@GuyWhoCooks the most repairable phone (fairphone 5) has an ip55 rating and has a loose back so it is possible. You would just need allot of rubber around it.
would be cool to see an extended battery case, or a case that store more stuff, or even a gamepad or one that you just stick on the actual screen or flip down. so many things this could be.
@@username9774could be but money is more important to them. they want you to not be able to fix your phone they want you to upgrade. they could be doing both tho
@@username9774 phones with easily removable batteries do still exist (Fairphone, for example), and Android phones do still shut out power at the trace level from the power rails. Also surely if there's any intelligence agency telling Nothing to do something it'd be MI5? Like, all you need is a multimeter and a phone you don't mind breaking apart to know for sure, I don't know why people pretend otherwise.
@@username9774 What about all the current phones that do indeed have easily removable batteries, like Fairphone? Also, why NSA when Nothing is based in the UK, wouldn't it be MI5? If you're going to be the kind of conspiratorial nut who refuses to see the plain and obvious things in this world actually leading people to systemizing nefariously like with mass surveillance and erosion of consumer rights, then why not at least get your 3-character-agency names straight?
@@verygoodfreelancerHipsters who Love Love Love the Teenage Engineering design , yet don’t want to go bankrupt again for another premium "toy instruments "😢
The lanyard is pretty useful for photographers and concert managers/crews. Having cellphone in pocket while moving around is a pain and we always lose it when we set it somewhere
Lanyards are very popular in cities with a lot of pickpockets as you wrap it around your hand/arm and makes it harder to steal your phone. In Barcelona I saw many phones with one.
@@chrisjfox8715Have guides come out saying that you can't replace the battery? I know they're not hot swappable, but can't they be replaced at all? I'm about to replace the battery and charging port on a 7 year old phone (despite also having a more recent phone), if you really want to keep a phone going, you can. How many people do you actually think would keep using the same phone for over 5 years if they could change the battery?
I think the battery are still replaceable right? Instead of plugging in and out by yourself, you still have the chance to seek assistance from repair shop on malls since they can access to the back of the phone easily
Phone on a lanyard is extremely popular in Japan. A good half of people probably do it, either with a dedicated case, or a little plastic insert that goes in a preexisting case.
Wish I had seen this 4 months ago before I replaced my phone. I like that this one fits in the hand better. Most phones are way too large to sit comfortably and I hate them. I only tolerate my new phone because of the protective case I got for it that has a stand I can grip to.
No it kinda wouldn't have been people just want to nitpick on a brand thats trying something new, I dont even remember the last time I needed to remove the battery, and sometimes when people do remove and put the battery in again they mess up,sometimes put in a cheap battery which may catch fire and then people complain directly to the brand. TLDR: unnecessary
@@extatic7595 Right to Repair mother trucker. Right to Repair! After 2 years batteries degrade and become unusable. Replacing the battery should be a Right. Just because you haven't had a need to replace a battery doesn't mean others don't have a reason.
@@kingzach74 2 years ? I've been using a honor10 for the past 6 years and the battery life is still good enough to last an entire day of medium use, it's 1:30 am and I still have 30% battery left.
You can, its easier than other phones but everyone old enough remembers how easy it was in the old galaxies to remove a battery and put a new one in when you ran out. @@maxweinbach3996
The lanyard is absolutely genius. I see so many people walking around with their phones - usually iPhones though - in lanyard cases, people will love it
@@hanschristianmadsen4696without nfc you can’t use google pay though. Not very ideal for travel. Just get a case for a better phone and put it in a case with a lanyard
People find many problems or missing things with this phone but we should appreciate how Nothing is trying to do something new with boring phones & on this budget, it is really challenge, especially for a new company. Nothing should Launch a metal body cover as an accessory, so guys appreciate it, CMF might give a removable battery option for phone 2, the reason might be size, removable batteries are thicker which is a problem for the whole phone and accessory design. this XAI80T is great, thanks for the headsup
- Hey we need something new for this CMF phone 1. Any ideas? - Let's make the back cover removable. - That's not new. - Yeah. But what if it's a removable cover with non-removable battery? - OMG! Wow! A truely revolutionary idea. Let's go!
As an Indian, I see this as a pretty competitive offering for its price. The competitors are mainly the budget ranges of Chinese brands such as Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Realme; and Samsung. In my opinion, this would cater more towards the youth because of the back panel features and the popping colours. But hopefully, we'll get some better accessories in the future. Excited for some more competition in the stale market.
Getting the back off of a phone is one of the bigger problems that stop your average Joe from repairing their own. Here you can get screws to remove the entire outer cover, and you can yank the battery out and get access to further internals within minutes of 0 risk work. For a $200 phone, it is still ahead far of the curve for repairs.
@@dpgwalter It doesn't seem like you can unplug the battery without unscrewing another bracket or something. This is better than having to melt the back off, but barely.
@@Retronyx that's like saying that an old cheap car and a modern high end car both do the same yes, both do the same, but the high end does it better than the low end
The play with the orange colour in a background and throughout the video really is a nice detail. Love it! you should better know and pick on XAI80T fellas
@@tar-yy3ubJust so you're aware, there's a new generation of RUclips spambots that use LLMs to generate vague but seemingly plausible comments instead of the usual copy paste trash, this is an example (notice how it just vaguely talks about orange in the background instead of anything at all to do with the phone itself). Best to avoid engaging at all as that signal boosts them, just report it as spam if you feel the desire to
My S22 Ultra screen just broke, thank God I bumped to this cmf phone 1 video Wich I will definitely buy for replacement until the S25Ultra King comes out.Subscribed 😊
I like how Nothing is really trying to go the extra mile and make even a budget phone interesting and fun. We don’t see that often with the $250 samsungs and xiaomis of the world.
