Different manufacturers have different philosophies and strategies to get rid of the notch from smartphones. Over the years, Nubia has become a brand known for its beautiful symmetrical design and thin bezels. So the company has ensured that its latest model, the Nubia Z20 lives up to the brand’s reputation by adopting a dual-display design to get rid of the notch. This means no boring waterdrop or even waterfall notches, no cut-out front cameras or even no pop-up selfie shooters. Basically, the phone doesn’t have a front camera at all, and that’s a good thing.

Let’s take a close look at what it has to offer.

Nubia Z20’s design language is clearly inspired by its older sibling, the Nubia X. The phone was the first model from the brand to experiment with a dual-display design and that seems to have turned out successful for them. So the new Z20 features two curved displays, a primary 6.42-inch 2340 x 1080p AMOLED screen on the front, and one secondary 5.1-inch 1520 x 720p AMOLED screen at the back. This design allows the rear camera setup to act as the selfie shooter as well, offering the best camera experience on both the ends. What’s even more interesting is that the phone continues to feature two fingerprint sensors on each side, just like the Nubia X. Clearly, the company has thought about the user experience, even when the secondary display is being used.

There are three colors available, Black, Blue, & an Orange shade (teased earlier) inspired by Pantone’ Living Coral color.

Nubia Z20’s Second Screen Is Useful

Overall, the Nubia Z20 looks like an extension of the Nubia X rather than being a completely new product. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The secondary display still supports DIY AOD customizations. That means you can tweak the screen to customize the phone to make it more personal. Given that the rear screen stays flush with the body, you can really get creative to add a personal touch to your smartphone’s design.

Plus, the phone supports Dual screen AOD. This means you can customize the phone to feature two different AOD screens, one on the front, and another one on the back. This could bring out some really creative combinations among users, which will definitely be fun to watch in the coming days. Another way to make the second screen personal is by configuring it to feature custom patterns, or cool lights to make it stand out from other phones.

And of course, two screens equal two simultaneous apps. So, you can multi-task pretty easily on the phone. For example, you can simply bring up a QR code on the second screen while you are watching a series on the primary screen. Or you could reply to a text by switching over to the second screen while reading an article. Nubia’s UI ensures that the second screen has quick access to important apps like payments and public transportation for a seamless user experience.

The second screen is also an additional touch input. For example, the second screen can act as a virtual button without the need for any other accessories or trigger buttons (like this cool accessory we reviewed for Android phones).

Finally, the secondary display is also how you take selfies. The powerful triple rear cameras are at your disposal for selfies, ensuring high-quality portraits and videos.

Nubia Z20 Focuses On Its Camera

Nubia has given extra attention to the Z20’s camera this time. The phone features a triple camera setup at the back featuring a Sony IMX 586 48MP primary sensor with OIS, a 16MP wide-angle 122.2-degree lens, and an 8MP telephoto lens. The setup is aided by not one, but two dual-tone flashes on each side. The camera is capable of 3x optical zoom, 30x digital zoom, 2.5cm super macro image shooting, and a powerful handheld night mode. Like teased earlier, the Z20 also supports 8K video recording.

As for the other specs, the phone comes with the new Snapdragon 855 Plus processor clocked at 2.96GHz, Adreno 640 GPU, 6+128GB / 8+128/ 256GB memory variants, and a large 4000mAh battery with 27W charging.

Nubia Z20 Pricing & Availability

Nubia Z20 starts at 3499 Yuan ($497) for its 6GB + 128GB model with the 8GB + 128GB retailing at 3699 Yuan ($525), and the highest configuration of 8GB + 512GB available at 4199 Yuan ($596). The phone goes on sale on August 16 in China.

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Master Lu, a smartphone benchmarking platform from China, has released the list of best smartphones for the first half of the year 2019. The list is led by Huawei P30 smartphone. Master Lu has also released other lists such as top 10 best performing smartphones, top 10 chipsets and top 10 mobile phone UI.

Huawei P30 has acquired 157.28 points to gain the first position in Master Lu’s top 10 best smartphone. The second place Nubia Red Magic Mars smartphone with 154.88 points. The OnePlus 7 Pro is placed on the third position with 150.54 points. The Honor V20, Huawei P30 Pro, Nubia X, OnePlus 7v, Xiaomi Black Shark 2, Meizu 16s and OPPO Reno Z are the devices that have made it to Master Lu’s list of best smartphones for first half of 2019.

The top list of best performing smartphones in the starting six months of the year has Nubia Red Magic 3 at the pole position with 459,463 points. Black Shark 2 is the second place with 425,758 points and the OnePlus 7 Pro is placed third with 413,669 points. The other phones in Master Lu’s best performing smartphones list are OnePlus 7, Samsung Galaxy S10+, OPPO Reno 10x Zoom, Vivo iQOO Monster Edition, Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition, Lenovo Z6 Pro and Meizu 16s.

Editor’s Pick: Huawei market share in Thailand grows to 20% in the first five months of 2019

Master Lu’s top 10 list of chipsets for first half of 2019 has Snapdragon 855 mobile platform in the first position. It is followed by Snapdragon 845 (2.96 GHz) and another SD845 variant (2.8 GHz). The Kirin 980 chipset is on the fourth position followed by Samsung’s Exynos 9810 and Exynos 8895 chipsets. Snapdragon 835, Snapdragon 730, Snapdragon 712 and Snapdragon 710 chipsets have respectively occupied seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth positions in the list.

