CMF Phone 1 Review: The Best Budget Phone?

[@SillycornsMedia]

The CMF Phone starts at ₹15,999 (₹14,999 with bank discount). What do you guys think of the price? 🤯 Also, one correction: The UFS version is 2.2 not 2.1.

[@ritiksharma3537]

First these back panel will cost from 700 or more , for a 15000 rupees phone I don't think that something great because even for flagship Phone people think before buying cover that are more then 700 rupees. Second, having a removable back will never make it cheaper to repair if you know indian repair market. Third this phone is promoting cheap plastic as game changer 😂😂😂

[@puniii4055]

​@@ritiksharma3537appreciate the innovation. Don't get jealous!

[@cybercop3108]

@@ritiksharma3537 i personally perfer plastic as it doesn't break as easily as glass. Using cracked glass back on my phone right now 😥

[@Abhi-now]

​@@ritiksharma3537it's basically 4.5% of the phone's cost.

[@K00711]

Better prie to get nothing os experience, but i hate that useless portrait camera, instead of giving to rashmika, they should came with ultrawide camera

[@anikdas8127]

More Beebom-ish than Beebom itself

[@aaryan9990]

Rupesh was beebom, beebom was rupesh

[@chennupatikalikrishnachait8459]

There's no beebom without rupesh

[@showhan9880]

​@@aaryan9990Do you know why he left? What happenedm

[@nooruddinimran6262]

Same same but different 😅

[@abhishekshukla5743]

As per him he wanted to create his own Channel from a long time and it was the right time​@@showhan9880

[@abhishekpandey2495]

I was surprised to see Prateek Tyagi (TheEveryDayIndia) in this video! I know he has helped beebom in its initial phase, but it's really good to see him back with Rupesh. PS - He was an amazing moto vlogger in Delhi NCR back in 2015. It's been a long time and I still miss his videos. Prateek if you see this comment, please leave a like.

[@abhishekpandey2495]

Thanks! I really hope you start making moto vlogs again. Going great guys! Love your content.

[@VastavikYT]

Wait what?

[@prateek1208]

A transparent back cover would be nice

[@shaarodmahanta2473]

That's a thing of nothing but after market 3rd party brands can make it tho

[@hareshladumor6134]

And back cover with 5k powerbank would be more nice

[@VastavikYT]

Thinking parallel universes ahead​@@hareshladumor6134

[@raghavsharma4265]

also a metal back.

[@shaarodmahanta2473]

@@raghavsharma4265 that'll be great ,a perfect Stainless steel stylish finsihed back panel would look cool

[@RealRameshBabu]

I remember that Lumia phones used to offer these swapped backcovers, but without those screws

[@kennedaykayuni1650]

You remember 😂 Nokia too

[@vaibhavhayaran]

If cmf commits for long term software update and service support (so things like battery can be replaced after few years) im totally in for this phone. This is fantastic. If I damage my back cover over the period of time i can just buy a new one and swap it and boom new phone again. This concept can work in India finally somthing new in the industry... Lack of higher ip rating sucks but i can live with that.

[@thisisme616]

Finally a sensible person I saw so many comments people just hating this phone 😂 and saying Chinese phones are better than this

[@twistednemo]

This phone is excellent for my use case. If I was in the market for a phone in this price segment, this phone would be my first choice.

[@Alex-wg1mb]

@@thisisme616 it has removable cover but no the battery. Yep. Just hating for nothing. So much price wasted for gimmicks

[@james_isaac]

​@@thisisme616Yes Chinese phones are better smartphones than this Dickride harder Carl pei ain't shagging you

[@prantulgogoi2663]

3 year is and security support.

[@prembirajdar4244]

Even after using the Phone (2) for a year now. This CMF PHONE 1 actually looks more desirable and more fun than mine 😅

[@aChakram]

i'm using phone1 and i have the same feelings

[@coolingchips1410]

you wont like it after the performance.

[@aChakram]

@@coolingchips1410 that's for sure. But may be I'll buy it for my mom. She would just scroll KZbin and change back covers.

[@prembirajdar4244]

@@coolingchips1410 As long as it will receive and make calls, do some texts and click some portraits. that's enough for a human without gaming addiction.