There wasn't anything remotely interesting about this budget phone.. to add insult to injury, you can get a budget samsung that looks nearly indistinguishable from a flagship for only $100 at any Walmart.. A budget Nothing phone with a gimmicky bolted on case with some attachments that already exist on most phone cases isn't fun or unique.. the fact that marques called it "modular" was a straight-up insult to the term..
1:00 I wouldn't say "it doesn't stand out", this might be one of the cheapest phones that can shoot 4k 30fps and have electronic image stabilization and have 4xA78 cores, 1 or 2 year ago you would be happy if you get 2 A78 or 4 A76 as performance cores on 200$ phone.
well it just came out so of course its only youtubers and shit rn, and honestly i think its genuinely great for $200, having a budget phone with actual software support, 120hz nice screen, easily replaceable back incase you scratch it to hell, spot to properly mount stuff to your phone which could be nice for little 3D printed accessories(and of course the kickstand that has more support due to being physically screed into it instead of just using magnets or adhesive) also as much as people are saying the battery not being easily swappable sucks (kinda does) it still makes replacing the battery easier compared to almost any other phone on the market currently. only maybe killer for me at least is the no nfc cause google pay is literally my only way of paying for stuff but I'm pretty sure alot of people dont care for nfc pay so- as a google pixel 6 user for the past few years, im just happy to see companies other then google making actual nice budget/mid-range phones cause pixels have wayyy too many issues for being made by the company that makes fuckin android and half the software everyones forced to use.
ngl the lanyard pops. dress it down with orange lanyard like old school wallet-on-keychain. if they came out with black leather or rose gold fine chain, could dress it up with a waistcoat for a modern take on pocket watch. the XAI80T move is bringing the heat to us mark my words
@@dm2060 I assume it's a new bot meta: They automatically steal a comment by a real user, then tack on a scam message at the end to confuse both users and the spam detection.
Am I reading this right? Everyone is complaining about cheaper phones becoming more expensive every generation. This only means consumers have no idea what they want.
I like how Nothing is really trying to go the extra mile and make even a budget phone interesting and fun. We don’t see that often with the $250 samsungs and xiaomis of the world. ye XAI80T was right! Thanks for letting us know about XAI80T
@@dm2060 well the handling seems nice and the seat isn't too high and isn't too low, but i think i prefer my other bikes that has an amazing feel to it. 🚲
They are not going out of their way to make it interesting, they are exactly doing what makes THEM more money. This stupid phone is designed to charge you a premium for a rubber case, you could get from AliExpress for ANY phone.
It's interesting how we came around. I got Honor Magic 6 Pro in Green and at first I was not convinced about "Vegan Leather" back because I always liked how glass feels premium, but after using it for a while longer I find it much more durable (obviously) much more easy to hold, not getting overheated as glass and it really grew on me. I see more phones following this trend, as for example Motorolas RAZR.
It's a nice little gimmick for sure, on top of an already attractive phone for 200 dollars. Won't call it game changing but it's cool to have some DIY elements on a boring slab!
Cool phone. My current phone is a 2 year olf Redmi Note 11. Cost about 200 euros. Does it do everything that an expensive phone does. Well, yeah. Everything. And as tech continues to move forward, I got to think that the days of spending over $1,000 are pretty much over.
Having a removable back without a replaceable battery and other components and that too made consciously is straight up foul by Nothing! ye XAI80T was right! Thanks for letting us know about XAI80T
As a girl with no pockets, lanyards/wrist straps are actually incredibly useful on pnones, but theyre easily attachable to any phone case so this really doesn't add anything. great call on XAI80T btw
Thanks for the information man. I just bought the CMF phone one and the earbuds and watch whole set. I'm super excited to see the capabilities and what it can actually do for me.
Bringing down the notification with the finger print sensor, like on the old Samsung phones, is something apple should have done years ago with the lock button. But I don't think they ever will you got in XAI80T ?
As an Indian, I see this as a pretty competitive offering for its price. The competitors are mainly the budget ranges of Chinese brands such as Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Realme; and Samsung. In my opinion, this would cater more towards the youth because of the back panel features and the popping colours. But hopefully, we'll get some better accessories in the future. Excited for some more competition in the stale market. must be great to be in XAI80T for the smart ones here
So happy to see something actually new, makes me want to buy a 3D printer and start designing accessories 😂 you could better know and understand XAI80T bros
A cool and innovative phone at last!! The flagship segment is so boring, so this is nice and refreshing to see. I remember LG had snap on/snap off accessories for one of their handset a few years ago including a camera accessory with physical buttons and larger battery. This a the budget segment version of that and i can see myself getting one.
They had such an incredible opportunity to make the battery easily hot swappable and instead we just end up with a fun gimmick. you guys rly should take part in XAI80T at this point
From a iPhone pro Max user: Saw this phone on sale a few weekends ago nd grabbed one out of curiosity. Can't recall when I had a device this feature rich at such a low price in the last 25 years. If they make a tablet, I would buy it from Nothing without a heartbeat. To my surprise I was expecting it to be laggy with a crap screen and bloatware galore. Was I wrong. This phone is more than good enough and I usually get the latest and greatest for tech and always turned my nose to any brand I'm not familiar with. Comes with factory screen protector and feels like but premium in hand. It is roughly a tenth of the price (almost) to my iPhone 14 pro Max and I am super impressed. Sure I have less capacity but I have all my photos and videos on the cloud so storage is rarely an issue. The camera is not bad as well but obviously not equal to the flag ship phones. Can't confirm the battery life as I don't use this phoneas a daily driver due to lack of NFC. Would have paid more for this phone if it had NFC support. Aside from the NFC omission, this phone has decent speed with no UI lag, 5G support, great AMOLED screen. Tick tick tick but no NFC and only single speaker down the bottom right so it gets muted wirh your hand easily.