Next comes the list of top 10 mobile phone UI which is led by Hydrogen OS by OnePlus followed by Joy UI on Black Shark gaming phones. The Nubia UI, EMUI by Huawei, Flyme by Meizu have made it to the top five. MIUI by Xiaomi ranks sixth, Smartisan OS is on seventh, ColorOS by OPPO is placed on eighth, One UI by Samsung is on ninth and Xperia UI by Sony is on tenth position.

UP NEXT: Huawei Mate X promo poster appears in a shop in China

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When Nubia’s dual-screen phone, the Nubia X launched last year, Android Pie was already available but the phone launched with Android 8.1 Oreo instead. Nubia has now released an Android P beta update for the device.

The Nubia P update comes as Nubia JOS (not Nubia UI), which is specially designed for the dual-screen phone. The update is not available as an OTA and has to be manually downloaded on to your device.

The changelog for the device says overall system performance and system stability have been optimized. It also says the security patch has been updated but doesn’t say the month. There are also some fixes for third-party apps like King of Glory.

Nubia says you will be able to roll back to a stable version but you will have to back up your data first as rolling back will wipe the phone. You also have to disable root access if you have it activated before updating to Android P beta.

The update is 2.6GB in size and can be downloaded here. We advise you to check official Nubia forums to find out more about the update and read feedback from users.

READ MORE: Red Magic 3, Nubia Alpha and Nubia Pods releasing in India in May

Nubia has actually released four updates since the device launched. There is no info on when the stable version will be available.

(Source)

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Each month, AnTuTu benchmarking platform releases the list of top 10 best performing Android phones. In November 2018, the top 10 best performance Android smartphones was dominated by Kirin 980 chipset powered Huawei and Honor phones. The other phones that made it to the list were fueled by Snapdragon 845. AnTuTu’s latest lists for December 2018 reveals has the Snapdragon 845 powered Nubia Red Magic Mars smartphone leading pack which is followed by Kirin 980 driven smartphones.

All the phones mentioned in the list below were benchmarked using AnTuTu version 7 between Dec. 1 and Dec. 31, 2018. The Nubia Red Magic Mars phone that is placed on the number one position recorded an average benchmarking score of 320,464. The next five phones in the list are all powered by Kirin 980 chipset. The Mate 20 Honor V20, Mate 20 X, Mate 20 Pro and Honor Magic 2 have respectively scored 309,310, 303,525, 304,096, 302,872 and 300,978 points

The Xiaomi Black Shark Helo phone is on the seventh position with a score of 300,211. On eighth is OnePlus 6T with 296,278 score. The original Xiaomi Black Shark gaming phone and Nubia X have made it to the top ten list of best performance Android phones by respectively scoring 294,193 and 294,032 points.

• Read More: Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO and Vivo to maintain lead in China in 2019

In the coming months, multiple phones with Snapdragon 855 are expected to go official It remains to be seen whether it will be the Samsung Galaxy S10 or Sony Xperia XZ4 or any other phone will be the first Snapdragon 855 powered smartphone.

An unofficial listing of the Xperia XZ4 that was spotted earlier today revealed that it had scored over 395k points. Hence, it appears that Snapdragon 855 may start leading AnTuTu’s list of best performance Android phones by the end of first quarter of this year. Huawei is also rumored to be prepping up Kirin 985 chipset to power the Huawei P30 series that is expected to go official by the end of March. Hopefully, it could be a good rival for the Snapdragon 855 mobile platform.

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The Nubia X is a dual-screen phone that launched last year. Including a second screen is Nubia‘s way of achieving an edge-to-edge design as the main display nearly covers the whole of the front with just slivers of bezels at the top and bottom while the second albeit a smaller screen is surrounded by bezels that house the phone’s triple cameras.

The phone comes in multiple variants that Nubia has been releasing in batches. Today, the variant to go on sale is the Blue-Gold version which has 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It is priced at ¥4299 (~$625) and is available for purchase on JD.com.

The Nubia X has a 6.26-inch 2280 x 1080 LCD primary display and a 5.1-inch HD+ OLED display. It is powered by a Snapdragon 845 processor paired with 6GB/8GB of RAM and a 128GB/256GB/512GB of non-expandable storage.

The design of the Nubia X means it doesn’t have a front-facing camera, so you have to use the main cameras on the back for taking selfies which is where the second display comes in as it serves as the viewfinder when taking selfies. There are two cameras on the rear – a 16MP f/1.8 sensor and a 24MP f/1.7 sensor.

The secondary display not only works as a viewfinder when taking selfies, but it can also serve as additional touch controls when playing a game on the main screen. And since it is an OLED display, it has an always-on-display feature which is customizable and can be configured to display animations, custom messages, or even used to monitor a virtual pet that comes with the phone.

READ MORE: Nubia Red Magic Mars will be available globally early 2019

The Nubia X doesn’t only have dual screens, it also has two side-mounted fingerprint scanners. There is Bluetooth 5.0, a type-C port, an IR blaster, and a 3800mAh battery with support for Quick Charge 4.0. It runs Nubia UI 6.0 based on Android 8.1 Oreo.

Want to know if the Nubia X is worth your money? Then watch our review here.

(Via)

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A couple of months ago, Nubia launched its flagship smartphone in China, dubbed Nubia X. The phone comes equipped with two touchscreen displays and is packed with top-notch specifications.

The smartphone was unveiled in different color options, including Deep Gray, Sea Blue, Black Gold, and Blue Gold. When the phone went on sale, it was available in Deep Gray and Black Gold colors only. Now, the company has finally started selling the Sea Blue color option in China.

The Sea Blue Nubia X comes is currently available in 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage model. The phone is priced at 3,799 Yuan which roughly converts to $550.

