Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro Cuts Costs for Budget Smartphone Market

Nothing sub-brand CMF released the CMF Phone 2 Pro at 279 dollars through its US Beta Program by making selective hardware trade-offs.

FTMQ Creators, written by our newsroom4 November 2026 at 00:030 views

The CMF Phone 2 Pro was priced at 279 dollars through the now-ended US Beta Program from Nothing, Engadget reported. The pricing is 100 dollars lower than the 379 dollar Nothing Phone 3a. [1]

Engadget reported that both the CMF Phone 2 Pro and the Nothing Phone 3a feature a 6.77-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 5,000mAh battery. The CMF Phone 2 Pro includes a 50-megapixel main camera, a 50-megapixel 2x telephoto camera, and an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera. [1]

CMF by Nothing was launched in London in September 2023 as a low-cost sub-brand of Nothing, the company founded by Carl Pei in 2020. The sub-brand was later spun off as an independently incorporated, India-headquartered subsidiary in December 2025. The name CMF refers to colour, material, and finish, which is an industrial-design term. [6]

The CMF Phone 2 Pro base model cost $279 through the Nothing US Beta Program.
The Nothing Phone 3a is priced at $379.
The CMF Phone 2 Pro includes a 6.77-inch display, a 5,000mAh battery, and a 50MP main camera.
CMF by Nothing was launched in September 2023 and spun off in December 2025.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]What made Nothing's CMF Phone 2 Pro so much cheaper than others?Engadget, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]The Pixel Buds Pro 2 have returned to their lowest price to dateThe Verge, 6h ago
[3]RedMagic 12 Pro Pairs Qualcomm’s New Chip With the Phone Series’ Biggest Battery YetCNET, 15h ago
[4]Save $1,812 USD on the SANDISK 4TB Optimus GX PRO 8100 NVMe PCIe 5.0 M.2 Internal SSDNewsshooter, 1d ago
[5]Nothing Phone (4a), (4a) Pro, (3a) and (3a) Pro are getting Android 17 nowTechish Kenya, 1d ago

Background

[6]CMF by Nothing on Wikipedia

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