So essentially theyve created a phone with a back that you can change the colour of? Theyve basically made a case that has to be changed with screws you simply better know and understand XAI80T fellas
People complaining about NFC needs to know that most of Indian online payments doesn't need NFC. Most of the payments are done through UPI which sufficiently makesup for NFC. Even in weak network areas, you can do payments through SMS. So good decision by CMF
@@luke_angelo That is true and while the phone is on sale in other countries it is made with the Indian market in mind so I don't think the exclusion of NFC is all that big of a deal, it would have been a good thing if they included that as well but majority of their target customers will not use NFC anyways so it's not a deal breaker for them in any capacity.
This phone having a lanyard accessory is such a reflection of Nothing’s headquarters being situated in London 😂. If you know, you know. I prefer to make a move into XAI80T and be strong
No removable battery is a huge mis-step. I would buy a phone like this as my hiking phone if I could just buy few extra batteries instead of bulky powerbank. Absolutely love everything else about it. Reminds me of the old days of Nokia 3310, buying different covers for it. Good times.
Removable battery has its benefits, environmental especially as with time battery ages and instead of replacing battery we end of buying a new phone. But having a removable battery will reduce its efficiency and it will last way less. I think having a big 20,000 mah or heck even a larger 50K or 100K with you makes more sense for hiking. You can charge a laptop or even lights or other emergency equipment. Why do you want to buy multiple batteries to a phone! That doesn’t make sense to me. Carrying a bigger power bank is always advisable.
I mean sure, if you have a safe place to put multiple loose lithium ion batteries when you're out hiking in a way that's somehow less bulky than a power bank.
@@Psop-mq8si and is over 3 times as expensive. The whole point of a "hiking phone", at least from my understanding, would be to have a cheaper, more "disposable" phone in case something happens to it that would also allow for battery swaps. A 700 euro phone with a replaceable battery that you'd still need protective storage for doesn't really scream "dedicated hiking phone".
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5:20 minutes into the video 😂 "When there is Nothing on the back of the phone"
I believe this phone is targeted towards India mostly and NFC isn't used here for payments. Just need a camera to scan QR codes for UPI which is widely used here for payments.
This is the most interesting phone since the Z flip. It actually feels like some sort of innovation. I could see 3D printing different mounts and accessories and using the attachment points
@@chrisbc1434 I strongly suspect the user in question is a bot stealing comments from another user, then adding a message about a scam at the end. I think it's some crypto nonsense.
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Congrats to nothing for removable covers without removable batteries.
*Truely revolutionary idea*
Literally WTF moment.
Aesthetic
Did you mean "Congrats for nothing"?👍🏻
Thanks for Nothing
Yea and without NFC...
Just useless.
They had such an incredible opportunity to make the battery easily hot swappable and instead we just end up with a fun gimmick.
It would've probably lost the already bad IPX2 rating. Just speculating tho.
@@GuyWhoCooks😂 mean while Samsung S5 had ip67 with removable back 🔙and a headphone jack
Had the chance to go back 20 years and missed. Nothing through and through. Design over function. They out Apple Apple at this point.
Maybe something for the next generation.
@GuyWhoCooks the most repairable phone (fairphone 5) has an ip55 rating and has a loose back so it is possible. You would just need allot of rubber around it.
So happy to see something actually new, makes me want to buy a 3D printer and start designing accessories 😂
1 min ago is wild 💀
Sellout
3 min ago😮😮😮
Oh no. Don't sleep on this! We need all the accessories to unlock maximum happiness!
Aren't you looking for reasons to buy 3d printer 😂
I'm getting feeling that 3D printing community is gonna be crazy with this phone .....
Nothing had made the Design files for the Back Covers publicly available.
would be cool to see an extended battery case, or a case that store more stuff, or even a gamepad or one that you just stick on the actual screen or flip down. so many things this could be.
Shit is gonna go nuts, i can tell
hi, member of 3d printing community here, im buying it exactly for that reason, imma customize the shit out of this
@@flaviogrossi9058 So did you get the CAD file from Nothing Community?
This thing is just waiting for me to design some accessories for it.
That’ll be a sell in itself
lol that would be funny
cant wait for a soda holder embedded in the cmf phone😂, or a bottle opener instead of the phone stand
hell yes
Bro your channel is one of the best, keep going!
Removable battery is honestly a missed opportunity. It could be very interesting part of this phone!
I somewhat believe that the NSA does not allow phones which can be totally disabled/unhackable with the battery removed.
@@username9774could be but money is more important to them. they want you to not be able to fix your phone they want you to upgrade. they could be doing both tho
@@username9774 phones with easily removable batteries do still exist (Fairphone, for example), and Android phones do still shut out power at the trace level from the power rails. Also surely if there's any intelligence agency telling Nothing to do something it'd be MI5? Like, all you need is a multimeter and a phone you don't mind breaking apart to know for sure, I don't know why people pretend otherwise.
@@username9774 What about all the current phones that do indeed have easily removable batteries, like Fairphone? Also, why NSA when Nothing is based in the UK, wouldn't it be MI5? If you're going to be the kind of conspiratorial nut who refuses to see the plain and obvious things in this world actually leading people to systemizing nefariously like with mass surveillance and erosion of consumer rights, then why not at least get your 3-character-agency names straight?