To remind the phone’s specifications, it comes with two 19:9 aspect ratio displays — one of the front side and other on the back side. It features a notch-less Full HD+ display on the front side, offering a screen-to-body ratio of 93.6 percent. On the back side, there’s a 5.1-inch OLED screen with 720 x 1520 pixels screen resolution.

For heat dissipation, Nubia has included multi-layer graphene cooling technology. Powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 octa-core chipset, the phone packs up to 8GB RAM and 256GB internal UFS 2.1 storage. There are two fingerprint scanners that are placed on both sides of the smartphone. The company claims that it can unlock the smartphone in just 0.1 seconds.

The Nubia X features f/1.8 aperture 16-megapixel + f/1.7 aperture 24-megapixel dual camera module with features like HDR, AI portrait mode, AI scene recognition, dual pixel PDAF, 240fps slow-motion video recording, and dual tone LED flash. For taking selfies, the rear-facing display serves as a viewfinder.

Read More: Nubia Red Magic Mars gaming smartphone will be available globally from early 2019

The phone ships with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own Nubia UI 6.0. The device is powered by 3,800mAh battery which supports 18W fast charging technology. The company says that with the ultra-low-power mode, the smartphone can function for up to 3 hours with only 5-percent battery life.

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The Nubiav X is a revolutionary flagship phone that offers notch-less viewing experience through a large-sized display. However, the major USP of the smartphone is the rear-mounted secondary display which sets it apart from all the other flagship smartphones (except for the newly introduced Vivo NEX Dual Display edition. GizmoChina’s YouTube channel now includes the video review of the Nubia X smartphone. Have a look at the video below to know what’s hot and not about the Nubia X.

Nubia X Review Video

Nubia has removed the selfie camera from the Nubia X phone because of which the handset sports a notch-less front screen with a very high screen-to-body ratio. The handset has curved edges on the rear. Its secondary screen cannot only show of the front display when flipped, but also it can show high-resolution always-on content when the device is locked. The secondary also functions as a viewfinder while shooting selfies from the dual rear cameras.

There are two side-mounted fingerprint scanners on the Nubia X. When pressed together, it can let the rear screen can show whats being shown displayed on the front. One of the major gripes of the Nubia X is that it lacks support for Google services. To get the desired apps, one needs to access Nubia’s app center.

The box package of the device includes the handset, some paperwork, USB-C cable, charger adapter, USB-C to 3.5mm adapter and SIM ejector tool.

Nubia X Specifications

At the front side of the Nubia X is IPS LCD display of 6.26 inches which supports Full HD+ resolution. The second display on the rear is a 5.5-inch OLED screen that produces HD+ resolution. Both displays are shielded by Gorilla Glass 4. The Android 8.1 Oreo comes loaded on the smartphone with Nubia UI 6.0 placed over it.

The Snapdragon 845 chipset is the brain of the Nubia X which is assisted by 8 GB / 6 GB of RAM. The handset offers up to 512 GB of internal storage. There is no selfie shooter on the device. On the rear is the 16-megapixel + 24-megapixel dual camera setup. It receives power to perform from 3,800mAh battery.

• Read More: Vivo NEX Dual Display vs Nubia X vs Oppo Find X: Specs Comparison

Nubia X Price

The Nubia X is exclusively available in China with a starting price of 3299 yuan (~$478). It comes in slew of colors such as Blue Gold, Ser Blue, Black Gold, Deep Gray and Starry Night

Global readers can purchase the Nubia X through Giztop with two years warranty and worldwide shipping.

Do you think that the Nubia X is certainly one of the desirable smartphones? Are you of the opinion that the secondary screen of the phone is just a gimmick? Do you think that no Google services on the Nubia X is a deal breaker? Share us your views by posting your comments below.

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If you have restlessly been waiting for smartphone prices to drop, we got good news for you.

In collaboration with leading handset manufacturers like Xiaomi, Oukitel, and Huawei, GeekBuying is now doling out up to 50% off on a wide selection of smartphones that would normally set you back a pretty penny. Dubbed as ‘Xmas Smartphone’ the promo features a ’48-Hour Flash Sale’ section that is crammed with smartphones that you can buy without emptying your pocket.

The other section called ‘EU STOCK – Ships in 24 hours’ has been divided further into EU Stock, DE Stock, IT Stock, and PL Stock sub-categories. Each of the aforesaid section feature top-branded smartphones that have gone up for sale carrying heavily discounted price tags.

We’ll shed light on select smartphones that you can buy for lowered prices on GeekBuying. Aside from that, we’ll even show how you can save a considerable amount of extra money at the time of checking out. So without further ado, let’s check out the details.

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S (6GB RAM+128GB ROM)

Xiaomi made the long-awaited Mi Mix 2S available to the public earlier this year and as expected, it garnered huge popularity among smartphone lovers. The global version of this well-received smartphone would normally set you back a pretty penny but you can now buy it for just $399.99 on GeekBuying.
This is a significant 33% reduction in the phone’s retail price of $599.99. Moreover, you can use coupon code GIZ_CTYPOSVV to save $132 more at the time of checking out. The coupon helps you bring your grand total down to only $389.99. You can visit this link to grab the discount. Note that the promotion is slated to end in 12 days.

Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite (4GB RAM+64GB ROM)

Sporting a mammoth 6.26 inches display, the Mi 8 Lite became an instant hit among those who fancy watching their favorite videos and playing popular games on a big-screen mobile device. While the phone usually sells for $346.99, Xiaomi is giving GeekBuying users an opportunity to buy it for only $249.99.

