Being on a budget has never been this cool - CMF Phone 1

Finally, a phone that won't break the bank! It also won't break your spirits, with its bright AMOLED display, repairable construction, and large battery. However, it has one glaring omission that Linus can't get past...

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 First impressions and pricing
1:12 Display
1:52 Replaceable back
2:27 Longevity
2:46 Dbrand sponsor
3:33 Cameras
4:16 Linus dyes his hair feat. Yvonne
5:25 Exterior features
5:40 Swapping the back
6:35 What the CMF is missing
7:32 Conclusion
8:18 Credits

[vedangk]

It’s marketed towards India, and we don’t really use nfc over here. All our payments are through qr codes. And all its competitors in India offer two years of software updates as well.

[GeneralNickles]

I will never get tired of Dbrand fucking with linus every chance they get.

[LastDemonAlive]

In mexico where people don't trust NFC and contactless payments this looks like a super banger choice

[stevemaricar]

If they could include NFC in their next iteration, I'd consider buying it. You're spot on about the overall value of this phone though, it's so well built for a budget device.

[RedRacerTURBO]

Linus: "What doesnt it have!?"
Me: "well I dont see a headphone jack..."

[QEin]

Saying the covers are an innovation... the Nokia 3210 wants a word.
It still has charge too, so it's listening.

[Gallaelwyd]

As someone who still uses their card instead of NFC, I'm still somewhat shocked at how many people adopted a pure phone payment approach. There's been a few times where I've had friends run out of battery from forgetting to charge etc and just having 0 access to their money.

You could always slide your card behind the removable back :p

[Jon]

Not having NFC isn't really a deal breaker for me. I only have a few cards and I just tap with those. I never go anywhere without my wallet.

[arghyaaayaan]

6:37 they said their target audience was india (they might not have said that). but there although nfc exists it's a lot more common to scan a qr code to pay so the lack of nfc may not affect their sales as much over there

[cletp]

You'll be surprised how many ppl don't use nfc payment. Just like wireless charging. It's not a deal breaker. You're getting a greatttt new phone for $200. I greatly recommend. If I was a poor kid looking to get a phone, I would convince my parents to get this one. They would love the price.

[okaydetar]

Im just here for the dbrand sponsor tbh

[radiatamusic]

i feel like more of a dealbreaker than NFC is the fact that its band support is so limited that it won't work properly on most north american carriers. in the U.S. alone, 2 out of the 3 majour carriers' 5g networks won't work with it, and the 4g bands are limited enough that you can't rely on the 4g alone with those carriers for solid signal. i'm not sure about carriers up in canada but i heavily recommend that people compare band lists before purchasing what could end up just being a fancy ipod due to poor carrier support. i honestly kinda feel like tech media outside of the intended regions for the phone should be mentioning this instead of glossing over it, especially when this info is on nothing's own website.

[RILDIGITAL]

It seems like an almost perfect package for its price, but the lack of NFC is a major letdown considering the use of mobile payments today.

[crowaust]

Missing headphone jack is more of an issue than NFC missing.

I was going to say that my daily driver phone didn't have NFC or Wireless charging, because I have never even checked/used them, but then I checked the specs and apparently my old Samsung S9 does have both of these features. so TIL that my phone has NFC and Wireless charging, not that I will likely ever use them.

TLDR the basic feature that I actually use my current phone, a headphone jack, is the main reason not to buy the CMF Phone 1.

[Ryot_]

swappable backs but non swappable battery is such a disappointment

[charlesjmouse]

microSD slot - every phone should have one.
Replaceable back but no replaceable battery? Stupid.
No NFC? Not a deal breaker, but tough.
No headphone jack? Deal breaker at any price.

[kohicsgo]

Don't get why not having nfc is such a big deal breaker for ppl. It's the exact same thing to tap the reader with a card as it's with a phone

[jubuttib]

That kind of branding is super commonplace in the guitar world. LTD by ESP, Squier by Fender, Sterling by Music Man, Epiphone by Gibson (rare now but they used to write it like that in the 80s at least) and others are sold like that.

[Petius]

Just cut out the chip from your credit card and place it under the backplate.

[ChllUP]

I'm from Canada, I managed to got myself a CMF Phone 1 and I'm loving it !