{"id":14998,"date":"2025-05-04T04:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T04:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14998"},"modified":"2025-05-04T04:05:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T04:05:48","slug":"cmf-phone-2-pro-review-the-best-budget-smartphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=14998","title":{"rendered":"CMF Phone 2 Pro Review: The Best Budget Smartphone"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The CMF Phone 2 Pro has a triple-camera system, and the third camera isn’t some silly 2-megapixel macro sensor like on most cheap phones. You’re getting a proper, versatile camera array usually found on pricier devices, with a 50-MP main camera, a 50-MP telephoto camera with 2X optical zoom, and an 8-MP ultrawide. There’s a 16-MP selfie camera on the front.<\/p>\n

These sensors can struggle in high-contrast scenes, like when you have bright highlights on a sunny day mixed with shadowy areas\u2014things can blow out a bit. In low light, you have to stay still to avoid a blurry image. But overall, I’ve been happy with the photos out of this system, which have been detailed and colorful. I tend to use telephoto cameras over ultrawides, so I’m excited to see it here, and I hope this trend expands to other budget phones.<\/p>\n

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Photograph: Julian Chokkattu<\/p>\n

CMF Phone 2 Pro, main camera.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>

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One of my gripes with the original CMF Phone 1, the lack of NFC, has been resolved. With the near-field communication sensor in tow, you can pay with the Phone 2 Pro via Google Wallet. It also comes with 256 GB of storage, another rarity even compared to midrange phones, complete with a microSD card slot to expand space when you need it.<\/p>\n

A big, often overlooked part of budget smartphones is the software. Many come with preloaded apps and games that bog down the whole experience. There’s none of this tomfoolery in Nothing OS. I’d argue that Nothing’s Android layer is more beautiful than the stock Android found on competing devices, with gorgeous widgets and a thoughtful monochrome home screen.<\/p>\n

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