[@twistednemo]

I just bought a Phone (2a) and I feel the same way! 😅

[@STRONGERTHANEVER-m8e]

carl pei thinks he can sell cmf phone 1 different color panels worth 1500rs but..... some guys from india would just make the exact copy of that back panel and sell it for just 200-400rs only

[@90AlmostFamous]

Pretty sure he knows about that and probably secretly wants 3rd parties to Create more accessories for the phone

[@hamzakapadiaa]

I think what he thinks is he can sell a normal phone budget by giving a new stylish feature (functional in some cases) for which accessories will be created by 3rd parties. All hype, win for him..

[@sarajitsen56]

Its his first budget segment phone , but i think when he launches more and more phones in 10k to 15 k segment he will get the whole market, for the brands first launch i think its a decent phone

[@nooruddinimran6262]

Our moms after attaching that lanyard onto cmf phone 1 - NEW WEAPON UNLOCKED ! 🤣🤣

[@benjaminbenjamin8392]

when she use the phone does it mean she already thrown her slippers at you.

[@llaxus9279]

This phone will be loved by college and school going ppl like me. Really cool stuff in budget. I hope it gets success so that more phones like this releases in future

[@shubhamupadhyay844]

Loved by college going people? This ain’t the 90s where funky things attracted eyeballs

[@llaxus9279]

@@shubhamupadhyay844 More like vibrant and not funky lol. Both design and budget make it appealing to students.

[@shubhamupadhyay844]

@@llaxus9279 maybe for kids, not in college. No college going person will like this phone, it looks like a toy more than a phone. Who tf cares about funky vibrant phone?? If you want to grab eyeballs, atleast in college, use a foldable or flip phone, you will attract eyeballs.

[@shubhamupadhyay844]

@@llaxus9279 which college going person likes a funky vibrant phone?? Kids I agree because this phone looks like a toy. Atleast in my college, the students are attracted to foldables and flip phones instead of lame vibrant phones

[@shubhamupadhyay844]

@@llaxus9279 which college going person likes a funky vibrant phone?? Kids I agree because this phone looks like a toy. Atleast in my college, the students are attracted to foldables and flip phones instead of lame vibrant phones

[@prajjwaltiwari8644]

I hope this becomes a trend and the idea doesn't just drop dead.

[@Shubham-Mishra]

SillyCorn and Beebom posting the same video at a time.. my subscription feed... Clicking on SillyCorn video thinking watching beebom with my favourite creator ❤🎉

[@MukeshJha-el2dy]

14 years ago I have Sony Ericsson W8 with 2 back cover without any screw 🪛 or anything. Black and red. I change easily anytime

[@Sourav_Mudi]

Man, I just come back to your videos everytime for your video quality.... Just so underrated and so beautiful so elegant

[@SillycornsMedia]

Just like a wow!

[@Sourav_Mudi]

@@SillycornsMedia exactly 😂😂😂😂 Good work man.... Really like your videos...

[@anutoshbajpai4046]

The 16K price is a launch offer. After initial the price will be 20k. Companies should stop these shady tactics to get better reviews

[@indisagarkiran8557]

Why bro ?that’s their strategy.

[@anutoshbajpai4046]

@@indisagarkiran8557 it's not strategy, it's a way to deceive people. Here they're judging the phone at the price of 16k and saying it's good. The same phone at 20k a month later would be a horrible buy, but the company already got their positive review they needed from the reviewer,

[@whydoineedname4932]

​@@indisagarkiran8557well that's a shitty strategy

[@indisagarkiran8557]

@@whydoineedname4932 yes you're right,as customers we don't like such strategies,but that's how companies make people buy things.

[@Shanu_1113]

@@indisagarkiran8557 it's shady cause they make all this hype in the name of 16k price tag

[@shreenidhik.k.365]

bringing uniqueness to the budget segment

[@shivanshsaini5275]

Yours the first review im watching

[@prasannadeshpande9197]

I love that in every frame the phone is somewhat customised i.e.every frame of the video has a new look

[@sarthak.rajput]

Brings back the memories of Samsung Corby which also had colourful changeable back panels.

[@kmstar2230]

Yeah, I remember! I had the Corby 2. The phone had a white cover and a black backplate. I used to swap between them once a while to keep things fresh. Such were the days.

