The smartphone market right now is a bit too saturated and new phones don't excite me anymore. In such a market, the customization of the CMF Phone 1's back panel immediately caught my eye. Nothing as a brand likes to do things differently, which is how the Nothing Phone 1's Glyph Interface took the internet by storm a couple of years ago. Its wacky sub-brand CMF is giving its first phone a similar treatment. But the customization options offered by Nothing come at a cost. Is it worth it?
CMF Phone 1: Cool modular budget phone!
Imagine this – a smartphone that is more than just a sheet of plastic, that lets you customize it to your heart's content. That's how you get the CMF Phone 1 (read our in-depth review), which lets you slap on different types of back panels, so you can really define the personality of the device. Not to mention that the ability to open the back of the phone has long been relegated to the curse of oblivion, and this is quite a nostalgic trip.
You can choose from black, blue (exclusive to India), light green and orange color. While the black and blue colors come with a matte plastic finish, the light green and orange panels use vegan leather.
For customization, you can choose to take from a selection of light green, orange and blue panels for now. The material used is also different on these panels, allowing you to choose between matte plastic and vegan leather. The process of changing the CMF Phone 1's back is also quite simple.
