Last year, when Nubia unveiled the Nubia Z9 flagship, it was a big deal since we hardly had any true bezel-less phones in the market. Fast forward to 2016, and we have seen a few new phones with no bezels, so it may not be as big of a deal as it was last year. However, Nubia is here to show us its take on the bezel-less flagship for the second year by unveiling the brand new Nubia Z11 flagship in China. The company made this flagship official in an event today in Beijing, China.

The phone is powerful as well as beautiful. Thanks to its bezel-less display, the Nubia Z11 has managed to reduce its dimensions and its screen covers 81% of the body. So, the Z11 is one of the most compact 5.5-inch smartphones in the market today. Its dimensions are: 151.8 x 72.3 x 7.5mm and the phone weighs 162 grams. The phone gets a metal body with 2.5D glass on both sides. The body goes through nano-injection molding and precision CNC finish to ensure that the overall built turns out to be premium.

As for the specs, the Nubia Z11 comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p bezel-less negative LCD display with 500 nit brightness, wide viewing angles and anti-reflective screen. Further, the display comes with the new generation of FiT technology. First seen on the Nubia Z9 last year, the FiT edge touch technology adds various functions to the edge of the smartphone. So for things like starting or switching between applications, adjusting screen brightness or clearing up background apps, various edge-based gestures come to the rescue.

Inside, the Nubia Z11 comes with the mighty Snapdragon 820 chipset clocked at 2.15GHz. Nubia seems to have worked together with Qualcomm to implement the TruSignal technology on the chip inside its new flagship. To give you some numbers, the TurSignal tech reportedly optimizes phone antenna to reduce call drops by 30%, increase data speeds by 40%, and reduce power consumption due to connections by 20%. You get two memory variants, 4GB RAM + 64GB storage and 6GB RAM + 128GB storage. You can further expand this storage up to 200GB via MicroSD. Further, the phone supports dual SIM dual standby with 4G+ and VoLTE. The fingerprint sensor is located at the back and unlocks in just 0.1s.

At the back, the Nubia Z11 comes with a 16MP camera (Sony IMX298) with 6P lens, Blue glass IR filter, f/2.0 aperture, OIS, PDAF and the company’s NeoVision 6.0 tech. Up front, the phone features an 8MP sensor with f/2.4 aperture and 80 degrees wide angle lens.

As for the software, the phone runs on Android 6.0.1 out of the box with Nubia UI 4.0 on top. The battery will be of 3000mAh which although, sounds small, will reportedly provide up to 1.37 days of heavy usage and 2.17 days of average usage. The company says this is possible because of its NeoPower technology. The battery supports fast charging at 9V 2A.

C0ming to the pricing, the standard version of the Nubia Z11 with 4GB RAM + 64GB storage starts at 2499 Yuan ($376) while the top-end version with 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM retails for 3499 Yuan ($526). The phone is up for booking and will go on sale on July 6 at 10:00 AM. There will also be a C. Ronaldo special edition of the Nubia Z11, however, the company is yet to reveal pricing and release details about this version.

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Nubia Z11 is one of the most important smartphones for the company this year, given that it will be coming with top-notch specs and a bezel-less display. The GM of the company, Ni Fei had recently confirmed the bezel-less display on the device, which clearly makes it one of the highlighted features of the device. However, apart from this, thanks to the past TENAA listing, we knew that the phone was going to come with powerful specs, including Snapdragon 820. But if you had any doubts, then today, you should know that the Nubia Z11 (NX531J) was spotted on AnTuTu benchmark confirming powerful specs and top-notch performance.

According to today’s AnTuTu listing, the Nubia Z11 comes with Snapdragon 820 with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. There will be a 16MP camera at the back and an 8MP shooter up front. Also, the phone will sport a 1080p display. While the screen size is not revealed here, TENAA listing confirmed that it will be a 5.5-inch panel. Inside, the phone features a 2900mAh battery. As for the software, it comes with Android 6.0.1. This is great news as both Z11 Mini and Z11 Max came with Android 5.1 lollipop on top.

