Yesterday, Nubia launched its new flagship device, Nubia Z18 with powerful specs. The Nubia Z18 can be stated as a device with beauty and power. It features a waterdrop notch (“Infinite Drop Screen”) with Snapdragon 845 on the board. Today, it is made available for reservation at JD.com starting from 2799 Yuan (~$410). Anyone who wants to own the device in China can sign up for the reservation by heading to the source link below.

Users can sign up for reservation till 9:30 AM (1:30 AM GMT) on September 11th, 2018.  The sale will commence on September 11th at 10:00 AM Beijing Time(2 AM GMT). The Nubia Z18 will be on sale for the next 24 hours till 12th September, 2018, 10: 00 AM Beijing Time (2 AM GMT). It will be available in all three variants, 6GB+64GB version, 2799 yuan (~$410) ; 8GB+128GB version 3299 yuan (~$480); 8GB+128GB Van Gogh collector’s edition for 3599 yuan (~526).

Additionally, Nubia Z18 runs on Snapdragon 845 with 6/8 GB RAM on the board. The processor is 3X faster than the previous generation. Nubia Z18 consists a 24 MP+ 12MP rear AI dual camera having F1.6F aperture with graphics processor Spectra 280 ISP. It also supports OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) with EIS (Electronic Image stabilisation). On the front side there’s a 8-megapixel snapper with portrait mode. It also support AI intelligent scene recognition and AI post image processing. Its camera can also distinguish noise points along with pixel-level recognition. Nubia has invested a lot in the Nubia Z18 camera and calls it the “king of night photography”.

• Read More: Hands-on photos of the Nubia Z18 (Nebula Red and Deep Dark Night)

It is running on Android 8.1 Oreo with Nubia UI 6.0 skin on the top. It has inbuilt AI-based smart voice assistant, Maverick Voice 2.0. There are many other AI based applications which make the device more responsive and easy to use.

There’s a 3450 mAh battery which supports 18 W fast charging powering Neo Charge 2.5 flash charge technology. It packs usual connectivity options including 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and USB Type-C.

The device is available in two different variants, Deep Dark Night and Nebula Red. In coming days it will be available for purchase from Jingdong Mall, Suning, and TMall in China. For now, users can head over to JD.com to reserve the Nubia Z18.

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Nubia Z18 is the company’s latest flagship model and it is indeed a flagship in all sense. The design includes the now popular waterdrop screen but even at that, the design is spectacular. You get a high screen to body ratio and even at that, the screen is curved. The Z18 is available in three attractive colours; Nebula Red, Deep Dark Night, and a Starry Night edition. We brought you the hands-on photos of the Nebula Red, and Deep Dark Night variants not too long ago. Now you can check out the Starry Night variant in these official pictures.

The Z18 Starry Night variant is unlike what we have seen in previous smartphones. The back panel is coated in a dark blue on the upper aspects while the lower part is a cool mixture of white and blue with a touch of yellow in such a way that it looks like the night sky full of stars. It even seems to have done a better job than Van Gogh did with his oil painting – Starry Night from where the design draws inspiration. This is an impressive paint job, especially since the back panel is made from glass.

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The Nubia Z18 Van Gogh Starry Night Collector’s Edition is priced at 3,599 Yuan, roughly $526. The Z18 will go on sale from September 11 through Nubia’s official website, Jingdong Mall, Suning, and Tianmao Mall. However, we don’t know if this edition will be available. Whenever it does become available, expect it to be in limited supply.

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Today, at a launch event in Beijing, China, Nubia took the wraps off its flagship smartphone — Nubia Z18. The phone, which comes with a starting price of 2,799 Yuan (approximately $409), and will be available for purchase in China from 11th September.

The phone features a 6-inch Full HD+ “Infinite Waterdrop” display with a screen resolution of 2180 x 1080 pixels, producing a pixel density of 403ppi and 18:9 aspect ratio. The display covers about 91.8 percent area on the front side and is protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass.

Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by Qualcomm‘s flagship Snapdragon 845 AIE octa-core processor clocked at 2.8GHz, coupled with Adreno 630 graphics processor. The processor comes with the third generation of multi-core AIE engine that is claimed to be 3X times faster than the previous generation. The device packs up to 8GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage.

The Nubia Z18 comes with Nubia Evolution Tensor technology, which the company describes as evolutionary machine learning technology. With the technology’s deep learning ability, it combines different algorithms to make up for each other’s strengths. It also supports and is compatible with Caffe, Pytorch, TensorFlow and other such training frameworks. The company further adds that the Nubia ET technology can speed up its own learning ability by nearly 200 percent, thanks to the multi-frame model.

In the camera department, the phone comes with an AI-based dual camera setup on the back, featuring a 16-megapixel and 24-megapixel camera sensors with f/1.6 aperture. It also comes with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) for smoother video recording. On the front side, there’s an 8-megapixel snapper with Portrait Mode.

The camera setup, which is powered by Spectra 280 ISP, is claimed by the company to provide the industry’s strongest performance. The phone comes with a new NeoVision ET Image Engine, which claims to be bringing evolution in the photography. It supports features like AI Intelligent Scene Recognition and AI-based post image processing as well.

The NeoVision ET Image Engine can accurately identify more than 500 types of scenes and the company claims that it’s recognition accuracy is 40 percent higher than the ordinary technology. It also supports AI Classified Albums for smarter and efficient album management. There’s also AI-based ET Art Filters onboard, including the Van Gogh filter.

The camera, which the company claims is the “king of night photography”, comes with the ability of pixel-level recognition and can distinguish the noise points with the help of artificial intelligence. This enables the phone to take stunning images during night-time.

As for the connectivity options, the device comes with 4×4 MIMO multi-antenna, which increases the data transmission rate by 100 percent and supports the speed of up to 640Mbps. It packs usual connectivity options including 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and USB Type-C. The device comes with DTS + D-BASS combination, which offers more dynamic bass, stereoscopic sound field, and an immersive gaming experience.

The phone is running the Android Oreo-based Nubia UI 6.0, which comes with Maverick Voice 2.0 — a built-in AI-based smart voice assistant. The Nubia UI 6.0 comes with a lightweight visual aesthetic design. Thanks to the Nubia ET, it intelligently boots and actively learns user behavior, enabling applications to start more quickly. It also comes with powerful improvements in gaming performance.

There’s also a back-mounted fingerprint sensor for added security. The Nubia Z18 is powered by 3,450mAh battery which comes with NeoPower 3.0 Smart Power Saving Technology and supports NeoCharge 2.5 Fast Charging technology.

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The 3D curved glass bodied smartphone comes in two color options — Deep Dark Night and Nebula Red. The company has also introduced Nubia Z18 Van Gogh Starry Night Collector’s Edition. While the standard variant with 6GB RAM + 64GB storage costs 2,799 Yuan ($409), the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model is priced at 3,299 Yuan (approximately $482).

On the other hand, the Nubia Z18 Van Gogh Starry Night Collector’s Edition is priced at 3,599 Yuan, roughly $526. The Nubia 18 will go on sale from September 11 through Nubia’s official website, Jingdong Mall, Suning Easy to buy, and Tianmao Mall.

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