Chinese smartphone maker Nubia has unveiled it’s next-generation’s Nubia Z40 Pro smartphone during an official launch event held in it’s domestic market. The new model brings along substantiate upgrades to various aspects such as it’s underlying chipset as well as imaging capability.
Right off the bat, the Nubia Z40 Pro arrives with a vibrant 6.67” AMOLED display with FHD+ screen resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage, as well as an impressive peak brightness of up to 1,000 nits.
For photography, the Nubia Z40 Pro features an upgraded triple-camera system lead by a 64 megapixels main camera, 50 megapixels ultra-wide camera, as well as an 8 megapixels periscope telephoto unit with 5x optical zoom. This will be rounded out by a 16 megapixels front-facing camera for selfie and video calls.
Under the hood, the phone is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 platform which will be paired with up to 16GB RAM along with 1TB worth of storage in the memory department. Also, the device will be backed by an advance cooling system to keep it cool during prolonged gaming session.
To keep it’s lights on, the Nubia Z40 Pro is equipped with a 4,600mAh battery with 80W wired charging. On top of that, there’s also a special edition model that comes with 15W magnetic charging support, but features a slightly smaller 4,600mAh battery and a slower 66W wired charging. Software-wise, it’ll be shipped with MyOS 12 based on Android 12 OS right off the box.
For those who’re interested, the Nubia Z40 Pro is available in two different colorways such as Black or Silver. It’ll be priced starting at 3,399 Yuan (US$538) for it’s 8GB+128GB variant and goes up to 5,999 Yuan (US$950) for it’s top-of-the-line model with 16GB+1TB configuration.