Now, coming to the performance, on AnTuTu, the Nubia Z11 managed to score about 140,000 which is a pretty good score. This puts the phone in the top rankings alongside phones like the Xiaomi Mi5, Galaxy S7 and the Le Max 2.

So, what do you think about the Nubia Z11? It is turning out to be quite a powerful smartphone.

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Nubia has officially confirmed that the new flagship smartphone from the company, namely the Nubia Z11 will be unveiled on June 28 in Beijing, China. This phone will be the successor to the Nubia Z9 bezel-less phone that was announced back in 2015. Now, Nubia’s GM Ni Fei has officially confirmed that the Nubia Z11 will also come with a bezel-less display.

In fact, earlier today, he revealed a picture of the front glass of the new flagship. One of the components that you see in the picture is the front panel of the new Z11 flagship. Further, it looks like the company has managed to reduce the thickness of the device to a great extent. It is said that the phone will be much thinner than its previous generation model, which actually makes sense since the Z9 was 8.9mm thick. That’s too thick according to today’s flagship standards. So, the new generation Nubia Z11 model should be thinner than its predecessor.

As for the specs, thanks to the previous TENAA certification, we know a few details about the phone’s hardware. The Nubia Z11 is expected to come with a 5.5-inch 1080p bezel-less display. Under the hood, the phone should feature the Snapdragon 820 chipset with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. At the back, you can expect a 16MP sensor like the recent models released, or maybe even an upgraded sensor for better camera performance. Given that Nubia gives a lot of importance on its phone’s camera quality, we can expect a good sensor inside the device. Further, the thickness is said to be reduced to 7.75mm and in this body, the phone should feature a 2900mAh battery.

The Nubia Z11 will be officially unveiled on June 28, so expect some more details in the coming days to the launch.

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Nubia seems to be busy this month. The company first unveiled the Nubia Z11 Max phablet with an impressive screen to body ratio at the start of June. Now, the company is preparing to launch yet another product by the end of this month and it’s none other than the anticipated Nubia Z11 flagship. We have been hearing about this device at regular intervals in the past few months and now, finally, we have an official date when the phone will be released. The Z11 launch event will be held at the famous Beijing National Convention Center on June 28.

The company released a poster for the release of the new handset, and unsurprisingly, it features a picture of Cristiano Ronaldo. However, like the Nubia Z11 Max unveiling, don’t expect C. Ronaldo to be present at the event, since he will be currently busy with Euro 2016.

While Nubia is yet to officially start teasing the features of the new Nubia Z11, we already know most of the details about the device, thanks to its TENAA certification earlier. The phone will come with a bezel-less design, much like its predecessor. We can clearly see the design on the image of the front on TENAA. As for the specs, the phone will come with the Snapdragon 820 chipset under the hood clocked at 2.15GHz with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. We still don’t know whether there will be a 6GB RAM version, but we haven’t seen this high-end model on TENAA yet. Up front, it will sport a 5.5-inch 1080p bezel-less display. TENAA failed to give out the camera specs of the device, but considering the sensors on Nubia Z11 Max and Mini models, we can expect to see a 16MP shooter at the back and an 8MP sensor up front. The  battery is expected to be around 2900mAh, since the phone’s thickness is said to be limited to 7.75mm.

Now that Nubia has confirmed the launch event, we can expect a lot more information about the device in the next few days.

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Nubia has been quiet for the past few months. The latest we heard about the company was via a TENAA listing of a new ZTE Nubia smartphone, which was most likley the Nubia Z11 Mini. However, the company has released a new teaser earlier today confirming some kind of announcement on March 29.

This could most likely be for the new series of Nubia smartphones, namely the Nubia Z11, Z11 Mini and Z11 Max. Apart from the TENAA listing, another reason we beleive this is for the Z11 series phones is because the GM of Nubia, Ni Fei had confirmed the existence of the Nubia Z11 series and said that the phone would launch in the first quarter of 2016.

Considering that the Nubia Z11 Mini already passsed through TENAA, let’s first take a look at its specs. The phone will feature a 1.5GHz / 1.2GHz octa-core processor with 3GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. At the back, there will be a 16MP camera while up front, you will get an 8MP shooter. The phone will run on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS. Pricing is expected to be around the 1499 Yuan figure which comes to $230.

