CMF Phone 2 Pro and Fairphone 6 similarity.

Lio

Has no one noticed how similar the CMF Phone 2 Pro and Fairphone 6 are? Both are marketed as modular phones with compatible back accessories. I checked the timelines for their reveals.

- CMF Phone 2 Pro: Teased in April 2025, with details about its modular accessories (wallet, lanyard, stand) shared by Nothing’s co-founder on April 18, 2025, and launched on April 28, 2025.

- Fairphone 6: Leaked details about its swappable accessories (card holder, lanyard, ring grip) surfaced around June 5–9, 2025, and it launched on June 25, 2025.

Disclaimer: Information found by AI, may include inaccuracies.

Both phones support modular wallets, lanyards, and kickstands on swappable back covers — but only CMF adds clip-on lenses.

(CMF Phone 2 Pro came first) Coincidence? Perhaps. The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max demonstrates that even “16 days” is sufficient time to replicate a design. So Fairphone had ages to plan with almost 2 months. I’m not accusing Fairphone, I’m just pointing this out.

Also, out of the blue, who executed the back accessories better? I reckon Fairphone’s more modular though.

CMF1_hacker

Lio FP is a totally different user/clientbase. the FP5 was the pinnacle with the industrial imbedded SoC that will be updated for at least 10 years.

Lio

CMF1_hacker

I just had an idea to compare the Fairphone 6 and the CMF Phone 2 Pro since they’re both modular and support accessories on the back, so I started jotting down some thoughts for an article. I’m not trying to say they’re the same or that one copied the other; they each have their own very unique features! Just wanted to highlight their similarities. I love how FairPhone is striving for a fair smartphone industry, and I love how CMF is bringing good features to lower price points! I realise now that maybe I seemed like I was accusing Fair phone too much. At the very most, I was just proposing that they took inspiration from the CMF Phone 2 Pro’s accessories, and they might not have even done that!