The battery is removable by the user
"CMF Phone 1 by Nothing" sounds like a phone you'd see in South Park
who in the world is this product supposed to be marketed at lol
Crinkle My Furry? Yeah, sounds like South Park.
yes sounds about right
Its like «toyota land cruiser made by Lexus».. if u decided to separate the names why you started combining them again?
@@verygoodfreelancerHipsters who Love Love Love the Teenage Engineering design , yet don’t want to go bankrupt again for another premium "toy instruments "😢
The lanyard is pretty useful for photographers and concert managers/crews.
Having cellphone in pocket while moving around is a pain and we always lose it when we set it somewhere
That's how it gets stolen. I see it happen to Asian tourists near me all the time.
Lanyards are very popular in cities with a lot of pickpockets as you wrap it around your hand/arm and makes it harder to steal your phone. In Barcelona I saw many phones with one.
Makes it easy for someone to yank that and run, like they do in many places
I think more likely it is more to prevent your phone from falling out of your hands and smashing on the pavement.
Lanyard would be great for any concert goers too
But wouldn't they be more useful on a more pocketable phone? This thing is a brick at 6.78 inches😢
The Asian tourists have them stolen off of lanyards all the time. If anything it's easier to do than pickpocket
Having a removable back without a replaceable battery and other components and that too made consciously is straight up foul by Nothing!
Standard practice. They want you to have to upgrade sooner than later
You don't. Need case... Thats a big deal...
@@chrisjfox8715Have guides come out saying that you can't replace the battery?
I know they're not hot swappable, but can't they be replaced at all? I'm about to replace the battery and charging port on a 7 year old phone (despite also having a more recent phone), if you really want to keep a phone going, you can. How many people do you actually think would keep using the same phone for over 5 years if they could change the battery?
@@nothing9220
1. learn to type
2. how is any of that a big deal?
"you can look, but don't touch"
Omg the shot at 2:10 looks amazing
you damn right
that’s the Teenage Engineering field recorder if anyone’s wondering what that gadget is btw
That TP-7 is the real catch. Such a sweet design 😋😋😋
It's nothing
I just ordered one, I've been waiting for an interesting budget phone to buy, upgrading from a honor10 I bought 6 years ago !
me still with my OnePlus 3T... and the only reason I'm upgrading is because modern software absolutely destroys it's battery
bro how is it ?...am planning to buy one...how much did you spend...did u like it ?
@@ItsKatsuragithat phone is probably 10 years rn 💀
Someone told me CMF stands for Cheap M----r F----r, which I found pretty funny. I love this design.
İt stands for Colors, Matererials, Finish
Cmfs phone is unique tho
😂 😂 😂 😂 😂
@@IDICEDOUTuniquely garbage
@@eropoke We know you fool
Finally! Budget segment got something interesting and not filled with ads.
Looking at Xiaomi while restricting bootloader unlock at hyperos
The "non-replaceable" battery is such a super weird move
"Some water resistance"
@@maxweinbach3996Yeah. I guess if your water resistance is gonna be as weak as this phones is I’d rather just have the removable battery. Haha
I think the battery are still replaceable right? Instead of plugging in and out by yourself, you still have the chance to seek assistance from repair shop on malls since they can access to the back of the phone easily
So pretty much anything that could be acheived by a phone case!
Amaaazing !
Here in Japan, MANY people use lanyards with their phones. I see that being a great feature here.
the landyard / crossbody strap is pretty popular in asia. phones are regularly seen as accessories with cute cases and other trinkets hanging off
For safety reasons in Europe too
Phone on a lanyard is extremely popular in Japan.
A good half of people probably do it, either with a dedicated case, or a little plastic insert that goes in a preexisting case.
Wish I had seen this 4 months ago before I replaced my phone. I like that this one fits in the hand better. Most phones are way too large to sit comfortably and I hate them. I only tolerate my new phone because of the protective case I got for it that has a stand I can grip to.
If the battery was removable, it would have been the phone of the year.
No it kinda wouldn't have been people just want to nitpick on a brand thats trying something new, I dont even remember the last time I needed to remove the battery, and sometimes when people do remove and put the battery in again they mess up,sometimes put in a cheap battery which may catch fire and then people complain directly to the brand. TLDR: unnecessary
@@extatic7595 Right to Repair mother trucker. Right to Repair!
After 2 years batteries degrade and become unusable. Replacing the battery should be a Right. Just because you haven't had a need to replace a battery doesn't mean others don't have a reason.
@@kingzach74 You can't replace the battery at all?
@@kingzach74 2 years ? I've been using a honor10 for the past 6 years and the battery life is still good enough to last an entire day of medium use, it's 1:30 am and I still have 30% battery left.
You can, its easier than other phones but everyone old enough remembers how easy it was in the old galaxies to remove a battery and put a new one in when you ran out. @@maxweinbach3996
The lanyard is absolutely genius. I see so many people walking around with their phones - usually iPhones though - in lanyard cases, people will love it
do they though
Yes. Phone crime is rampant
If you're a woman who doesn't want so search through your purse every time you need your phone, a lanyard is a pretty nice thing.
Genius? Simmer down pal
Are we really calling a fucking lanyard genius now 😂
This with the lanyard now is a great Raving/music festival phone.
I didn't know that was a genre of phone, but I love raves and music festivals
And while travelling!
@@hanschristianmadsen4696without nfc you can’t use google pay though. Not very ideal for travel. Just get a case for a better phone and put it in a case with a lanyard
I use a wrist strap on my phone when walking my dog. Helpful when I suddenly need two hands, and has saved my phone from falling a few times.
