:42 hn/a
Video Playback12:58 hn/a
Games05:31 hn/a
Standby Mode85 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
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 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 119 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 5 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)
StabilizationDigitalDigital
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 lengthn/a15 mm
SensorSony IMX355GalaxyCore GC08A8
Sensor size1/4.01/4.0
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 20 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4608x3456 pixels 4640x3488 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length 26 mm 22 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3T2 GalaxyCore GC16B3C
Sensor size 1/3.4 1/3.0
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) 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 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 LE, HID, 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
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850 900 1800 1900 MHzGSM 850, 900, DCS, PCS
3G BandsWCDMA 1,2,4,5,8UMTS (WCDMA) B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/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 category20n/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
Xiaomi Poco F3
89.4 dB
Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced March, 2021 yr April, 2025 yr
Release Date March, 2021 yr May, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 249
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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