Earlier today, ZTE‘s Nubia held a launch event in China to debut its first foldable smartphone called the Nubia Flip. This smartphone was initially unveiled at MWC 2024 and has already claimed an iF Design Awarf to its name. What makes this device stand out from other flip smartphones is its price point. Rather than aiming at the premium segment, ZTE has debuted the Nubia Flip smartphone in the mid-range segment, making it accessible to a larger customer base.

Nubia Flip 5G
Nubia Flip 5G

Nubia Flip specs:

The Nubia Flip features a traditional clamshell design with a thickness of 7.0mm when unfolded and weighs 209 grams. It has a hinge made of high-strength space-grade steel which is capable of enduring more than 200,000 times of opening and closing.

On the back, it features a round display, outlined by a ring that serves as the camera island. The round display measures just 1.43-inch and contains a 466×466 pixels AMOLED panel that allows for easy access to notifications and some basic functions of the smartphone. On the front, it features a tall 6.9-inch FHD+ (2790 × 1188 pixels) AMOLED foldable display with 120Hz refresh rate and a punch-hole in the top center that houses the front camera. The display offers 2160Hz PWM dimming and full coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut.

Nubia Flip

The phone uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC that has an Adreno 644 GPU. This processor is also present in the Moto Razr 40, which is another mid-range clamshell smartphone. The phone has launched in China in three RAM and storage configurations: 8 GB + 256 GB, 12 GB + 256 GB, and 12 GB + 512 GB. It features a 4310mAh battery with 33W fast charging support, which the brand claims can fill up the battery from 0 to 100% in about 73 minutes. The phone also has access to NFC technology.

Moving on to optics, the main camera onboard is a 50-megapixel high-definition sensor accompanied by a 2MP depth sensor for portrait shots. The phone houses a 16MP front camera in the punch hole, however, users can also opt to use the primary camera for selfies and video calls.

The camera system supports AI computational photography and features a comprehensively optimized Neovion Taishan AI imaging system that can instantly complete quick captures through AI motion detection, AI neural network noise reduction, and image fusion calculations. It also has a dedicated night mode to capture pictures of the vast night sky.

Pricing & availability

Pre-sales for the Nubia Flip have commenced, with the official launch scheduled for April 16th at 10 am. The pricing options for the device are as follows: 8GB RAM with 256GB storage priced at 2999 yuan (~415), 12GB RAM with 256GB storage priced at 3299 yuan (~$456), and 12GB RAM with 512GB storage priced at 3699 yuan ($511). It will be available in three color options: Caramel, Milk Tea, and Taro.

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