You can extend this 28% discount by applying coupon code GIZ_EYARJRQO. The aforesaid coupon helps you get an extra $62 off by bringing your already lowered grand total further down to just $229.99.
On the downside, the promotion will only be valid for one day. You can follow this link to avail the discount and use the coupon, which is likely to expire in a little while.

Huawei Mate 20 X (6GB RAM + 128GB ROM)

Equipped with a colossal 7.2-inch FHD+ (2244 x 1080 pixels) display, the Mate 20 X is an irresistible smartphone that was launched in November this year by Huawei. Aside from sporting a big screen, it boasts an impressive array of other features that we normally associated with a top-branded flagship smartphone.

While the handset’s top-end specifications completely justify the steep $943.99 price tag the Mate 20 X carries, you can now buy this Huawei branded smartphone for a lowered price of $835.99 on GeekBuying. But if this 11% discount doesn’t impress you much, you can apply coupon code GIZ_YTGCKDLH and get an extra $36 off.
In other words, you can reduce your order value to just $799.99 with the help of the above-mentioned coupon. You can follow this link to check out more details about the Mate 20 X and buy the smartphone without burning a hole in your pocket.

Nubia X (6GB RAM+64GB ROM)

ZTE took the wraps off its Nubia X smartphone this year in October. The recently launched phone comes with a 6.26 inches LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on top for added protection.

This feature-rich smartphone has now gone up for sale carrying a lowered price sticker of $649.99 on GeekBuying.

This is a 15% decrease in the device’s original selling price of $765.99. In order to bring your grand total further down to just $619.99, you can apply coupon code GIZ_THUIGTVE before placing your order. Note that the coupon helps you get an extra $46 off when applied.

You can visit this link in order to get the discount. The promotion sale will be valid only for 12 days.

Check Out GeekBuying’s Xmas Smartphone Sale

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Vivo, Nubia, and Oppo revolutionized smartphones’ designs in 2018 by getting rid of the silly notch while still realizing full borderless displays. Vivo released the first device with a motorized pop-up camera, Nubia realized the first dual-display smartphone which can use the rear cameras as selfie cameras, and Oppo made the first smartphone with a slider design and a screen-to-body ratio superior to 85%. Here we compared their latest flagships: Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition, Nubia X with dual-display and Oppo Find X with its slider design.

Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition vs Nubia X vs Oppo Find X

Design

Innovative aesthetics in each case, you should make your tastes decide. Vivo NEX Dual Display and Nubia X both come with two displays, one on the front and one on the back, so most of the surfaces of these phones are covered by a screen. Oppo Find X has a slider design with motorized parts and it features a slightly higher screen-to-body ratio. But on the other hand, it is a thicker device. All of them have an aluminum frame and a glass back, but Oppo Find X should have more resistant glasses as they feature the Gorilla Glass 5 protection.

Display

Vivo NEX Dual Display offers an overall better display quality, not only because it has two displays, but also because both of them are AMOLED panels with a Full HD resolution. It boasts brilliant colors and a high level of detail. Nubia X has two displays but their quality is not so high as the first is an above-average but still, midrange-class LCD display and the second is an OLED panel but its resolution is just HD. Oppo Find X has a very nice and even bigger screen, even though it remains far from the best flagships’ displays. Oppo Find X and Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition have an in-display fingerprint reader, while Nubia X has two side-mounted fingerprint readers.

Hardware/Software

All come with an octa-core Snapdragon 845 flagship SoC by Qualcomm, but given that Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition has 10 GB of RAM, it is the most interesting device when it comes to pure performance. But Nubia X comes with more internal storage: up to 512 GB. Noone of these handsets integrates a micro SD slot to expand the internal storage, while all of them come with a customized UI based on Android. However, Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition is the only one based on Android Pie out of the box. So, overall, if you care about software and performance, Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition is the best.

Camera

Talking about cameras, on the paper Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition is again the winner with its 12 MP triple camera able to calculate distance and depth. Nubia X comes at the second place, but note that Nubia X and Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition do not feature a front camera. Thanks to their dual displays, you can use their rear cameras for selfies too. Oppo Find X is the only to sport a front sensor and it is one of the best selfie cameras out there. But the rear camera is a bit disappointing, that is why I would pick Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition.

Battery

Nubia X has the biggest battery and, thanks to its secondary HD+ OLED display on the back it is able to consume less energy. That is why it is the winner of the battery comparison. The second place goes to Oppo Find X and its 3730 mAh battery which integrates the fastest charging technology. Even though it comes at the last place, Vivo NEX Dual Display still comes with a more than sufficient battery which should provide a decent battery life in every scenario.

Price

Prices are the weak point of innovative devices, but it is not the case of the Nubia X which was launched with a starting price tag of just $510/€450. Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition debuted with prices of about $720/€635 and $871/€770, but you can already grab a unit of the Oppo Find X for less than $680/€600 in the global market. Vivo NEX Dual Display is still not on the shelves as it was announced earlier today. Vivo NEX Dual Display is definitely the best smartphone of the trio and it wins this comparison, but if you want to save money Nubia X will be more than sufficient for all your needs.

• Read More: Vivo NEX 2 launched as Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition with three cameras, 10GB RAM & more

Vivo NEX Dual Display Edition vs Nubia X vs Oppo Find X: PRO and CONS

Vivo NEX Dual Display

PROS

• Full borderless design
• Dual display
• In-display fingerprint reader
• Outstanding hardware
• Up to 10 GB RAM

CONS

• Smaller battery

Nubia X

PROS

• Dual display
• Bigger battery
• Full borderless
• Affordable price
• Good camera

CONS

• Worse display quality

Oppo Find X

PROS

• Nice screen
• High screen-to-body ratio
• Amazing hardware
• Very fast charging tech

CONS

• Thicker

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In April this year, Nubia CEO Ni Fei had claim a 5G test machine will be launched by the end of this year and a commercial 5G device will be announced in 2019. Nubia has officially confirmed that it will be holding a media event in Beijing on Dec. 10. The launch poster carries “dual screen” and “5G” texts which suggests that the 5G edition of the Nubia X smartphone will be announced on the said date.

