In April, Nubia announced the Nubia Play 5G smartphone. It is one of the few phones that come equipped with a 144Hz refresh supporting screen. Moreover, the handset is available in China with an attractive starting price of 2,399 Yuan ($340). Fresh information reveals that the handset could be heading markets outside of China as Nubia Red Magic 5G Lite.
The model number of the Nubia Play 5G is NX651J. The same model number has appeared on platforms like Global Certification Forum (GCF) and Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) with a different name of the Nubia Red Magic 5G Lite. Hence, it appears that the phone could be made available as an inferior variant of the Snapdragon 865 SoC powered Nubia Red Magic 5G gaming smartphone that went official earlier this year.
Nubia Play 5G Specifications
The Nubia Play 5G is fitted with a big AMOLED screen of 6.65 inches. The notch-less offers a Full HD+ resolution and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It delivers a touch sampling rate of 240Hz and up to 144Hz refresh rate. It has an in-display fingerprint sensor.
The mid-ranger is driven by Snapdragon 765G and up to 8 GB of LPPD4X RAM. The highest version of the phone comes with 256 GB of UFS 2.1 storage. The device is built for gaming as it features touch-sensitive gaming trigger buttons.
There is a 12-megapixel camera on the front side of the Nubia Play 5G. The back panel of the device has a 48-megapixel (Sony IMX582) + 8-megapixel (ultrawide) + 2-megapixel (depth) triple camera system. It runs on Nubia UI 8.0 flavored Android 10 operating system. The 5,100mAh battery of the Nubia Play 5G supports 30W fast charging. It comes in Black and Sea Blue colors in China.
