The Nubia X is a dual screen, dual fingerprint sensor beast you can't buy in the West
One of the things currently preventing smartphone manufacturers from achieving a truly bezel-less design without slide-out tricks or notch compromises is the popularity of front-facing cameras.
Eccentric ZTE offshoot Nubia may have found an... interesting solution to that problem, releasing the Nubia X in China (and only in China) with no conventional selfie shooter. Don’t worry, there’s still a way to cultivate your narcissism, as this “full screen” bad boy also sports a secondary display on its back.
The primary 6.26-inch panel with 2280 x 1080 resolution and a 19:9 aspect ratio is smoothly curved, yet accompanied by a small “forehead” and “chin”, nonetheless yielding a remarkable 93.6 percent screen-to-body ratio.
The lower-res 1520 x 720 5.1-inch secondary screen, meanwhile, can be used for “HD selfies”, as well as wallpapers, custom signatures, “dynamic” pictures, and even various advanced controls for high-quality gaming experiences.
If you’re wondering how all that might impact battery life, Nubia seems confident a 3,800 mAh cell will be able to deliver “reassuring” endurance times with the help of proprietary technologies like NeoPower 3.0 “Smart Freeze.”
Otherwise, this feels like a pretty standard 2018 Android high-ender, which is obviously not a bad thing. Power users get essentially everything they need here, from a Snapdragon 845 processor to 8GB RAM, up to 256GB internal storage space, AI-enhanced 16 + 24MP dual cameras, and (heavily skinned) 8.1 Oreo software.
In its company’s homeland of China, the Nubia X will start at a fairly reasonable $475 or so (3,299 yuan) with 6 gigs of memory and 64GB ROM, going all the way up to CNY 4,299 (around $615) for a top-of-the-line 8/256GB configuration with a snazzy gradient blue and gold design. No words on international availability yet, and knowing Nubia, you probably shouldn’t hold your breath.
Eccentric ZTE offshoot Nubia may have found an... interesting solution to that problem, releasing the Nubia X in China (and only in China) with no conventional selfie shooter. Don’t worry, there’s still a way to cultivate your narcissism, as this “full screen” bad boy also sports a secondary display on its back.
The lower-res 1520 x 720 5.1-inch secondary screen, meanwhile, can be used for “HD selfies”, as well as wallpapers, custom signatures, “dynamic” pictures, and even various advanced controls for high-quality gaming experiences.
If you’re wondering how all that might impact battery life, Nubia seems confident a 3,800 mAh cell will be able to deliver “reassuring” endurance times with the help of proprietary technologies like NeoPower 3.0 “Smart Freeze.”
The dual-screen Nubia X is entirely original (read quirky) as far as biometric recognition is concerned as well, including not one, but two side-mounted fingerprint sensors for convenient right and left-handed unlocking.
Otherwise, this feels like a pretty standard 2018 Android high-ender, which is obviously not a bad thing. Power users get essentially everything they need here, from a Snapdragon 845 processor to 8GB RAM, up to 256GB internal storage space, AI-enhanced 16 + 24MP dual cameras, and (heavily skinned) 8.1 Oreo software.
In its company’s homeland of China, the Nubia X will start at a fairly reasonable $475 or so (3,299 yuan) with 6 gigs of memory and 64GB ROM, going all the way up to CNY 4,299 (around $615) for a top-of-the-line 8/256GB configuration with a snazzy gradient blue and gold design. No words on international availability yet, and knowing Nubia, you probably shouldn’t hold your breath.
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