After all the teasing and leaks, Nubia Play finally goes Official. The ZTE Sub-brand ‘Nubia’ announced the additional of Nubia Play gaming Smartphones on Monday. One of highlighted features of the phone is the notchless 144Hz AMOLED display.
The Nubia Play retains the capacitive shoulder buttons that act as triggers while gaming in landscape mode. It also come along with dual-mode 5G support courtesy of the integrated Snapdragon X52 modem on the Qualcomm SoC powering it.
Key Specs
Display: 6.65-inch (1080x2340)
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Front Camera: 12MP
Rear Camera: 48MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP
RAM: 6/ 8GB
Storage: 128/ 256GB
Battery Capacity: 5100mAh
OS: Android 10
Release Date: 20th April 2020
Official Website: nubia.com
Design & Display
Dual-SIM (Nano) Nubia Play features a 6.65-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,340 pixels) display with 144Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate. There is no notch or a hole-punch cutout on the display.
Software & Hardware
It runs Android 10-based Nubia UI 8.0 and supports dual-mode 5G (NSA+SA) connectivity. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC paired with up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM. Thermals are handled by an ICE 2.5 rack-mounted liquid cooling system.
Nubia Play features up to 256GB of non-expandable UFS 2.1 storage. It is equipped with a 5,100mAh battery that support 30W PD fast charging, but no wireless charging support.
Camera
The Nubia Play comes with quad rear camera setup that includes 48-megapixel main snapper with the Sony IMX582 sensor. It is assisted by an 8-megapixel ultra-wide angle camera, a 2-megapixel macro shooter, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.
Video calls and Selfie are being taken care by a 12-megapixel front camera.
Others
There is an in-display fingerprint sensor for authentication on the Smartphone, with 5G enable on both dual SIM.
Nubia Play Specifications
General
Brand: Nubia
Model: Play
Release date: 20th April 2020
Form factor: Touchscreen
Body type: Polycarbonate
Dimensions (mm): 171.70 x 78.50 x 9.10
Weight (g): 210.00
Battery capacity (mAh): 5100
Removable battery: No
Fast charging: Proprietary
Wireless charging: No
Colours: Black, Blue, White
Display
Screen size (inches): 6.65
Touchscreen: Yes
Resolution: 1080×2340 pixels
Hardware
Processor: octa-core
Processor make: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
RAM: 6/ 8GB
Internal storage: 128/ 256GB
Camera
Rear camera: 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel
Rear autofocus: Yes
Rear flash: Yes
Front camera: 12-megapixel
Software
Operating system: Android 10
Skin: Nubia UI 8.0
Connectivity
Wi-Fi: Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
USB Type-C: Yes
Number of SIMs: 2
Active 4G on both SIM cards: Yes
SIM Type: Nano-SIM
3G: Yes
4G/ LTE: Yes
5G: Yes
Sensors
In-Display Fingerprint Sensor: Yes
Compass/ Magnetometer: Yes
Proximity sensor: Yes
Accelerometer: Yes
Ambient light sensor: Yes
Gyroscope: Yes
Nubia Play Price, Availability
The Smartphone is priced at CNY 2,399 (roughly N132,000) for the base 6GB+128B variant, while the 8GB+128GB version tagged CNY 2,699 (roughly N148,000). The highest variant 8GB+256GB is priced at CNY 2,999 (roughly N165,000).
The phone is now up for pre-orders in China and will go on sale starting April 24. However, the company is yet to reveal details about its international availability.
