After launching the Z17 Mini smartphone in India last month, ZTE sub-brand Nubia on Wednesday launched a new camera-centric smartphone, dubbed as the “Nubia N2” in the Indian tech market. Priced at Rs. 15,999, the new Nubia N2 smartphone will be made available for purchase starting today exclusively via e-commerce website Amazon India in Champagne Gold and Black Gold colour options. Basically, the Nubia N2 is the successor to the company’s previous Nubia N1, which was launched in July last year. The major highlights of the Nubia N2 are its 16-megapixel selfie camera, improved fingerprint scanner, spanking display and a mammoth 5000mAh battery with company’s Neo power tech.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Eric Hu, Country Head, Nubia India said, “With every Nubia product that is introduced in India, we are increasing our ability to respond to feedback of our customers. Big battery, steady performance and great camera have been universal themes around which our customers have sought improvisation from us. Keeping this in mind, we have introduced Nubia N2. With proprietary Neo Power technology, and 5000mAh battery, this device lasts 3 days on a single charge. Nubia is overwhelmed with the affection it has received in India market and we are determined to introduce products that continue to enrich lives of our customers.”
The 5000mAh monster in an all new avatar. #N2 will be available on Amazon.in for 15,999/- from 12 PM. https://t.co/hiGDOGSe4b #nubiaIndia pic.twitter.com/Tf9WMJCWUQ
— nubia India (@nubia_India) July 5, 2017
Nubia N2 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 Nubia N2 is made of aerospace-grade aluminium and adopts nubiArc’s special curved design so that it fits comfortably in your hand. 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.
Nubia N2 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 Sony IMX258 sensor at the rear with an f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, Neovision 6.0 and LED flash. On the front, there is a 16-megapixel Samsung 3P3ST sensor 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 4.0, 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 with 18W fast charging support. The company claims that the smartphone can deliver up to 60 hours of talk-time, up to 40 days of standby time, up to 41.5 hours of music playback, up to 12 hours of web browsing, up to 11 hours of video streaming. Dimensionally, the Nubia N2 measures 155 x 75 x 7.9 mm and weighs 180 grams.
