At a pre-MWC Shanghai 2019 event today, China Mobile hosted top executives from the mobile industry for a 5G+ conference. In attendance were officials from brands such as Nubia, Samsung, HTC, Huawei, OPPO, Xiaomi and of course Qualcomm. The event served as the official formation of the 5G Industry Alliance. It was also an opportunity for Nubia to announce its first 5G device – the Nubia X 5G Edition.

The Nubia X 5G Edition looks like the 4G version save for the 5G logo located at the top right corner above the display on the back. No specific details were mentioned about the phone but we are pretty sure it will feature a new processor and a new modem – most likely the Snapdragon 855 and Snapdragon X50 Modem. However, we are not sure if Nubia will be changing other parts of the phone such as the battery capacity just the way Xiaomi did with the Mi MIX 3 5G Edition.

Another thing we are sure of is that the Nubia X 5G Edition will cost more than the standard version. It may also be available in only one variant, unlike the non-5G model which comes in multiple configurations.

The original Nubia X  has a 6.26-inch LCD FHD+ display on one side and a 5.1-inch OLED HD+ display on the back. It has a Snapdragon 845 processor under the hood paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.

As a result of its dual-display design, the Nubia X doesn’t have a notch or punch hole or even a pop-up selfie camera. The only cameras are the ones on the back which are a 16MP f/1.8 primary sensor and a 24MP f/1.7 sensor. Since there is a display on the back, that is the viewfinder if you want to take selfies while the larger display is the viewfinder when shooting normal photos or recording.

The Nubia X not only has dual displays, but it also has two fingerprint scanners which are mounted on each side of the device. The phone packs a 3800mAh battery with support for Quick Charge 4. It charges via a USB Type-C port, has Bluetooth 5.0 but no audio jack.

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