[@twistednemo]

​@@kmstar2230Seems like those are back, to an extent.

[@thorforlife1887]

Greatest line ever existed "You can use the phone Naked , not u the phone 😂"

[@Steven-nw9ji]

😂

[@dimejoe2621]

3.5mm jack and I would have bought it in a blink😔

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

They omitted the head phone jack because they wanted to sell their matching wireless earbuds. Profits were put before customer choice.

[@dimejoe2621]

@@ninjanerdstudent6937 absolutely

[@brnracc]

Bro nowadays usb c type Wired earphones are available in all price segments. From 250rs ambrane to 1500rs jbl. So I don't think not giving earphone jack is an issue unless you have a very costly 3.5mm Wired Earphone that you can't use in this phone.

[@dimejoe2621]

@@brnracc I know about usb c headphones but charging and headphones on the same port somewhat becames a issue

[@Lionel212001]

If they had a removable battery then it would have been a game changer.

[@downloaduse]

My phone cover laughing in corner 😂

[@raghavsharma4265]

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 a 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.

[@apuru306]

Thank you for playing In the end music video in the phone. Brought out the nostalgia feeling :)

[@Robinsingh5237]

I would love to see metallic back cover for it..

[@roronoazorro8822]

Its just like the good old Nokia Asha 501 series which provided swapable colourfull back cases. They also had one limited edition yellow colour mirror finish case.

[@tanaybhomia2784]

I really wanted that Dial thingy in the corner to be integrated with the software. But this looks cool too

[@friendlyatheist9589]

Image it is working as camera zoom in zoom out or usable rotating button while gaming like we use in middle mouse scroll button to change weapons.

[@KunalKumar-mo7qv]

Same to same 2014 mein Micromax Canvas2Color karke ek model mein hota tha back change

[@marksouthwell2699]

I believe the display is 700 nits manual typical brightness, 1200 nits auto outdoor brightness , 2000 nits for certain content

[@kiranprakash8785]

Does anyone know where to get that f1 car shown jn the video 7:12 ?

[@singhkaushik3688]

I subscribed beebom at 200k just because of this guy's unboxing talent

[@ragschavan]

My 2012 iBerry Auxus Nuclea N1 had 4 back covers in the box!!! 😊

[@pranjalgoelofficial]

Great song placement at 11:11. Jharee Lip gloss

[@deepanshsingh663]

Which song?

[@deepanshsingh663]

Which song?

[@816abbas]

I was actually missing this guy, great to see you back in action. you're living the dream.

[@channeltostudy9567]

Waiting for that CMF Watch review as well

[@SillycornsMedia]

It's live now.

[@arupkumarjena5178]

Glad a brand tried something new and unique... Otherwise you will find every boring similar looking phones out there... I don't know about others but I m definitely gonna try CMF phone 1... Support to nothing. Hope they bring more products with better specifications in better pricing. ❤

[@dbagainagainagainagain]

cant wait for buds 2 review i am hyped about it

[@nikhilkvyt]

Sony ericsson did this cover swapping in smartphone's childhood days itself. Still I have those covers. A beautiful glazing black and an orange. I loved those colours so still keeping it even after a decade. 😍😍

[@NitinAswani]

the best part of cmf phone is Carl has shared 3d printable design of back cover and screw openly, which can trigger a wave of new unimaginable accessories. I would love how companies would come up with innovative ideas

[@scottlewis2653]

cmf is good under this range, the design it has actually made it a brand. the dimensity 7300 is fast n efficient too

[@jaychandel7481]

12k for 4gen 2 and ₹600 for the back panel could be awesome

[@kalyankalyan9246]

If it has 6.1 inch screen and 4500 battery it would be a great compact phone😊

[@anoopcbose9700]

This is something very useful and handy for everyday use. That wallet is so helpful and don't want to worried about getting detached. It's screwed. I really love the new innovative ideas CMF brings into smartphone.

[@creeder99]

Man the 3rd party accessories Market for this phone is going to be wild like the old days😂

[@eb3014]

This is definitely a go to phone for the price! It's almost a must for those on a budget.

[@Robinsingh5237]

Excited about the people who has 3d printer they can do many possibilities and earn money❤

[@creedforgreed8080]

It costs around 22k let me tell you how 1. 4 colour cases 750 each equals 3k. 2. Stand equals 750. 3. Charger equals 2k 4. Other accessories equals 500 (tempered and back cover).

