CMF Phone 2 Pro launched in India at a starting price of Rs 18,999: Launch offers, top specs, and more
At a launch event in New Delhi, Nothing India head Akis Evangelidis says 'at CMF, we want to shake things up a bit'. The company has refreshed its CMF phone lineup, with the launch of the CMF Phone 2 Pro in India today. No, there is no CMF Phone 2 — not yet, at least. The company has also not shared any confirmation about it till now. However, the existence of a Pro ideally suggests the existence of a non-Pro variant. We have also reached out to Nothing to confirm if and when the Phone 2 is coming. Now, back to the CMF Phone 2 Pro — it is the first phone under the CMF branding to come with a triple camera setup. It's also only the second phone under the CMF brand.advertisementAlong with the CMF Phone 2 Pro, the company also launched three new earbuds in India today. This includes the CMF Buds 2, CMF Buds 2+, and the CMF Buds 2a. I know, confusing nomenclature. But the essential differences between these are that the Buds 2a offers ANC up to 42dB and 35.5 hours battery life, the Buds 2 offers ANC up to 48 dB, 55 hours battery life. Buds 2+, on the other hand offers up to 50dB ANC and a 61 hour batter life. The latter also supports high-res LDAC certification. The Buds 2a is priced at Rs 2,199, the Buds 2 at Rs 2,699, and the Buds 2+ at Rs 3,299 in India.CMF Phone 2 Pro: Camera and AIThe CMF Phone 2 Pro feels like the lite version of the Nothing Phone 3a Pro – we are not sure if that is the positioning Nothing has in mind for it. But just like the Phone 3a Pro, the CMF Phone 2 Pro brings a bunch of upgrades to the phone with special focus on camera. The CMF Phone 2 Pro, as against the single camera setup on the CMF Phone 1, sports a 50-megapixel primary sensor (similar to the one on the Nothing Phone 3a), a 50-megapixel telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom and up to 20x ultra zoom, and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens with a 119.5-degree field of view. For selfies, it offers a 16-megapixel camera on the front.advertisement
Similar to the Nothing Phone 3a series, the CMF Phone 2 Pro also comes with an Essential Space feature, which is basically a dedicated key that gives you quick access to voice notes, screenshots, photos, and more. It will use AI to organise files into categories instead of you needing to sort them manually.CMF Phone 2 Pro: Price and availabilityBut before we go deeper into the CMF Phone 2 Pro details. Let's quickly look at the pricing of the device. The Phone 2 Pro comes in two variantsCMF Phone 2 Pro 8GB RAM + 128GB storage: Rs 18,999CMF Phone 2 Pro 8GB RAM + 256GB storage: Rs 20,999The CMF Phone 2 Pro will be available for purchase starting May 5.Nothing has also announced some launch offers for the device, wherein the phone will be available at Rs 1,000 discount on some e-commerce platforms including Crome and Reliance Digital. Which means, the phone will be effectively priced starting Rs 17,999. This offer, however, will be for a limited time.CMF Phone 2 Pro: Key specifications and featuresThe CMF Phone 2 Pro is powered by the new MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro chipset. Nothing claims that the processor is "up to 10 per cent faster CPU speeds" and has "up to 5 per cent improvement in graphics handling" compared to the Dimensity 7300 5G chip that powered the CMF Phone 1. Additionally, for supporting AI features, including the Essential Space, the phone features a 'next-generation NPU' that the company says is capable of handling "4.8 trillion operations per second". The device will support 120fps setting in gaming titles like BGMI.advertisementFuelling the device is a 5,000mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging. And yes, there is a charger in the box, as promised by Nothing India head Akis Evangelidis.The Phone 2 Pro is Nothing's slimmest phone to date with a thickness of 7.8mm.The Phone 2 Pro has a 6.67-inch flexible AMOLED display with symmetrical bezels. Nothing promises "no chin". It offers up to 120Hz refresh rate and up to 3,000nits peak brightness.The CMF Phone 2 Pro runs on NothingOS 3.0 based on Android 15, which the company claims allows you over 700 customisation to the interface. It supports privacy features like app locker, power-off verify, and private space. The phone will come with 3 years of major Android updates and 6 years of security updates.
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