Nubia announced the Nubia Play 5G smartphone in China in April. The 5G-ready drange phone powered by the Snapdragon 765G came with a large-sized battery and a 144Hz refresh rate screen. It was introduced with a pricing of 2,399 Yuan. Today, the company took to Weibo to confirm that the Nubia Play 5G will be available in China from Aug. 15 with a discount of 400 Yuan.

Nubia Play 5G revised pricing

The Nubia Play 5G came in three options such as 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. They were priced at 2,399 Yuan (~$345), 2,699 Yuan (~$388), and 2,999 (~$432). From Aug. 15, these models will be priced at 1,999 Yuan (~$288), 2,299 Yuan (~$331), and 2,599 Yuan (~$374). The handset will continue to sell in color editions such as black, blue, and white.

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Nubia Play 5G specifications

The Nubia Play 5G has a 6.65-inch AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution. The 144Hz refresh supporting screen is integrated with an in-screen fingerprint reader.

The Snapdragon 765G SoC powers the device and it is fueled by a 5,1000mAh battery that comes with 30W PD fast charging support. Since the phone offers gaming capabilities, it comes with a combination of 61mm liquid cooling pipe, thermal gel, opper foil, and graphite sheet. The handset is equipped with touch-sensitive shoulder buttons for gaming.

It has a 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad-camera system. It has a selfie camera of 12-megapixel. The nubia UI 8.0 based Android 10 OS comes preinstalled on the smartphone. In related news, the handset is expected to sell as Red Magic 5G Lite in markets outside of China. However, there is no update on it yet.

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Nubia launched the Nubia Play 5G in late April for the Chinese market. It is a mid-range gaming smartphone with Snapdragon 765G and 144Hz refresh rate AMOLED display. Now, after a month from its release, the handset has been certified by international bureaus with Red Magic 5G Lite moniker.

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The Nubia Red Magic 5G launched earlier this year as the world’s first smartphone with 144Hz AMOLED display. It is a flagship-grade handset powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. A month later, the brand announced a toned-down version of this phone called Nubia Play 5G.

Now, according to Sudhanshu, a well-known tipster on Twitter, the same device has been certified by Global Certification Forum (GCF) and Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) with ‘Nubia Red Magic 5G Lite’ branding.

That means Nubia will be soon launching the Nubia Play 5G as Nubia Red Magic 5G Lite in the global markets. Given the features the device packs, it will be one of the best mid-range smartphones if priced aggressively in the markets it will be made available.

Having said that, the official social handles of Nubia is yet to tease the launch of this handset. But since it is now certified, we expect the brand to soon drop the teasers anytime now.

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Nubia officially launches Nubia Play 5G mid-range smartphone in China. Targeted at youths, this device is unlike any other handset released by the brand so far. Nubia is known for gaming smartphones, however, the company shed its old logo for a new avatar with a different vision last week. The company also announced a smart electric toothbrush called Nubia Neo at the same event.

Nubia Play 5G Specifications

As confirmed via teasers last week, the newly launched Nubia Play 5G smartphone comes powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor and Adreno 620 GPU paired with LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 storage. 

On the front, the phone sports a 6.65-inches FHD+ AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate similar to Nubia Red Magic 5G. The best part of this panel is it does not have have any notch or punch-hole to interfere full-screen viewing experience.

The back of the handset features an X gradient pattern (similar to Honor 9X) along with ‘5G’ branding on the right side, ‘Nubia’ branding at the bottom, and ‘Powered by Nubia’ branding on the left side. Further, the top portion of the device’s rear side houses a vertical strip housing three cameras, whereas the fourth camera sits to the right side of the strip opposite to LED flash on the left side.

As for camera configuration, the phone comes with a 48MP Sony IMX582 primary sensor similar to Redmi K20 from last year. That means 4K video recording on this smartphone is capped at 30 fps. The other cameras on the device include an 8MP ultra-wide unit, a 2MP macro camera, another 2MP depth sensor, and a 16MP selfie camera. 

The handset comes with a number of camera features including a vlog mode like the one found on MIUI 11,  a weird slow-motion video recording to capture dance moves and lightsaber effects, and more.

For gaming, the device features dual customizable shoulder buttons as well as ICE 2.5 cooling system which is a combination of 61mm liquid cooling pipe, thermal gel, copper foil, and graphite sheet. Other features of the phone include dual-mode 5G – SA (standalone) / NSA (non-standalone) support, in-display fingerprint sensor, DTS Audio, and dual stereo speakers.

Lastly, for software, the device runs Nubia UI 8.0 based on Android 10 and is backed by a large 5,100 mAh battery with support for 30W PD fast charging compatible with Qualcomm Quick Charge and PPS chargers.

Nubia Play 5G Pricing and Availability

The Nubia Play 5G comes in three paint jobs and they are Black, Blue, and White respectively. The handset is already up for pre-order on multiple retailers and will go on sale for the first time from April 24 for the following prices.

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