Nothing's new CMF Phone 2 Pro looks a great deal at just $279, but there's a major catch

What just happened? Nothing has announced the CMF Phone 2 Pro, an affordable successor to last year's CMF Phone 1. It features a colorful new design and several upgrades. The company also introduced three new earbuds – CMF Buds 2a, Buds 2, and Buds 2 Plus – priced at $49, $59, and $69.

The CMF Phone 2 Pro features a 6.77-inch Full-HD+ (1,080 × 2,392) AMOLED display with a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, 3,000 nits peak brightness, and HDR10+ support. It also includes 2160Hz PWM dimming, a 480Hz touch sampling rate, 387ppi pixel density, and Panda Glass protection.

The device runs on a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro chip with 8GB of RAM. Nothing says the new processor delivers 10 percent faster CPU and 5 percent faster GPU performance over last year's model. It will launch globally in 128GB and 256GB storage options, though US retailers will only ...