Recently introduced into the affordable smartphone market, the Nothing CMF Phone 2 Pro is unimpressive and is under intense criticism right now. Both users and tech critics have highlighted major performance latency and a less-than-expected CPU difficulties. Though the phone seeks to provide low-cost quality features, many feel the internal hardware compromises are too extreme. This paper investigates user comments, issues the CMF Phone 2 Pro is experiencing, and wider consequences for Nothing’s approach in the very competitive budget phone market.