Moving on to the next model, namely the Nubia Z11, we only have information via rumors. The phone is said to come with a 5.2-inch 2K display with Snapdragon 820 chipset under the hood and 4GB of RAM. There will be 128GB of storage and a powerful 20.7MP camera at the back. Up front, you can expect a 13MP shooter ideal for selfies. The phone is said to run on Android 6.0 out of the box.

But if the company decides to skip the Z11 series from March 29 announcement, what we can expect to see is the rumored Nubia X8. We had heard a fair share of rumors about this device, but soon, the phone was forgotten among other news. However, if the Nubia X8 is announced next week, it will most likely come with Snapdragon 820 chip with 4GB RAM, 7.9mm body, a 6-inch screen and a large 5120mAh battery. Of course, these specs come via rumors, so better wait till the official announcement before getting too excited.

So, what do you think will we see on March 29?

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ZTE’s subsidiary smartphone brand, Nubia has an official event on the 18th of this month. The company will most likely release a flagship smartphone at the event, either the rumored Nubia Z11 or the Nubia X8. While we are still unclear which one will meet us at the event, earlier today, new renders of the ZTE Nubia Z11 have emerged revealing some interesting information about the upcoming handset.

We had already seen the leaked front panel of the device a few days back. Looks like the phone in the new render sticks with the same design as the previous leak. However, at the back, we have some interesting features. First of all, you will notice that there are two cameras on top of the device. So, it looks like the Nubia Z11 will bring back the dual camera design trend to the industry.

Although there was initially a couple of flagships with such a setup, recently, most manufacturers have used a single rear camera setup on their smartphones. Since Nubia smartphone are specially known for their cameras, the company could be trying out something different in this department with the Z11.

Another feature that’s unlike previous generations is the fingerprint sensor on board. However, that’s hardly any surprise given that most flagships that have launched since the second half of 2015 have come with this feature.

This is not the first time we are hearing about a dual camera setup from Nubia. A couple of days back, a few Weibo posts, found by mydrivers, detailed the patents filed by the company regarding a dual camera setup on a smartphone. So, this feature could really end up on the Z11.

However, at this moment, it’s hard to confirm these features, just on the basis of a couple of weak renders. We would need some more concrete information like real life images to confirm whether these renders are the real deal.

As for the specs, the phone is expected to come with a 5.2-inch display with 2K resolution, 4GB RAM, 128GB internal storage, Snapdragon 820 quad-core chipset, 20.7MP rear camera, 13MP front camera and Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS. The body should be metal with bezelless display and FiT technology.

If Nubia announces the Nubia Z11 on January 18, it could turn out to be the second official handset with Snapdragon 820. Stay tuned for more details.

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ZTE unveiled the bezelless Nubia Z9 back in May this year. Given that its been more than six months since the launch of the device, we have started seeing leaks and rumors about its next generation version, most likely called as the ZTE Nubia Z11.

Earlier today, new renders of the Nubia Z11 surfaced online revealing a similar design as its previous generation. The display will be bezelless, thanks to the aRC (arc refractive conduction) technology and there will be a gold colored version of the device, as you can see in the picture below. The phone is said to come with same FiT (Fringe Interactive Technology) as its predecessor.

The specs of the device is going to be super high end. You can expect to see the new Snapdragon 820 quad-core chipset under the hood with Adreno 530 on board and 4GB of RAM plus 128GB of internal storage. The display is expected to be of 5.2-inches with 2560 x 1440 pixel resolution. This translates into pixel density of 565 ppi. At the back, the Nubia Z11 is expected to come with a 20.7MP camera while up front, expect a 13MP shooter. The phone is expected to launch sometime early 2016, which would be less than a year after Z9’s launch.

Unfortunately, we don’t have any concrete proof to confirm these features. No TENAA listing or 3C certifications of the device till now, so you better take this news with a pinch of salt. Meanwhile, we will keep you updated about the new Nubia Z11 if something interesting comes up in the next few days.

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