Nubia Z17 with Snapdragon 835 SoC, 8GB RAM & 23MP Dual Cameras Launched

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Nubia has officially launched its latest flagship smartphone Nubia Z17 today in China. It is the successor to the last year’s Nubia Z11 which came with the Snapdragon 820 SoC. Last month, the company also launched the Nubia Z17 Mini in this new series. Though Nubia has a little market share, the company has the global presence which is missing for many other brands. The unibody metal design gives a premium look to the device. This also the first Nubia smartphone to come with IP certification making it both water and dust resistant. It sports a 5.5-inch two-sided bezel-less display with Full HD (1920 x 0180 pixels) resolution.

The device runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat based Nubia UI 5.0 and comes powered by NeoSmart Artifical Intelligence. With the latest FiT 3.0 (Frame Interactive Technology), the user can swipe on the edges to access the device. The company newly introduced the FitCard that works same as the Shelf on the OnePlus devices or the Google app on the Pixel devices. It can be accessed by simply swiping from left to right on the home screen. There are also 3D Touch shortcuts as seen on the latest Google O. Along with all these features, the split screen multitasking is continued from the earlier version of Nubia UI.

Along with all these features, the split screen multitasking is continued from the earlier version of Nubia UI. Under the hood, the Nubia Z17 houses the 64-bit Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor built on the 10nm FinFET process. It comes coupled with Adreno 540 GPU for better graphical performed. The device includes up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. The Nubia Z17 becomes the second smartphone from Chinese brand to launch Snapdragon 835 powered device. Earlier in April, Xiaomi launched the Mi 6 with the same Snapdragon 835 SoC.

In the camera department, the Nubia Z17 features 23MP + 12MP dual lens camera with f/1.8 aperture and  6P lens with Sapphire glass protection. Just like the iPhone 7 Plus, the Nubia Z17 also offers 2X optical zoom. For selfies, there is also a 16MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture and 80-degree wide angle lens. With the Quick Charge 4.0 fast charging technology, the 3,200mAh non-removable battery on this device can be charged from 0% to 50% in just 25 minutes. With the NeoPower 3.0 optimizations, the device is said to give two days of mixed usage.

The Dolby Atmos certified speaker on the Nubia Z17 gives Hi-Fi audio output. There is also IR Blaster for controlling the home appliances like AC or TV just like a remote controller. While the recently launched Nubia M series devices came with a physical home button on the front, the Nubia Z17 comes with three capacitive navigation buttons and the fingerprint sensor is placed on the rear. With the inclusion of NFC, the device can be used for mobile payments via AliPay and WeChat.

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