[@benjaminlee3669]

I was skeptical about the Dimensity chip at first, but after using the CMF Phone 1, I'm a total convert. It's so fast and responsive, I can't imagine going back to anything else.

[@ux_dip]

I really love how your videos use the full screen estate when I switch to fullscreen

[@s.h.a.r.a.t.h]

"Okayish" is the new Bad. Got it Rupesh 😏

[@90zkid]

Good pricing and it brings back the nostalgia of removable back panels 😊

[@gr0wnup5]

Very vibrant color indeed 🔴

[@mikiswordbreaker4805]

I'm pretty sure there will be a 3rd party back cover made using other than polycarbonate..maybe in some future we will see a metal or aluminium back cover for this phone..makes it feels premium..

[@lucasbrown7338]

I'm blown away by the battery life on this phone. I can go days without needing to recharge! Plus, the mediatek chipset is a great one in terms of the performance.

[@mentalhealthminis]

I would love to see a premium iteration of this l. A more compact size would be a cherry on top.

[@ANTICHRIS619]

Imagine a slim bluetooth speaker which you can attach it to that knob thing

[@SuperNova_57]

The only review channel I watch these days - *sillycorns(with the soul of beebom)* 💛

[@amoleragon]

Love the design and customization options. Love your Nothing based content.

[@kasimtrunkwala9694]

Promotion of oracle is compulsory in every video 😅 Lewis wins Silverstone 🎉

[@NandaKishorepav]

That orange and black is dope 😍

[@ayushgautam2886]

Cmf is the only company keeping the tech space interesting even for budget products

[@aksharaditya]

Is blue really India exclusive?

[@Rohit-ne2el]

I think that these kind of features would have been better for someone shopping at a higher price bracket.Does nothing really think that it will be able to sell all those accessories to customers shopping in that range.The processor is bad.The tech youtubers might feel all happy because the got all those accessories.One customizes their phone if they love it.How do you love a phone delivering subpar performance? Would you really customize a phone that you can't love?

[@MH-dc4qe]

This phone's features is all good for the price! I just wish it had stereo speakers. Btw, I love your reviews!

[@MyTraveliciousStories]

always good to see Pratik in the video

[@ramchaitanya9504]

Did you just roasted entire Beebom with that Screwdriver dialogue 🧐🧐

[@Questioner59]

The fundamental flaw with nothing phones is that a good looking back can never compensate for an ugly looking front. The amount of R&D and resources they spent on making the back and its accessories, if they had spent on reducing the bezels and making them even and on a better CPU, they could've made a way more beautiful and appealing phone.

[@dmohankumar6313]

Wait for 2 more days .Moto G85 ia going to launch with the same price and good specs.

[@humane123]

2:18 The IP Rating is IPX2 not IP52

[@SillycornsMedia]

It's IP52: in.cmf.tech/pages/phone-1#:~:text=IP52%20WATER%20AND%20DUST%20RESISTANCE

[@humane123]

@@SillycornsMedia Ohkay Got it now. Thanks for the clarification. Yes it's IP52 I got confused because they have mentioned the Water Test and Dust Test separately on the website in the section MORE QUALITY, MORE TIME

[@shreyameshram]

Price of this phone is just too good!

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

I wonder what Marques says about this.

[@Ineedyoulou]

Just ordered the bundle. Phone, watch, earbuds....

[@hridoybhaskar6191]

Very honest review❤,far better than Mrwhoosetheboss

[@kalaivendhanarivazhagan1044]

Already Nothing brand Flagship models has thicker bezel than competitors but this cmf phone has lot more thicker bezzel than the previous models of nothing phone feels like samsung M 30 series model on front look

[@goshfr4579]

You got blue eyes, one blew this way one blew that way

[@akorejepade1261]

Top of my list for phone to replace my aging a52 4G... Love the dark blue color.

