CMF confirms new budget phone not launching this year: Here’s what we can expect
Last Updated: 2026-06-22 14:43:28
Nothing is going to launch phones this year but don’t expect the brand to bring budget models. Nothing CEO Carl Pei did hint at a change of plans for the year, and its sub-brand CMF will also be making these revisions, keeping in mind the higher cost of making phones and selling them on the market. CEO of the brand.
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Nothing confirms no new CMF budget phone will launch this year- Higher costs make a CMF Phone 3 Pro launch unfeasible
- A new Nothing series device is expected to launch soon
The CMF lineup was expected to see the upgraded version of the CMF Phone 2 Pro model but the brand has confirmed its intentions to stay away from the budget series for the time being. Instead we will be getting a new Nothing series device in the market very soon.
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Various brands have hiked the prices of their existing models this year, and newer ones are planning for the inevitable, including Apple, which is also confirmed to increase the price of its products, both existing and the upcoming iPhones in the market.
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The company has been candid about its plans, and the news about no new CMF phones launching this year is also showing us the reality of the market.
Akis Evangelidis, co-founder and President at Nothing India in a post has mentioned that a CMF Phone 2 Pro launching at this point will cost well over Rs 25,000 which goes against its budget focus approach and also enters into the Nothing mid-range territory. “We were working on a successor, but with memory prices where they are right now, we can't build a phone that feels like a genuine step forward at a price that makes sense for CMF, " he cited the reason for this move.
CMF launched the Phone 2 Pro for under Rs 20,000 but Akis seems to be admitting that the higher component cost will make it impossible to launch the CMF Phone 3 Pro for anywhere under Rs 30,000. The demand for AI has pushed the industry into another direction, forcing the manufacturers to go where the money is flowing.
‘These changes have come at a heavy price, and analysts have warned that we haven’t seen the worst of the situation yet. People are being asked to make the purchase now to offset the incoming price hikes, especially if you have been eyeing the current iPhone or MacBook models.
For those looking in the budget arena, the options are dwindling by the hour, and there is a good chance they will either have to delay upgrading or spend a lot more on their next phone.