Probably, the above poster could be hinting the arrival of Nubia X 5G smartphone. The currently available Nubia X phone is fueled by Snapdragon 845 chipset. In order to support 5G connectivity, the Nubia X should be fueled by the recently announced Snapdragon 855 SoC that includes X50 LTE modem.

Multiple smartphone manufacturers are gearing up to launch 5G enabled smartphones in the coming year. OnePlus has recently confirmed it will be launching a 5G phone at the beginning of the coming year. The Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 5G edition is slated to go official in the first quarter of 2019. Rumors have it that there will be a 5G version of the Samsung Galaxy S10. OPPO and Vivo has also demonstrated the 5G live video calling on 5G editions of Find X and Vivo NEX. These phones are all powered by Snapdragon 855 chipset.

Nubia Red Magic Mars gaming phone that was announced in the previous month features 10 GB of RAM. It is likely that the alleged Nubia X 5G could be also equipped with 10 GB of RAM.

• Read More: Nubia Red Magic Mars now on sale in China for 2699 Yuan (~$392)

Nubia X is equipped with a 6.26-inch IPS LCD FHD+ display on the front and a 5.5-inch OLED HD+ screen on the rear. The SD845 chipset is assisted by 8 GB / 6 GB of RAM. It comes in 256 GB / 128 GB / 64 GB storage models.

The Nubia X has 16-megapixel + 24-megapixel dual camera on the rear. The smartphone lacks support for microSD card, 3.5mm audio jack and selfie camera. The handset is equipped with dual side-mounted fingerprint scanners. The 3,800mAh battery of the phone supports Quick Charge 4.0. It is available with a starting price of 3,299 Yuan (~$479).

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November ended a few days ago and as it has become a norm, AnTuTu has released the list of its top 10 most powerful devices (Android) for the month. And just like the list for October, the Kirin 980-powered phones are at the top of the list.

The Mate 20 is at the top of the list with 309,425 points though it is lower than its score in October. Second on the list is the Mate 20 X with 304,087 points. In October’s list, the Mate 20 Pro was second but it has now been overtaken by the Mate 20 X. The Honor Magic 2 grabs the fourth spot with 300,886 making it the fourth Kirin 980-powered device on the list.

READ MORE: Exynos 9820 powered Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus benchmarked on AnTuTu

The BlackShark Helo has been pushed to number 5 with 300644 points and is followed by yet another Snapdragon 845 phone – the OnePlus 6T. The first Black Shark gaming phone is 7th and is followed by the dual-screen dual-fingerprint-toting Nubia X which is appearing on the top ten list for the first time. The OnePlus 6 and the Xiaomi Mi 8 grab the ninth and tenth position respectively.

(Via)

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At the end of October, Nubia had launched the Nubia X dual screen smartphone. It features a bezel-less screen on the front and its rear shell is also equipped with a secondary screen. Fresh information shared a leakster from China reveals that Vivo is working on a dual screen phone. He has also claimed that it will belong to the NEX series of smartphones from the company. Through another Weibo post, the same leakster has shared the front and rear images of the alleged phone.

According to the leakster, the smartphone is internally dubbed as “more than one side of the future” and “extraordinary dual screen.” Since the tipster claims that it is equipped with Snapdragon 845, it does not sound like a successor for the original Vivo NEX which is also powered by the same SoC.

Like the Vivo NEX, the upcoming NEX phone from the company is expected to feature a 6.4-inch notch-less OLED screen on the front. It is expected to carry support for Full HD+ resolution.

The back panel of the phone could be fitted with an OLED screen. However, its exact size is not known. The smartphone will carry support for 22.5W fast charging, but there is no information on its battery size. The tipster has added that even though the rumored Vivo NEX phone is expected to sport a design similar to the Nubia X, it will be offering a higher screen-to-body ratio. The smartphone is speculated to go official in December. Apart from the aforementioned details, the leakster did not reveal any information on its other specs.

The images shared by the tipster reveals that the mysterious Vivo phone will be equipped with an amazing bezel-less display on the front that will offer an impressive screen space. The backside of the phone features a smaller display with Vivo branding below it. Above the secondary display is an LED flash followed by horizontal dual cameras setup and what appears to a laser autofocus module.

• Read More: Vivo Y95 launched with waterdrop notch screen, 4,030mAh battery and Rs. 16,990 pricing

The Nubia X does not feature a front-facing camera, but the 16-megapixel + 24-megapixel dual camera setup can be used for snapping selfies by using the secondary display as viewfinder. Probably, the rumored Vivo NEX may feature a mechanical pop-up selfie shooter like the original Vivo NEX smartphone. However, the pop-up camera cannot be seen in the leaked images.

Since two displays on a single smartphone can strain the eyes of the user, the Nubia X is equipped with a dedicated that promotes for healthy eye habits. The mysterious Vivo phone with dual screens may offer such kind of feature to protect the eyes of its users.

It is advisable to digest the report with grain of salt since the authenticity of the above leaks could not be verified. Do you think that a dual screen technology is a great design for a smartphone? Share us your views by posting your comments below.