Who has the money for a separate phone for different occasions? Especially in this price bracket :D
What we lack in phones nowadays is innovation. And CMF is doing it 🎉
People find many problems or missing things with this phone but we should appreciate how Nothing is trying to do something new with boring phones & on this budget, it is really challenge, especially for a new company. Nothing should Launch a metal body cover as an accessory, so guys appreciate it, CMF might give a removable battery option for phone 2, the reason might be size, removable batteries are thicker which is a problem for the whole phone and accessory design. this XAI80T is great, thanks for the headsup
@@vijay___farming_reel just use a hair dryer the battery is replaceable, anyone complaining clearly shouldn’t be replacing their battery’s anyways
I appreciate that they found a way to make a cheap phone expensive as hell without making at least a decent product.
bot
@@vijay___farming_reel use a hairdryer to remove the battery it’s a non issue
@@vijay___farming_reel use a hairdryer to remove the battery, easy solution
So essentially theyve created a phone with a back that you can change the colour of? Theyve basically made a case that has to be changed with screws
Which is perfect. You can carry your phone naked
@@romanlabis🫤
They made a screw in case that people are going to put a case over to protect from fall damage.
@@romanlabisNah if im carrying my phone naked, then I'll have no pockets to put the phone in
Also a back that is not glued on! You can get to the internals without having to use a heatgun and pry stuff off
The most impressive part of this video is that Nothing got MKBHD to make a video about a $200 dollar phone.
MKBHD is an early investor in the company I believe
Pretty sure he has made other videos on cheap phones
@@RizwanMujawar Absolutely not lol
@@RizwanMujawar Caught a whiff of reality
8
The thumb screw accessory thing is cool. Could see some people having fun with 3D prints.
- Hey we need something new for this CMF phone 1. Any ideas?
- Let's make the back cover removable.
- That's not new.
- Yeah. But what if it's a removable cover with non-removable battery?
- OMG! Wow! A truely revolutionary idea. Let's go!
Not really new. Sony Xperia go had that back in 2012, and some of budget Huawei phones had it
@@DimaKirivel So did Moto back when google owned them
is it a meme to write "truely" instead of truly?
@@Fux704 If people say it enough then it will become the real spelling
@@Fux704 no they just can't spell 😭😭
"This phone has no NFC"
You lost me here.
Yeah, me too. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Uh-huh, good. Mmm, not bad. "It doesn't have NFC." And that's it. You can stop watching here.
this phone is targeted for the Indian market in which NFC is not so impotent. of course for western markets its not relevant at all.
What do you use NFC for? I have it disabled on my phone and have never encountered a reason to use it. This is far from a deal breaker for me.
You don't need no NFC in India. We got UPI
@@pinakijana9479 congratulations. Not everyone lives in India
9:45 doesn't look bad!? Dude it looks funky good! Better than most high end pieces of glass with no personality.
i like the idea so much , its creative , and in terms of product design the ergonomics is nice it works as an average android phone.
As an Indian, I see this as a pretty competitive offering for its price. The competitors are mainly the budget ranges of Chinese brands such as Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Realme; and Samsung. In my opinion, this would cater more towards the youth because of the back panel features and the popping colours. But hopefully, we'll get some better accessories in the future. Excited for some more competition in the stale market.
And the OS. I am pretty sure this phone is not full of of spywares, ads and bloatwares like the Chinese brands are.
@@Kiev-in-3-days I agree. Even the Nothing phones have a clean UI. So, I expect this to be clean as well.
Love that white and orange room scheme they made for this video. Very vibrant
Genuinely not hearing enough creators plainly acknowledge how this totally fumbled on repairability.
Every video I have seen talked about it.
Getting the back off of a phone is one of the bigger problems that stop your average Joe from repairing their own. Here you can get screws to remove the entire outer cover, and you can yank the battery out and get access to further internals within minutes of 0 risk work. For a $200 phone, it is still ahead far of the curve for repairs.
@@dpgwalter
It doesn't seem like you can unplug the battery without unscrewing another bracket or something. This is better than having to melt the back off, but barely.
@@Alias_Anybody Screws alone to remove a back is a MASSIVE improvement over having to use a heat gun or hair dryer. What do you mean barely?
@@kingzach74bro what? Couple minutes of heat and it comes away, have fun getting your screws back in when you finally dethread them.
Love the design of this phone! It actually reminds me of the Nokia 5210
I got CMF buds recently and they sound good for under $30. Good to see this brand gaining traction!
How are they ?
@@nathanvrvrt There good if not great for $30. I've had them for a month as a AirPods alternative. It's great to see this subbrand catch on.
I'll rather got for xiaomi / redmi earbuds way cheaper and works the same too
I bought the most cheapest earbuds @ $4 & it sounds gr8
@@Retronyx that's like saying that an old cheap car and a modern high end car both do the same
yes, both do the same, but the high end does it better than the low end
The play with the orange colour in a background and throughout the video really is a nice detail. Love it! you should better know and pick on XAI80T fellas
XAI80T is so obviously a scam is cringe
@@tar-yy3ubJust so you're aware, there's a new generation of RUclips spambots that use LLMs to generate vague but seemingly plausible comments instead of the usual copy paste trash, this is an example (notice how it just vaguely talks about orange in the background instead of anything at all to do with the phone itself). Best to avoid engaging at all as that signal boosts them, just report it as spam if you feel the desire to
Why are you peddling a scam coin?
I still remember the Oneplus 1 phone where I had the Sandstone, Bamboo and Clear white backs!! All bought off invites....those were the days!! :)
Throwback to ten years ago.
The OnePlusOne was such a legend - loved it!
I still have a Bamboo OPO phone in a drawer in my apartment.
My S22 Ultra screen just broke, thank God I bumped to this cmf phone 1 video Wich I will definitely buy for replacement until the S25Ultra King comes out.Subscribed 😊
I like how Nothing is really trying to go the extra mile and make even a budget phone interesting and fun. We don’t see that often with the $250 samsungs and xiaomis of the world.
