ZTE nubia Flip, Focus Pro, Neo 2, Music hands-on

It was a busy MWC for ZTE and its nubia subsidiary with the announcement of 5 new telephones. We managed to get some hands-on time with a couple of of the brand new fashions and these are our first impressions of the nubia Flip, Focus Pro, Neo 2 and Music smartphones.

nubia Flip

The nubia Flip is arguably essentially the most fascinating machine from the bunch – a finances flip foldable to rival the Galaxy Z Flip5 and Moto Razr 40. It feels nice within the hand with a pleasant brushed aluminum body that folds fully flat. It’s a bit heavier than its key opponents at 214 grams however we don’t thoughts the additional heft because the folding mechanism feels strong.

nubia Flip hands-on

The pearly gradient purple again on this demo unit seems to be nice and shifts colours relying on the angle you’re . While we’re right here we must always point out the 1.43-inch cowl display screen. It reveals time, date and notifications however you may as well use it to take incoming calls, management media playback, present climate data, and as a viewfinder for the 50MP primary digicam.

Unfolding the nubia Flip reveals a 6.9-inch primary OLED show with FHD+ decision and a 120Hz refresh charge. The show seems to be first rate at first look although you’ll discover the thick surrounding bezels. The crease within the center is fairly noticeable when seen from the facet and you’ll actually really feel your finger going by means of it on swipes.

The software program entrance right here is roofed by ZTE’s MyOS 13.5 primarily based on Android 13 and there are a number of tweaks to benefit from the folding display screen like splitting the digicam UI throughout each halves of the show. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chip here’s a almost two-year-old midrange chipset however that is the place the nubia Flip’s $599/€599 beginning worth begins to point out. The decently sized 4,310 mAh battery ought to supply sufficient juice to energy by means of a day and also you’ll have the ability to recharge at 33W speeds.

ZTE will present extra detailed pricing and availability particulars within the coming months, however for now the nubia Flip seems to be like a strong finances contender within the flip foldable area.

nubia Focus Pro

The nubia Focus lineup goals to supply a camera-centric expertise within the midrange phase. Focus Pro incorporates a 1/1.67” 108MP Neovision primary sensor with an f/1.75 aperture and OIS. The primary shooter presents in-sensor crop and covers 5 focal lengths starting from 18mm to 72mm. The digicam also can shoot RAW HDR and RAW tremendous night time mode images and file as much as 4K video.

The digicam focus expands to the cellphone’s design too with a bodily slider on the right-hand-hand facet which serves as a fast toggle to the digicam app. The backside facet of the body has a capacitive seize button which presents first rate suggestions for capturing photographs.

The vegan leather-based again and dual-tone end mixed with the big round digicam island assist the Focus Pro look a bit like an old-school digicam although this isn’t the primary time we’ve seen this design – it’s kind of primarily based on the nubia Z50S Pro from final yr.

Elsewhere, Focus Pro incorporates a 6.72-inch show with FHD+ decision and a 120Hz refresh charge, a 32MP front-facing digicam and a Unisoc T760 chipset paired with 8GB RAM. You additionally get a 5,000 mAh battery with 33W charging. ZTE mentioned that the Focus Pro is coming later this yr and it’ll retail for round $199 which is fairly spectacular given the camera-centric options.

nubia Neo 2

nubia Neo 2 is a finances gaming cellphone that’s mentioned to retail for round $199 when it launches formally later this yr. For that worth, you’re getting a powerful record of specs with a 6.72-inch show (FHD+ 120Hz), a 5G-capable Unisoc T820 chipset with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.

nubia Neo 2

The right-hand facet options capacitive shoulder triggers that are usually reserved just for the higher-end gaming telephones and they’re a welcome addition right here.

The ZTE sales space had the yellow and purple Neo 2 each of which sport unmistakably flashy gamer designs. We even noticed some nods to previous Red Magic gaming telephones and their cooling followers – solely this time the fan was merely painted on.

Neo 2 options the identical Game Space 2.0 overlay discovered on the Red Magic 9 Pro which brings a bevy of customization choices, CPU and GPU monitoring and entry to fast toggles. Rounding out the spec sheet is a 6,000 mAh battery with 33W charging.

nubia Music

nubia Music is arguably the quirkiest cellphone of the bunch – its key promoting level is the loudspeaker on the again which nubia proudly claims is 600% louder than standard smartphone audio system. The speaker’s design was impressed by vinyl records and regardless of all of the commotion happening on the occasion corridor, we actually observed that the nubia Music will get a lot loud.

nubia Music hands-on

ZTE is advertising and marketing this machine as the best substitute for these little Bluetooth audio system that you just’ve most likely seen all over the place whereas additionally doubling as an entry-level Android 13 smartphone with a 6.6-inch (HD+ 90Hz) show, 5,000 mAh battery and twin cameras.

While most different makers are transferring away from headphone jacks, nubia Music boasts twin 3.5mm ports positioned on the prime. The intent right here is that you could share your tunes with a fiend over wired headphones which is a daring transfer in a world the place Bluetooth headphones have gotten the brand new norm.

nubia Music is powered by a Unisoc SC9863A chipset alongside 4GB RAM and 128GB storage which clearly positions it within the entry-level phase. The machine is anticipated to retail for $149 as soon as it launches later this yr.