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Nubia has launched its new flagship device, Nubia X couple of weeks ago at an event in China. The device carries dual displays, on the front as primary, and another on the backside. It carries high-end specs and is already on sale in China in deep gray and deep space color variants. Now, Nubia X black gold color is also going live on the Nubia store from tomorrow at the price of 4199 Yuan (~$604) with 8GB RAM and 256 GB storage.

Nubia X is already available in three different size variants of 6GB RAM+64 GB storage, 8GB RAM+128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256 GB storage. Currently, Nubia X black gold color is not available for 8GB+ 256GB internal storage variant.

Nubia X carries a 6.26 inch of a primary display having a full HD+ resolution of 2280×1080 pixels with a screen-to-body ratio of 93.6 percent. Further, there’s another display on the backside with 5.1 inches of size and an HD+ resolution of 720×1520 pixels. Further, it is powered by Snapdragon 845 and couples an 8 GB RAM and 256 GB internal UFS 2.1 storage.

It supports 18W fast charging for its 3800 mAh battery. It carries ultra-low power mode, which can make it function for 3 hours with 5 percent usage. In camera, there’s a 16-megapixel + 24-megapixel dual camera module. It carries various AI features such as AI portrait mode, AI scene recognition, etc. In connectivity, you will get 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, and USB-C.

It is available in Deep Gray and Deep Space colors while Sea Blue, Blue Gold, and upcoming Black Gold are not yet available. It is available for the price of 3399 Yuan for 6GB and 64 GB storage(Deep Gray), while 8GB RAM with the same storage is available for 3699 in Deep Gray color. Nubia X is available in different price tags for different colors.

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The new color will be available for purchase at Nubia Store in China for the price of 4199 Yuan (~$604). Make sure to check out the new listing tomorrow at 10 am according to Beijing Time.

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Last week, ZTE’s sub-brand Nubia launched its flagship smartphone — Nubia X, featuring a unique dual display design. The phone went on sale in China today for the first time and in its first flash sale, the company claims to have sold 100,000 units in just 57 seconds.

The Nubia X comes in three color options — Deep Grey, Black Gold, and Sea Blue. It has three different memory configurations — 6GB RAM + 64GB storage, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage, and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage.

The company has scheduled second such sale on November 11, which is also known as the Global Shopping Festival Day in China. The pricing is also expected to be the same for all the variants in the upcoming sale.

The phone costs 3,299 Yuan for 6/64GB version, 3,699 Yuan for the 8/128GB model and 4,199 Yuan for the 8/256GB version for Deep Grey and Black Gold color. The Sea Blue color variant, on the other hand, is priced 100 Yuan more than the other color options.

The Nubia X comes with a 6.26-inch Full HD+ display with 2280 x 1080 pixels screen resolution and 93.6 percent screen-to-body ratio. There’s a 5.1-inch OLED display fitted on the rear side which offers 1520 x 720 pixels screen resolution and features like eye protection mode and Always on Display.

Under the hood, the Nubia X is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor. The phone features a 16-megapixel f/1.8 aperture and a 24-megapixel f/1.7 aperture dual camera module that offer features like HDR, AI portrait mode, AI scene recognition, dual pixel PDAF, 240fps slow-motion video recording, dual tone LED flash.

For shooting selfies, you’ll have to rely on the rear display which acts as a viewfinder. The device comes pre-installed with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system that is overlaid with the company’s Nubia UI 6.0 X.

The phone’s software brings support for gesture-based navigation, fatigue reminder, dark light reminder, AI dual-screen switching, among others. Also, while playing games on the main display of the phone in landscape orientation, users can use their fingers to access gaming functions on the left and right portions on the rear display.

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Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, and USB-C. It is powered by a 3,800mAh battery which supports 18W fast charging. With 5-percent battery life remaining in the ultra-low power mode, the smartphone can function for up to 3 hours.

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Nubia X is official with a high level of innovation, but it is also one of the most powerful Chinese smartphones out there. That is why we can not avoid to compare it with the latest Chinese flagships launched in the second half of 2018. Given the similar price tag, we decided to compare it with OnePlus 6T and Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, both affordable flagships. Will Nubia be able to compete with two of the most important brands? Let’s see it together.

Nubia X vs OnePlus 6T vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

Design

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 should get a design award for the innovative aesthetics of its Xiaomi Mi Mix 3. It has an outstanding screen-to-body ratio thanks to a slider which houses the front cameras and sensor. And it even has an elegant rear side made of ceramic. It definitely has the best design of the trio, but Nubia X is another cool device in terms of aesthetics, as it features an incredibly high screen-to-body ratio as well thanks to the absence of the front camera (it uses the main camera because it features a secondary display on its back).

Display

Nubia X is the winner when it comes to display. It features two screens, one on the front and one on the back. If you want the best view quality, then you can use the traditional display on the front side. Instead, if you want to save battery or shoot a selfie, you can go for the secondary OLED display on the back which limits energy consumption thanks to its lower resolution.

Hardware/Software

You should not base your choice on the hardware side as all of these devices feature the same chipset, and it is the best chipset in the market: the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. But there is one thing to say: Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is the only one to sport 10 GB of RAM in its most powerful configuration. So if you need the best multi-tasking experience, it may be interesting for you.

Camera

Basing on the specs on the paper, we think that Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 might provide a better camera experience with its four cameras. But we will have to test it personally to give a definitive verdict, so we do not want to decide for a winner now. The sure thing is that all of these devices can shoot awesome photos judging from the specs of the rear cameras.

