The camera-centric Nubia Z50S Pro is now available in the US and Europe
Three full months have rolled since the announcement of the Nubia Z50S Pro in China and now, it’s available in the US and Europe.
That’s an excellent question, given the fact that Nubia, as a brand, is closer to being described as “obscure” than as “famous”, despite being neither of those fully. As always, it’s context-dependent. Those who’ve only heard of Apple and Samsung will certainly assume you’re talking about the African region of Nubia.
We discussed this particular device back in July, highlighting that this phone is camera-oriented and packs some serious hardware.
The global offerings for the Nubia Z50S Pro were spotted by folks over at Android Headlines: the phone comes in 12/16GB RAM variants (LPDDR5X RAM, UFS 4.0). The 12GB RA model is available with 256GB and 1TB storage options, while the 16GB RAM variant comes with 1TB of storage.
As far as colors go, there are Black and Khaki models to choose from. The pricing starts at $649/€649. The 12GB RAM model with 1TB of storage costs $729/€729, while the 16GB RAM will set you back $799/€799.
Oh, right – there’s more. Under the hood, there’s the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip – the overclocked and more potent iteration. The display is a 6.8-inch fullHD+ (2800 x 1260) AMOLED beauty with 120Hz refresh rate support. It also supports 2,160Hz PWM dimming. The battery covers your daily usage with a 5,100mAh capacity and supports 80W fast wired charging. A charger is included in the box. Android 13 comes pre-installed, with Nubia’s custom UI.
But we let ourselves stray a bit – all those goodies have diverted us from the main course on the Nubia Z50S Pro – the camera setup.
There’s a 50-megapixel main camera (f/1.59 aperture, OIS, 35mm lens, PDAF, 1/1.49-inch sensor), a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera (125-degree FoV, f/2.0 aperture), and an 8-megapixel telephoto one (f2/4 aperture, OIS, 6x optical zoom, 30x digital zoom, PDAF).
If you think this is too good to be true for a starting price of $649, we do, too – not so long ago another Chinese champion got our attention, namely the Nubia Z50 Ultra: “This $600 phone is everything Galaxy S23 Ultra, iPhone 14 Pro will never be”.
What is even that and why should I care?
That’s an excellent question, given the fact that Nubia, as a brand, is closer to being described as “obscure” than as “famous”, despite being neither of those fully. As always, it’s context-dependent. Those who’ve only heard of Apple and Samsung will certainly assume you’re talking about the African region of Nubia.
The global offerings for the Nubia Z50S Pro were spotted by folks over at Android Headlines: the phone comes in 12/16GB RAM variants (LPDDR5X RAM, UFS 4.0). The 12GB RA model is available with 256GB and 1TB storage options, while the 16GB RAM variant comes with 1TB of storage.
Oh, right – there’s more. Under the hood, there’s the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip – the overclocked and more potent iteration. The display is a 6.8-inch fullHD+ (2800 x 1260) AMOLED beauty with 120Hz refresh rate support. It also supports 2,160Hz PWM dimming. The battery covers your daily usage with a 5,100mAh capacity and supports 80W fast wired charging. A charger is included in the box. Android 13 comes pre-installed, with Nubia’s custom UI.
Don’t forget the cameras
But we let ourselves stray a bit – all those goodies have diverted us from the main course on the Nubia Z50S Pro – the camera setup.
There’s a 50-megapixel main camera (f/1.59 aperture, OIS, 35mm lens, PDAF, 1/1.49-inch sensor), a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera (125-degree FoV, f/2.0 aperture), and an 8-megapixel telephoto one (f2/4 aperture, OIS, 6x optical zoom, 30x digital zoom, PDAF).
Remember the Z50 Ultra?
If you think this is too good to be true for a starting price of $649, we do, too – not so long ago another Chinese champion got our attention, namely the Nubia Z50 Ultra: “This $600 phone is everything Galaxy S23 Ultra, iPhone 14 Pro will never be”.
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