There wasn't anything remotely interesting about this budget phone.. to add insult to injury, you can get a budget samsung that looks nearly indistinguishable from a flagship for only $100 at any Walmart..
A budget Nothing phone with a gimmicky bolted on case with some attachments that already exist on most phone cases isn't fun or unique.. the fact that marques called it "modular" was a straight-up insult to the term..
Starting the video wearing the phone as a lanyard is a baller move 😂
What's so "baller" about that?
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Yall just be saying anything
I thought I was the only one who found it hilarious😂
Bot.
They should have turned the knob into a fidget spinner that regens power back into the phone when you spin it.
BRUHHH
please never make a phone
No, it should have been a volume knob, like on their earbuds case 😅
But DT despises anything that spins and kills hundreds of thousand innocent, bigly, birds. 🦅🪶
if you’re going to use it to power the phone it won’t spin very well.
5:20 "..there is Nothing on the back of the Phone.." - very nice word play!
1:00 I wouldn't say "it doesn't stand out", this might be one of the cheapest phones that can shoot 4k 30fps and have electronic image stabilization and have 4xA78 cores, 1 or 2 year ago you would be happy if you get 2 A78 or 4 A76 as performance cores on 200$ phone.
“It’s the phone taking RUclipsrs and Influencers by storm! Regular users, not so much.”
well it just came out so of course its only youtubers and shit rn, and honestly i think its genuinely great for $200, having a budget phone with actual software support, 120hz nice screen, easily replaceable back incase you scratch it to hell, spot to properly mount stuff to your phone which could be nice for little 3D printed accessories(and of course the kickstand that has more support due to being physically screed into it instead of just using magnets or adhesive) also as much as people are saying the battery not being easily swappable sucks (kinda does) it still makes replacing the battery easier compared to almost any other phone on the market currently. only maybe killer for me at least is the no nfc cause google pay is literally my only way of paying for stuff but I'm pretty sure alot of people dont care for nfc pay so-
as a google pixel 6 user for the past few years, im just happy to see companies other then google making actual nice budget/mid-range phones cause pixels have wayyy too many issues for being made by the company that makes fuckin android and half the software everyones forced to use.
Im a regular user and I'm just waiting for its price to go down to 200$ instead of 300-350 in my country
@@cheese_handler_dangerous_job The fact that you’re here commenting means you’re not a regular user.
@@B.D.F. "regular" was used, not average. Different concepts.
@@maxweinbach3996 Edited for consistency, you’re welcome pedants.
The no NFC would be a deal killer for me. ye XAI80T was right! Thanks for letting us know about XAI80T
This is a ground breaking leap. Lot more coming for sure 🔥🔥🔥
You'll never use it
@@maxweinbach3996 can't say it right now. Pre order done.
groundbreaking removable back, next gargantuan step, removable battery. We're developing, just backwards.
We need more customisable budget phones
It's basically just a case but worse because you need to use screws. Literally anything this phone does can be just be done with a case.
ngl the lanyard pops. dress it down with orange lanyard like old school wallet-on-keychain. if they came out with black leather or rose gold fine chain, could dress it up with a waistcoat for a modern take on pocket watch. the XAI80T move is bringing the heat to us mark my words
Why are you peddling a scam coin?
@@dm2060
I assume it's a new bot meta: They automatically steal a comment by a real user, then tack on a scam message at the end to confuse both users and the spam detection.
This phone manages to be cheap (relatively) and cheerful, so gotta give CMF props for pulling that off.
This phone reminds me of old colorful lumias , which also had different color varieties of back panel you could change. It's was a fun phone to have.
I’d love to see a higher end version of this
They might make the next Nothing Phone more customizable, eventually merging the two phones...? Nah, I'm high, scratch that.
@@GuyWhoCooks if you know better than to treat that as a serious idea then why bother posting the comment at all?
His keyboard his choice... you may also share your thoughts@@turbochargedfilms
Am I reading this right? Everyone is complaining about cheaper phones becoming more expensive every generation. This only means consumers have no idea what they want.
@@turbochargedfilms sarcasm
If the battery was removable, it would have been the phone of the year. dude XAI80T is the best thing you said, well done
where do you buy this?
How long is it open?
xAI is doing a great job
I knew X would end up doing this, so obvious
This won't save Elon's X
I like how Nothing is really trying to go the extra mile and make even a budget phone interesting and fun. We don’t see that often with the $250 samsungs and xiaomis of the world. ye XAI80T was right! Thanks for letting us know about XAI80T
Why are you peddling a scam coin?
@@dm2060 well the handling seems nice and the seat isn't too high and isn't too low, but i think i prefer my other bikes that has an amazing feel to it. 🚲
They are not going out of their way to make it interesting, they are exactly doing what makes THEM more money. This stupid phone is designed to charge you a premium for a rubber case, you could get from AliExpress for ANY phone.
It's interesting how we came around. I got Honor Magic 6 Pro in Green and at first I was not convinced about "Vegan Leather" back because I always liked how glass feels premium, but after using it for a while longer I find it much more durable (obviously) much more easy to hold, not getting overheated as glass and it really grew on me. I see more phones following this trend, as for example Motorolas RAZR.
It's a nice little gimmick for sure, on top of an already attractive phone for 200 dollars. Won't call it game changing but it's cool to have some DIY elements on a boring slab!
Yeah
This phone having a lanyard accessory is such a reflection of Nothing’s headquarters being situated in London 😂. If you know, you know.
I don't know, and I live there... tell me!