Battery

Given that Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 has a small 3200 mAh battery, we do not believe that it can compete with its opponents. But between Nubia X and OnePlus 6T it will be a very close fight when we will have the chance to try both. Nubia X has just 100 mAh more, so software optimization will play an important role here. But we believe that if you use the secondary 5.1-inch display of the Nubia X you will surely get better results than OnePlus 6T, so for now, Nubia X wins the battery comparison.

Price

Nubia X carries a starting price tag of about $470 in China, Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 debuted with a price of €500/$568 and OnePlus 6T starts from €559/$550. Call me unpopular, but I would personally pick Nubia X because I like its innovation and also because of its big battery. However, note that this device is currently exclusive to the Chinese market.

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Nubia X vs OnePlus 6T vs Xiaomi Mi Mix 3: PRO and CONS

Nubia X

PROS

• Dual display
• Big battery
• High screen-to-body ratio
• Great hardware components
• Affordable

CONS

• No front camera
• No micro SD

OnePlus 6T

PROS

• Big battery
• Amazing hardware
• Good cameras
• Gorilla Glass 6

CONS

• No micro SD

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3

PROS

• Full borderless design
• In-display fingerprint reader
• Outstanding hardware
• Awesome camera
• Affordable price

CONS

• Smaller battery
• No micro SD

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Nubia X is the newest Nubia flagship phone that has been announced today through an unveil event in China. The USP of the phone is that it is equipped with two touchscreen displays, one on the front and the other one on the rear. Also, the phone is packed with topnotch specifications.

Design and Display

The Nubia X that features a pair of display sports a thin profile of only 8.4mm. Its dimensions are 154.1 x 73.3mm and it weighs 181 grams. There are two fingerprint scanners that are placed on the either sides of the smartphone. The company claims that it can unlock the smartphone in just 0.1 seconds. It is equipped 7000-series aviation grade aluminum frame. The backside of the phone features four-sided curved 3D glass rear.

The front display measures 6.26 inches. The notch-less screen offers Full HD+ resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels and a screen-to-body ratio of 93.6 percent. A layer of 2.5D glass is placed over the front display. The rear side of the phone is fitted with an OLED screen of 5.1 inches which delivers HD+ resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels. The secondary screen offers features like eye protection mode and Always on Display. Both screens offer an aspect ratio of 19:9.

Chipset, Storage and Battery

The Snapdragon 845 chipset powers the Nubia X dual screen smartphone. It comes with up to 8 GB of LPDDRX RAM and up to 256 GB of internal UFS 2.1 storage. For heat dissipation, Nubia has included multi-layer graphene cooling technology inside the device. There is no microSD card slot on the device. The 18W fast charging technology enabled 3,800mAh battery fuels the smartphone. With 5-percent battery life remaining in the ultra-low power mode, the smartphone can function for up to 3 hours.

Camera, Software and Connectivity

The Nubia X features f/1.8 aperture 16-megapixel + f/1.7 aperture 24-megapixel dual camera module. The dual lenses offer features like HDR, AI portrait mode, AI scene recognition,  dual pixel PDAF, 240fps slow-motion video recording, dual tone LED flash and for capturing brighter selfies, it features a large-size softlight LED.

The Nubia X does not feature a selfie camera. The dual rear cameras of the phone can be used to capture top quality selfies. The rear-facing display can serve as a viewfinder while shooting selfie images. Hence, the company claims that the Nubia X could one of the best selfie capturing smartphones.

The smartphone is shipped with Android 8.1 OS that is overlaid with company’s Nubia UI 6.0 X. The improved Nubia UI brings support for gesture-based navigation. There is a dedicated app on the device can help Nubia X users develop healthy eye habits through features like fatigue reminder, dark light reminder and so on. The AI dual-screen switching feature can seamless show the display contents of the front screen on the secondary display when the device is flipped.Also, while playing games on the main display of the phone in landscape orientation, users can use their fingers to access gaming functions on the left and right portions on the rear display.

The Nubia X comes with connectivity features such as 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, and USB-C.

Nubia X Pricing and Availability

The color variants of the Nubia X smartphone are Deep Gray, Sea Blue, Black Gold and Blue Gold. The Chinese manufacturer will be starting with the reservations of the smartphone from 5 PM (local time) today through Nubia;s official website, Jingdong, Tmall, and Suning. Its sales will kick off from Nov. 5. Here is the pricing of the different variants of the Nubia X:

• 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage
  Color Variants:
  Deep Gray, Black Gold – 3,299 Yuan (~$473)
  Sea Blue – 3,399 Yuan (~$487)
• 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage
  Color Variants:
  Deep Gray, Black Gold – 3,699 Yuan (~$530)
  Sea Blue – 3,799 Yuan (~$545)
• 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage
  Color Variants:
  Black Gold – 4,199 Yuan (~$602)
  Blue Gold – 4,299 Yuan (~$616)

Nubia did not confirm on the international availability of the Nubia X dual screen smartphone at its launch event.

What do you think about the amazing design, specifications and pricing of the Nubia X smartphone? Would you be interested in purchasing this device? Share us your views by posting your comments below.

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Nubia will take the wraps off its dual-screen flagship -the Nubia X – at an event tomorrow. The phone has been benchmarked again on the latest version of the Master Lu app.

The benchmark app lists the device as the Nubia nx616j. It is powered by the Snapdragon 845 processor clocked at 2.8GHz and has 8GB of RAM. It also reveals the display has a resolution of 2280 x 1080. Apparently, this is the main display which has no bezels.

The result states the phone has a CPU score of 130,313 points, a GPU score of 108,705, points, a memory performance score of 40,732 points, and a storage performance score of 31,691 points. The overall score for the Nubia X is given as 311,441 points which put it in the flagship category according to the app just in case you need more proof to know it is a flagship phone.

