After launching the Z17 Mini smartphone in India last month, ZTE sub-brand Nubia is all set to launch its next camera-centric smartphone, dubbed as the “Nubia N2” in the Indian tech market on Wednesday, July 5. Nubia India on Monday shared a teaser image about the upcoming Nubia device on its official Twitter account. The tweet reads, “A camera built to capture beauty in the blink of an eye. Launching on 5th July. #ComingSoon #BiggestJustGotSharper #nubiaIndia.” The teaser image shows an image of a 13MP rear camera assembly with “Astounding Camera” tagline, that means the upcoming Nubia smartphone will feature a high-quality camera setup. Though the official tweet doesn’t reveal any clear information about the upcoming Moto smartphones or which specific smartphone will launch at the event, it is likely to be the Nubia’s camera-centric Nubia N2.
A camera built to capture beauty in the blink of an eye. Launching on 5th July. #ComingSoon #BiggestJustGotSharper #nubiaIndia pic.twitter.com/7gDeWtG2R5
— nubia India (@nubia_India) July 3, 2017
On the other hand, the e-commerce website Amazon India, through a teaser on their website, has announced that their e-commerce platform will be the exclusive retail partner for the upcoming Nubia N2 smartphone. The Nubia N2 smartphone is now listed on e-commerce website Amazon.in. Unfortunately, the pricing details and availability of the Nubia N2 have not been revealed by the company yet but as expected it might be revealed on the day of launching. However, Amazon India’s listing has shared almost all the specifications and features about the upcoming Nubia device.
If the revealed specifications are to be believed, the Nubia N2 would see a significant overhaul in terms of specifications and arrive with a host of improvements. Actually, the Nubia N2 is the successor to the company’s previous Nubia N1, which was launched in July last year. To recall, the Nubia N2 was fist launched in the Chinese market in March this year with a price tag of CNY 1,999 (approx. Rs. 19,000). In the Indian smartphone market, the Nubia N2 will likely to be priced somewhere in between the Rs 15,000 and Rs 17,000. Though the pricing details and the availability of the Nubia N2 has not been revealed by the company yet but looking at the specifications we can expect this smartphone’s price will fall in the mid-range budget.
Design:
In terms of design, the new Nubia N2 sports a sleek metal unibody design with metal frame all around, giving it an overall premium look. The volume rockers are placed on the left-hand edge, while the power/lock button is situated on the right-hand edge of the smartphone. The rear panel of the phone houses a 13MP primary camera with a LED flash module, while the top front panel features a 16MP selfie camera and an earpiece. A 3.5mm audio jack is placed on the very top edge of the device, while the speaker grilles are seen at the very bottom edge of the handset along with a USB Type-C charging port sitting in the middle. The Nubia N2 features capacitive navigation buttons along with company’s traditional red circle physical Home Button, located just below the display panel. In addition, the smartphone also comes equipped with a front-mounted fingerprint scanner, that is housed underneath the physical Home Button of the device.
Specifications:
In terms of specifications, the Nubia N2 sports a 5.5-inch HD AMOLED display with a screen resolution of 720 × 1280 pixels and a 2.5D curved glass coating on top. The device is powered by a 1.5GHz MediaTek MT6750 octa-core processor coupled with Mali-T860 image processor. In terms of memory, the smartphone is backed by a 4GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 64GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage which can be further expanded up to 128GB using a microSD card. On the software front, the phone runs company’s proprietary Nubia UI 4.0 custom UI skin, based on Google’s Android v6.0 Marshmallow operating system.
For photography, the Nubia N2 features a 13-megapixel rear camera with an f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, Neovision 6.0 and LED flash. On the front, there is a 16-megapixel front-facing shooter with an f/2.0 aperture, and 5P lens for capturing selfies and making video calls. In terms of connectivity, the Nubia N2 is a dual-SIM smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM. Connectivity options on the smartphone also include 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 4.1, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4/5.0GHz), GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS, a 3.5mm audio jack and a USB Type-C port for superfast charging and data transfer. On the battery front, the smartphone packs a massive 5000mAh battery, which is rated to deliver up to 50 hours of talk-time and up to 40 days of standby time. Dimensionally, the Nubia N2 measures 155 x 75 x 7.9 mm and weighs 180 grams.