Girls wearing their phone on lanyard cases is a thing in Germany too. It's because their clothes got no pockets and you can't always carry a bag lol
@@pooroldpedrolondon is a hotbed for criminals, fugitives, thieves etc.... Everybody knows that!
I was looking for this comment. Here in Amsterdam I see this *all* the time.
i'm spanish, and i can also agree
0:12 in his mind : MK IS BACK
Modular is king if you can start companies touting actual modular designs that work! Game changer
Like modular cars cameras computers phones what have you. Need a better camera but a plus modular upgrade to said device bam plug play
Also would revolutionize repair cause you can swap out dysfunctional parts easily yourself and cheaply
I bought it already but i was waiting for this video!!
Is it worth it ? I'm planning to buy
Love your videos you got that with XAI80T ! That was the best idea you ever had!
XAI80T is so obviously a scam is cringe
@@tar-yy3ub these are bots
Cool phone. My current phone is a 2 year olf Redmi Note 11. Cost about 200 euros. Does it do everything that an expensive phone does. Well, yeah. Everything. And as tech continues to move forward, I got to think that the days of spending over $1,000 are pretty much over.
I have the same phone and I still think the redmi note 11 is better because it has an ultra wide camera, a headphone jack and a charger in the box.
Apt assessment.
tbf you never had to spend more than like 300€ to get a decent Android phone
@@strohmy9863 True. Most I ever paid was 250. Actually just got a used Nothing Phone (1) for 200.
Camera quality is still a thing if you care about taking pictures but not enough to buy a real camera
Having a removable back without a replaceable battery and other components and that too made consciously is straight up foul by Nothing! ye XAI80T was right! Thanks for letting us know about XAI80T
Bot.
What is xai8ot
@@ICanDo20PushUps Just a random term used to redirect crowd into searching for it and then scamming them in a plethora of ways.
@@JetteppaYaribandi just use a hairdryer and stop complaining
Why are you peddling a scam coin?
As a girl with no pockets, lanyards/wrist straps are actually incredibly useful on pnones, but theyre easily attachable to any phone case so this really doesn't add anything. great call on XAI80T btw
where do you buy this?
How long is it open?
This is also strong for all other coins imo
Sure, he said all the time he won't do it and now he did
xAI is heavy lifting the greens now
Five more months until New Year’s ye XAI80T was right! Thanks for letting us know about XAI80T
Thanks for the information man. I just bought the CMF phone one and the earbuds and watch whole set. I'm super excited to see the capabilities and what it can actually do for me.
Bringing down the notification with the finger print sensor, like on the old Samsung phones, is something apple should have done years ago with the lock button. But I don't think they ever will you got in XAI80T ?
Why are you peddling a scam coin?
No headphone jack, no charger in box, almost garbage water resistance, average camera
but you do get these dumbass gimmicks
As an Indian, I see this as a pretty competitive offering for its price. The competitors are mainly the budget ranges of Chinese brands such as Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, Realme; and Samsung. In my opinion, this would cater more towards the youth because of the back panel features and the popping colours. But hopefully, we'll get some better accessories in the future. Excited for some more competition in the stale market. must be great to be in XAI80T for the smart ones here
Lmao.
So basically a phone for poor and musky people.
but with it being 200 dollars and it may as well be 20000 inr in india add 3000 more u get nothing 2a so Idk if it will be a hard sell
@@sinnaras9120 this is racist. Please delete.
@@sinnaras9120have some shame
@@miichelle19 Let's be real, any person who says something like that is probably proud to be called racist.
So happy to see something actually new, makes me want to buy a 3D printer and start designing accessories 😂 you could better know and understand XAI80T bros
Uh, did you just copy Mr. Whosedebass comment?
its a bot @@DaviCarneiro-f5x
Bruh, dead internet theory is just a reality 💀
@@pomidor308
Well, not yet, cause they stole the comment from an innocent user.
Was about to order it, but the no NFC is a deal breaker
This not having a removable battery absolutely ruins the whole purpose of removing the back plate.
My dad: “working on my truck”
Me: working on my CMF
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grandchild : XAI80T working on my
Just brought one as my back up phone. Really happy with it for the price I paid ❤
A cool and innovative phone at last!! The flagship segment is so boring, so this is nice and refreshing to see. I remember LG had snap on/snap off accessories for one of their handset a few years ago including a camera accessory with physical buttons and larger battery. This a the budget segment version of that and i can see myself getting one.
Be honest, you won't buy it, lol.
@@maxweinbach3996My friend just bought one as a secondary phone
A removable back? Innovative?
Are we really calling a basic feature phones from 30 years ago did better as "innovative"?
They had such an incredible opportunity to make the battery easily hot swappable and instead we just end up with a fun gimmick. you guys rly should take part in XAI80T at this point
Great work with this project holy hell
This is also strong for all other coins imo
It is my favorite and I am really digging it
I knew X would end up doing this, so obvious
strong movement on this!!
"Is it a gimmick? No"
Everyone else besides Marques that USES phone cases: Yeah... Just buy a case that does that...
Loving the unique design and customization options on the CMF Phone 1. The Dimensity 7300 ensures smooth performance for gaming and multitasking.
- That's not new. must be great to be in XAI80T for the smart ones here
Price increased to 240 which makes it a lot less appealing. For 200 dollars it was best in class. For like 250 there are other options.
- Yeah. But what if it's a removable cover with non-removable battery? use XAI80T as long as it is hot, helped me
I knew X would end up doing this, so obvious
Wtf this is everywhere
This won't save Elon's X
xAI is heavy lifting the greens now
strong movement on this!!
From a iPhone pro Max user: Saw this phone on sale a few weekends ago nd grabbed one out of curiosity. Can't recall when I had a device this feature rich at such a low price in the last 25 years. If they make a tablet, I would buy it from Nothing without a heartbeat.
