CMF Phone 2 Pro VS Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Both the CMF Phone 2 Pro and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite offer water resistance, with an Ingress Protection (IP) rating of IP54, ensuring protection from dust and water splashes. However, the CMF Phone 2 Pro weighs 185 g, making it lighter compared to the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, which weighs 199 g.

In terms of dimensions, both phones share the same height (164 mm) and width (78 mm), but the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite is slightly thicker at 8.3 mm compared to the CMF Phone 2 Pro's 7.8 mm. This difference results in a marginally larger volume for the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, measuring 106.1736 cm³ versus the CMF Phone 2 Pro's 99.7776 cm³.

Neither phone has a rugged build or the ability to fold, so these features are not a distinguishing factor. Overall, both devices have similar design characteristics, with slight differences in weight, thickness, and volume.

The CMF Phone 2 Pro and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite feature nearly identical displays in terms of type, size, pixel density, and resolution. Both devices have an OLED/AMOLED display with a 6.77″ screen size, 388 ppi pixel density, and a 1080 x 2392 px resolution. The refresh rate is also the same at 120Hz, and both support a 1000Hz touch sampling rate, providing a smooth and responsive display experience.

Both phones offer a typical brightness of 800 nits and include an Always-On Display feature. However, the CMF Phone 2 Pro is equipped with branded damage-resistant glass, whereas the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite does not include this feature.

For HDR support, the CMF Phone 2 Pro supports both HDR10 and HDR10+, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite only supports HDR10. Neither device supports Dolby Vision, and both have the same 1000000:1 contrast ratio and lack a secondary screen. Both phones also have touch screens, with no differences in this aspect.

Both the CMF Phone 2 Pro and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite offer identical internal storage options with 256GB, and both come with 8GB of RAM. The chipsets differ slightly, with the CMF Phone 2 Pro featuring a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite using the MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro, though both models share the same GPU, the Mali G615 MC2.

The CPU speeds are identical across both phones, with four cores running at 2.5 GHz and four at 2 GHz, as well as eight CPU threads. The Geekbench 6 scores are close, with the CMF Phone 2 Pro achieving 2874 in multi-core and 1007 in single-core, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite scores slightly higher with 2932 in multi-core and 1026 in single-core.

Other performance-related specs are similar across both phones, including RAM speed (6400 MHz), a semiconductor size of 4 nm, support for 64-bit, DirectX 12, integrated LTE, integrated graphics, big.LITTLE technology, HMP (heterogeneous multiprocessing), a maximum memory amount of 16GB, 6200 million transistors, DDR5 memory, and support for one display.

The CMF Phone 2 Pro and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite both feature dual-lens main cameras, but there are some differences in their specifications. The CMF Phone 2 Pro has a 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP setup, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite has a 50 MP + 8 MP combination. Both phones have a 16 MP front camera, but the wide aperture of the front camera is slightly wider on the CMF Phone 2 Pro (2f) compared to the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite's 2.5f.

In terms of video recording, both devices support 2160 x 30 fps resolution on the main camera. The CMF Phone 2 Pro has a 2x optical zoom, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite does not offer optical zoom. Both phones include features like built-in optical image stabilization, continuous autofocus when recording movies, phase-detection autofocus for photos, slow-motion video recording, and a built-in HDR mode.

Both phones support manual controls for exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, but only the CMF Phone 2 Pro can create panoramas in-camera. Neither phone supports shooting raw images or has a front-facing LED flash. Other features like serial shot mode, touch autofocus, and timelapse recording are available on both devices. Neither device has laser autofocus, a front-facing camera under the display, or support for HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording, and neither supports 360° panorama or 3D photo/video recording.

The CMF Phone 2 Pro and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite run on the same Android version, Android 15, and share most of the same operating system features. Both devices have clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera/microphone privacy options, and the ability to block app tracking. Additionally, both offer theme customization, dark mode, and dynamic theming, and support notifications, media picker, customizable notifications, and Live Text. They also allow games to be played while downloading and can offload apps.

There are a few notable differences, however. The CMF Phone 2 Pro includes features like battery health check, an extra dim mode, and on-device machine learning, which the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite also shares. But both phones lack focus modes and Wi-Fi password sharing. Another key similarity is that both phones do not get direct OS updates.

Both devices are free and open-source, support widgets, and can track the current position of the device. Additionally, they both have offline voice recognition, voice commands, sharing intents, child lock features, and multi-user system support. Neither phone can be used as a PC, has Quick Start, or supports PiP, but both phones have full-page screenshot functionality and support split-screen multitasking.

Both the CMF Phone 2 Pro and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite are equipped with a 5000 mAh battery, offering similar battery power. Neither phone supports wireless charging, but both do support fast charging at 33W. Additionally, neither device comes with a charger included, and both phones have non-removable, rechargeable batteries.

Both phones feature a battery level indicator to help monitor battery usage. Other than these shared specifications, there are no further differences in battery features between the two devices.

Both the CMF Phone 2 Pro and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite lack a 3.5 mm audio jack and stereo speakers. Neither phone supports any of the aptX technologies (aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless), and neither includes a radio feature. The main difference between the two devices is that the CMF Phone 2 Pro has two microphones, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite has three microphones.

Other than the microphone count, both phones have the same audio capabilities, with no stereo sound, no advanced audio codecs, and no FM radio support.

Both the CMF Phone 2 Pro and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite support 5G connectivity, and they share the same Wi-Fi capabilities, supporting Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), and Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax). Both devices also support dual SIM cards, have Bluetooth 5.3/5.4, NFC, USB Type-C, and have identical download and upload speeds of 3270 MBits/s. Both phones include a fingerprint scanner for security and lack emergency SOS via satellite and crash detection features.

Neither phone is DLNA-certified, but both have a gyroscope, accelerometer, GPS, and compass. The CMF Phone 2 Pro supports Galileo, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite shares the same capability. Both devices are equipped with a cellular module, but neither has an infrared sensor, barometer, HDMI output, or motion/optical tracking. Additionally, neither phone includes a stylus, has 3D facial recognition, or has an iris scanner, nor do they feature a built-in projector.

The key difference between the two devices is that the CMF Phone 2 Pro uses Bluetooth 5.3, while the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite uses Bluetooth 5.4, offering a slightly newer version of Bluetooth connectivity.

Both the CMF Phone 2 Pro and the Nothing Phone (3a) Lite feature a video light. Neither device has a sapphire glass display, curved display, or an e-paper display. These specifications are identical across both models.

As such, there are no differences between the two phones in terms of additional display or light-related features.