The Nubia X is said to be the company’s best phone to date. The dual screen design is Nubia’s take on the truly bezel-less trend. Rather than add a notch or settle for a slider design to hide the camera and sensors, Nubia has settled for two displays.

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The primary and larger display has practically no bezels which mean there is no space for a front-camera. Then there is a smaller display on the rear which sits below dual cameras that serve as both selfie and rear cameras. The larger screen is a 6.26-inch FHD+ LCD display and the smaller screen is a 5.1–inch HD+ OLED display. Nubia has put a 3,800mAh battery in the device to keep it running.

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Nubia X dual screen smartphone is set to get unveiled on Oct. 31 in China. Compared to other flagship phones, the Nubia X will be sporting a unique appeal as it will be equipped with a front-facing display and a secondary display on its rear. The handset will be arriving in celebration of the 6^th anniversary of the company.  The below image that has been shared by Weibo lists the key features of the Nubia X smartphone.

According to the below image, the Nubia X will be a near 100 percent screen-to-body. The second point on the list confirm the eye protection mode on the smartphone. The third point states that it will be featuring AI rear display which suggests apart from using it the back screen as a secondary display, it will also function mimic as the rear shell of the device by displaying different themes. The fourth point is a bit unclear to understand that the Nubia X will be a flexible smartphone.

The fifth points say that there is no notch on the Nubia X. No notch means there is no front-facing camera on the device. For shooting selfies, the rear-mounted dual cameras can be used, and the back display can work as the viewfinder. The six point seems to be suggesting the gaming and security capabilities of the smartphone. The Nubia X will be equipped with wireless charging technology, but the weird part is that it actually states that the phone can be charged through Wi-Fi. The last point on the list claims that the phone will be costing nearly 10,000 Yuan (~$1,440).

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TENAA listing of the Nubia X that had surfaced in the previous month have already revealed the entire specs of the smartphone. The Nubia X has 6.26-inch notch-less FHD+ LCD screen as the main display. On its rear is the 5.1-inch HD+ OLED display. It is fueled by Snapdragon 845 SoC. the 64 GB and 128 GB storage variants of the phone are expected to respectively feature 6 GB and 8 GB of RAM.

The phone is tipped to feature dual side-mounted fingerprint scanners. For photography, the smartphone is equipped with 24-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual rear camera. It will be packed with a 3,800mAh battery that will carry support for fast charging.

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Multiple instances of Nubia NX616J smartphone that is believed to debut as Nubia X have been spotted on Geekbench benchmarking platform. The listings have revealed some of the key specs of the smartphone.

The Nubia NX616J listing reveals that it is preinstalled with Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The Snapdragon 845 chipset powers the smartphone along with 6 GB of RAM. All the listings of the Nubia NX616J that have surfaced so far on the benchmarking platform carry the same specs. In the screenshot shown below, the handset has scored 2108 and 7275 points in single-core and multi-core tests, respectively. In another listing, it has scored 2318 and 7988 points in single-core and multi-core tests, respectively.

Nubia has recently confirmed that it will be hosting a launch event on Oct. 31 to announce the next smartphone. Some rumors have claimed that it would be called Nubia Z18s, but the launch event poster has suggested that it will be Nubia X. The Master Lu Chinese benchmarking platform has revealed that it will be available in 8 GB RAM edition. The handset had also appeared on TENAA with full specifications at the end of the previous month.

The TENAA listing of the Nubia NX616J has revealed that it will be arriving with a main LCD display of 6.26 inches that carries support for Full HD+ resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels. It is equipped with a second display on its rear that carries support for 5.1 inches that produces HD+ resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels.

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There is no selfie camera on the Nubia NX616J. Instead, its secondary screen function as camera viewfinder for 24-megapixel + 16-megapixel dual lens setup. The 128 GB storage of the phone is expected to arrive with 8 GB of RAM whereas its 64 GB storage model may feature 6 GB of RAM. It is preinstalled with Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The handset receives power from 3,800mAh battery that carries support for rapid charging. The handset is equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint reader. It measures 153.1 x 73.3 x 8.65mm and it weighs 178 grams. It is expected to release in Gold and Black color variants. At present, there is no information available on the pricing of the Nubia X.

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Nubia has a phone with dual displays in development. The phone already appeared in a bunch of photos and has also gotten its TENAA certification. The phone was originally referred to as the Nubia Z18S, however, a launch poster has revealed that it will be officially known as the Nubia X.

Earlier today, Nubia’s CEO, Ni Fei, took to Weibo where he shared the launch poster for the upcoming flagship phone. The poster says the device will launch on October 31 and also reveals the date is the manufacturer’s 6th anniversary. We believe the event will be a big one since the date also doubles as their anniversary.

The Nubia X’s selling point is its dual display design. It has a bezel-less 6.26-inch LCD FHD+ display on one side and a 5.1-inch HD+ OLED screen on the other side. It is powered by the Snapdragon 845 processor and will be available with 6GB/8GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of storage.

The phone has only two cameras and they are on the same side – above the smaller display. The primary camera is a 24MP sensor and the secondary camera is a 16MP sensor just like the rear cameras of the Nubia Z18.

The Nubia X doesn’t have a fingerprint scanner on either side but the TENAA images show an indentation on the left and right sides of the metal frame. We want to believe each indentation is home to a fingerprint scanner or at least one is home to a scanner.

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The Nubia X will come with a 3800mAh battery with support for fast charging. It will run Android 8.1 oreo out of the box and be available in black and gold.

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