To my surprise I was expecting it to be laggy with a crap screen and bloatware galore. Was I wrong.
This phone is more than good enough and I usually get the latest and greatest for tech and always turned my nose to any brand I'm not familiar with.
Comes with factory screen protector and feels like but premium in hand.
It is roughly a tenth of the price (almost) to my iPhone 14 pro Max and I am super impressed.
Sure I have less capacity but I have all my photos and videos on the cloud so storage is rarely an issue.
The camera is not bad as well but obviously not equal to the flag ship phones.
Can't confirm the battery life as I don't use this phoneas a daily driver due to lack of NFC. Would have paid more for this phone if it had NFC support.
Aside from the NFC omission, this phone has decent speed with no UI lag, 5G support, great AMOLED screen. Tick tick tick but no NFC and only single speaker down the bottom right so it gets muted wirh your hand easily.
Love your videos
MKB Awesome Video Love that they are just out with this and see down the road how they can keep going.Thanks for sharing and Welcome Back.💯✌️
So essentially theyve created a phone with a back that you can change the colour of? Theyve basically made a case that has to be changed with screws you simply better know and understand XAI80T fellas
Elon is a smart one with this, faster than anyone else
already up right away
I knew X would end up doing this, so obvious
I think this is superior to memes and such, really appreciate that it has actual value
Sure, he said all the time he won't do it and now he did
This is pretty cool. With 3D printing you can attach so many things to the phone.
honestly this phone seems like a hard launched summer project of a bunch of engineering students from their dorm 😂
OK Fanboy!
It actually is, that's why i love it 😆
It kinda does. I love it. Haha At $200 this would be a cool phone to mod.
@@-ThatGuy- 189~ usd here converted from 68.000 HUF
@@ISBE91 Even better. Haha
People complaining about NFC needs to know that most of Indian online payments doesn't need NFC. Most of the payments are done through UPI which sufficiently makesup for NFC. Even in weak network areas, you can do payments through SMS. So good decision by CMF
Bro, there are more countries than India. No NFC is a big deal in 2024
@@luke_angelo bro, CMF phone 1 major customer target is India. Marques said it himself. So yeah, it's a good decision.
@@luke_angelo That is true and while the phone is on sale in other countries it is made with the Indian market in mind so I don't think the exclusion of NFC is all that big of a deal, it would have been a good thing if they included that as well but majority of their target customers will not use NFC anyways so it's not a deal breaker for them in any capacity.
Not all countries are behind in times like India.
@@digidude On god
This phone having a lanyard accessory is such a reflection of Nothing’s headquarters being situated in London 😂. If you know, you know. I prefer to make a move into XAI80T and be strong
where do you buy this?
This is also strong for all other coins imo
xAI is doing a great job
Wtf this is everywhere
This won't save Elon's X
MKBHD gat that thang slangin'
No removable battery is a huge mis-step. I would buy a phone like this as my hiking phone if I could just buy few extra batteries instead of bulky powerbank.
Absolutely love everything else about it. Reminds me of the old days of Nokia 3310, buying different covers for it. Good times.
Removable battery has its benefits, environmental especially as with time battery ages and instead of replacing battery we end of buying a new phone. But having a removable battery will reduce its efficiency and it will last way less. I think having a big 20,000 mah or heck even a larger 50K or 100K with you makes more sense for hiking. You can charge a laptop or even lights or other emergency equipment. Why do you want to buy multiple batteries to a phone! That doesn’t make sense to me. Carrying a bigger power bank is always advisable.
I mean sure, if you have a safe place to put multiple loose lithium ion batteries when you're out hiking in a way that's somehow less bulky than a power bank.
Oui but mate. Like 15000mah same size and weight as the Nokia 3310.
Prolly could charge your phone like four times over mate.
Get the Fairphone 5, you can swap both the back cover and the battery and you don't even need the screwdriver...
@@Psop-mq8si and is over 3 times as expensive.
The whole point of a "hiking phone", at least from my understanding, would be to have a cheaper, more "disposable" phone in case something happens to it that would also allow for battery swaps.
A 700 euro phone with a replaceable battery that you'd still need protective storage for doesn't really scream "dedicated hiking phone".
5:20 minutes into the video 😂
"When there is Nothing on the back of the phone"
I won't believe whenever you say how does the new phone looks like in the podcast when you clearly had the phone for weeks 😂😂
Love it, but lack of NFC is a showstopper.
Maybe there will be nfc backplates)
I believe this phone is targeted towards India mostly and NFC isn't used here for payments. Just need a camera to scan QR codes for UPI which is widely used here for payments.
They are targeting indian Market where people use UPI and not NFC.
0:51 looks like a wheelie bin here in the UK😂
hhhhh yeah, here too but green
So no one's gonna talk about handsome squidward at 3:50 ??
This is the most interesting phone since the Z flip. It actually feels like some sort of innovation. I could see 3D printing different mounts and accessories and using the attachment points
We need more customisable budget phones you joined in XAI80T ?
XAI80T is so obviously a scam is cringe
What even is it?
what does XAI80T stands for?
@@chrisbc1434
I strongly suspect the user in question is a bot stealing comments from another user, then adding a message about a scam at the end. I think it's some crypto nonsense.
2:04 Many years since removable backs on phones? Have you heard about Fairphone and Shift Phone?
The most impressive part of this video is that Nothing got MKBHD to make a video about a $200 dollar phone. you made a move in XAI80T ?
How long is it open?
Sure, he said all the time he won't do it and now he did
xAI is doing a great job
where do you buy this?
It is my favorite and I am really digging it