Nubia Z20 with dual displays, Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset launched
As the most innovative smartphone of 2019, ZTE-owned Nubia has launched an all-new flagship Nubia Z20 with dual displays. The handset comes with dual displays, dual fingerprint sensors, triple cameras, and top-of-the-line internals including Snapdragon 855 Plus processor. Notably, the phone is slated to go on sale in China starting August 16. Here's our roundup.
Here's a look at the Nubia Z20
The all-new Nubia Z20 comes with a distinctive dual-display design wherein you can operate the phone from both sides. On the front side, you get an all-screen uninterrupted display, while on the back you get a secondary display with cameras and these cameras also act as selfie snapper. Furthermore, the smartphone houses on-screen fingerprint sensors on both sides.
What about displays?
The Nubia Z20 sports a primary 6.42-inch full-HD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display on the front, while on the rear it houses a secondary 5.1-inch HD+ (1520 x 720 pixels) AMOLED display.
For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers
As far as optics are concerned, the Nubia Z20 offers a triple rear camera setup comprising a 48MP main sensor, a 16MP ultra-wide-angle sensor, and an 8MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom. The camera module also acts as the front-facing snapper offering high-resolution selfies, and upto 8K video recording support.
Under the hood
The Nubia Z20 is powered by top-of-the-line Snapdragon 855 Plus octa-core processor, paired with upto 8GB RAM and upto 512GB storage. Under the hood, the handset runs on Android Pie-based Nubia UI 7 OS and is backed by a solid 4,000mAh battery with Quick Charge 4.0 (27W) fast charging technology.
Connectivity options and sensor details
The Nubia Z20 comes with the latest connectivity options including support for dual-SIMs (Nano), dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11, VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, and USB Type-C port. However, it misses on the 3.5mm headphone jack. Lastly, it offers all standard sensors including accelerometer, proximity, gyro, and e-compass.
Finally, what about pricing?
As for the pocket pinch, the Nubia Z20 costs CNY 3,499 (approximately Rs. 35,000) for the entry-level 6GB/128GB model, CNY 3,699 (approximately Rs. 37,000) for the mid-spec 8GB/128GB variant, and CNY 4,199 (approximately Rs. 42,000) for the top-end model with 8GB/512GB configuration. Lastly, the phone will be up for grabs in China starting August 16.