[@lucifermorningstar6]

CMF Phone 1 easily a steal deal. They've nailed it ❤💯

[@001sujith]

Hi, amazon prime is comimg up. I am looking for a mobile in the range 30k to 50k. My priorities are performance (want a flagship level performance)., it should be snappy... And the best camera.. And a good user experience... also I am looking at 256G variant... How's iqoo 12.. Can you please help

[@xantaclaws]

I feel like this should've been Nothing's mainstream lineup, having not compromising on important aspects of the phone such as camera and processor unlike this budget one.

[@abdulmukeeth1047]

2:22 Bro just said "Something better than Nothing" 😅

[@irtezamasud1079]

Nice. I must say they inspired from symphony soap which came with 5 coloured back covers

[@bwoohk]

The appearance design is very simple and retro, and the system interface is also visually simple. The experience is different from other brands of mobile phones.

[@ivanarefin644]

This Nothing Machine is awesome & very stylish

[@qureshiabaan1337]

"Something is always better than Nothing." Irony.

[@dgdev69]

I love the innovation that's good. Some other brands would do something different than normal. Thanks rupesh I bought vivo t3 enjoying a lot I used to use redmi. Only small concern is there is no gorilla glass. Thanks for your review.

[@89boopathy]

Those Screws seems unnecessary.... We have had swappable back covers in the past without any screws

[@spikespiegel3197]

It add uniqueness to it , that's what nothing phones are popular for

[@naamraw]

10:52 where do I get the redbull formula?

[@debojit.chowdhury]

I have the s23, but i gonna buy this for the Nothing os. I really dig the nothing UI 😁

[@shaarodmahanta2473]

UI is really good

[@akhilbs9625]

Get the 2a for a full fledged experience Get Cmf1 for the quirky design

[@shashidharnn7223]

Bro How is the S23 mobile I currently using S20fe but I want a compact phone

[@akhilbs9625]

@@shashidharnn7223 The best compact phone available now. It's far superior than S24.You can go for it without a doubt. I have one of my friend using it from a year now. The only compromise is the average battery life

[@Q.7]

No headphone jack & the volume buttons to the left is a deal breaker for me. I don't care about the hype around removable back & other customisations. But the features of this phones seems legit. No bloatware/clean UI is a plus. I think it would be a good budget phone. Just not for me. 1. Volume buttons to the left is where my index finger sits when I hold the phone and accidentally press them, which is annoying. 2. Don't get me wrong, I use TWS/neckband wireless headphones for music/podcast/audiobook. But when watching videos/gaming in some apps the audio latency is very noticeable. That's when the wired earphones are useful. I don't understand why phones/tablets nowadays don't have a headphone jack. Every other device which has an audio output does.

[@Dipak_kumar_Tg2]

Bro make a video moto g85 vs cmf phone 1. Who wants this comparison like ❤

[@SrijithSKumar]

Is this good for senior citizens where the major usage is watching KZbin videos or WhatsApp calls?

[@RajR2000]

They should have added stereo-speakers.

[@singhved99]

This phone reminds me alot about Nokia days😍

[@MohitKumar-ri3yv]

I would still spend some extra and go with moto 50 fusion, cz of that comfort hold

[@sushantjadhav4595]

Nice concept...in 1500 new get new phone feel

[@twistednemo]

This phone goes up against the OnePlus Nord CE 4 Lite and the upcoming Motorola G85. What are the advantages of those? The CMF Phone 1 has the better CPU. The CE4 Lite has the SD695 and the G85 has the SD 6s Gen 3, which is basically the 695 with some updates. Personally, I think this is the winner. Better chip, clean software experience and a really fun design. I hardly click any pics and can live without the 3.5 mm jack. Not sure about the screen, though.

[@Amar-zw5md]

Currently using 4 years old POCO X3 Which I bought in 2020 for 16K And everything is still working smoothly from battery to camera 📸 No issues I can easily use it for 2 years more with no issues

[@JayPatel-ug1nh]

I'm rocking Redmi note 8 Pro since 2020. Planning to use it for 1 more Year😁

[@soukatbasyani6497]

Hey, love your videos, they're really helpful and fun to watch. I was wondering about the video you made about Lava Agni 2 5g mentioning its goods and bads... Surprisingly that phone is now available at 16,999/- so would it be a wise choice to consider that phone sometime now or during Amazon Great Indian Sale?

[@indiacha]

Great Value for money & unique phone.

[@praveenpp2929]

the down fall is that it doesnot support nfc