Nubia is a China-based smartphone brand. Founded in October 2012, the smartphone brand remained as the subsidiary of ZTE (Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment Corporation) in its early days. After receiving abundant investment from Suning Holdings Group and Suning Commerce Group, the brand started working as an independent organization in 2015. In 2017, ZTE also reduced its stake in Nubia down to 49.9% after which the brand no longer remained the subsidiary of ZTE. But remained as an associate brand.
After the brand endorsed Cristiano Ronaldo as its brand ambassador, the popularity of the smartphone hyped. And since Nubia markets its smartphones as “Mobile Photography Expert”, the mobile photography enthusiasts have also been quite attracted to the Nubia handsets. The brand is also equally renowned for the innovations and the notch-less and bezel-less Nubia X is one of the examples.
Although Nubia is recognized for being an online exclusive brand in other nations, Nubia is rather available only in the offline markets in Nepal. And in this article, we have tried to compile all the Nubia smartphones available in Nepal along with their full specifications and latest price.
Nubia Z17 mini
Nubia Z17 Mini is the least expensive smartphone in the Nubia smartphones’ lineup in Nepal. The smartphone looks quite dated with the 16:9 aspect ratio and thick bezels surrounding the display. Also, the presence of the Android Marshmallow (v6.0) looks equally antiquated. But other than that, the device looks promising in many aspects.
The device comes with a 5.2-inch display featuring Full-HD resolution. So at the pixel density of 424PPI, the contents look decently sharp. The camera is the USP here. The handset boasts a dual camera setup at the back. The camera pair on the rear panel enjoys the presence of 13MP monochrome sensor and a 13MP RGB sensor. On the front, a 16MP selfie shooter resides meticulously on the top.
on the performance side of things, there is the Snapdragon 653 chipset paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of onboard storage. A 2950mAh battery powers the devices. there is a Type-C port for charging, which is really commendable considering its budget-friendly price.
Nubia Z17 mini specifications:
- Display: 5.2-inch IPS LCD display with Gorilla Glass protection, 2.5D curved glass on the top
- Resolution: Full-HD (1920×1080 pixels) @ 424PPI pixel density
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
- CPU: Octa-core (4 x Cortex A72 @ 1.8GHz + 4 x Cortex A53 @ 1.44GHz)
- GPU: Adreno 510
- RAM: 4GB LPDDR3
- Storage: 64GB eMMC 5.1 Storage; Expandable up to 200GB
- OS: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow); Nubia UI 4.0 on the top
- Rear Camera: (13 MP, f/2.2 monochrome sensor) + (13MP, f/2.2 RGB sensor), LED flash
- Front Camera: 16MP, f/2.0
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- Battery: 2950mAh non-removable battery (USB Type-C port for charging)
- Colors: Champagne Gold, Black Gold
- Price:
Rs. 24,599Rs. 23,000
Nubia V18
Nubia V18 comes with a modern design featuring an 18:9 aspect ratio on the display. The screen on the device also looks decent tall at 6-inch. the display on the device also flaunts Full-HD+ resolution.
Talking about the performance, there is Snapdragon 625 chipset paired with 4GB of RAM. On the storage side of things, there is 64GB of onboard memory to keep all your files and photos. There is also a micro SD card slot for those who look after expanding their storage further.
In terms of software, the device boots on Android Nougat out of the box with Nubia’s custom UI on the top. There is also a whopping 400mAh of battery to keep the things going.
Nubia V18 Specifications:
- Display: 6.01-inch IPS LCD display, 77.8% screen to body ratio
- Resolution: Full-HD+ (2160×1080 pixels) @ 402PPI pixel density
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
- CPU: Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU: Adreno 506
- RAM: 4GB LPDDR3
- Storage: 64GB eMMC 5.1 Storage; Expandable up to 128GB (Uses SIM2 slot)
- OS: Android 7.1 (Nougat); Nubia UI 5.1 on the top
- Rear Camera: 13 MP, PDAF, f/2.2, LED flash
- Front Camera: 8MP, f/2.4
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
- Battery: 4000mAh non-removable battery (Uses Micro USB port for charging)
- Colors: Black and Gold
- Price:
Rs. 27,500Rs. 25,000
Nubia Z17 Lite
The Nubia Z17 Lite is another camera-centric smartphone in Nubia’s lineup. The handset flaunts dual camera on the rear panel. Among the two, one of them incorporates a 13MP RGB sensor, whereas the other one comes equipped with a 13MP monochrome sensor. Moving on to the front side of the device, there lies a 16MP selfie shooter right on its forehead.
On the performance front, there is quite a treat. The octa-core Snapdragon 653 processor is paired with a whopping 6GB of RAM. talking about the storage, there is 64GB of inbuilt memory, which might suffice the needs of most of the users. There is also an SD card slot to expand the storage further in case of insufficiency.
Software-wise, the device boots on Android Nougat (v7.1) with Nubia UI 5 on the top. Talking about the battery, the device is fueled by a decent-sized 3200mAh battery, which supports fast charging.
Nubia Z17 Lite Specifications:
- Display: 5.5-inch IPS LCD display with Gorilla glass protection, 2.5D curved glass on the top
- Resolution: Full-HD (1920×1080 pixels) @ 401PPI pixel density
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
- CPU: Octa-core (4×1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4×1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU: Adreno 510
- RAM: 6GB LPDRR3
- Storage: 64GB eMMC 5.1 storage; Expandable up to 128GB (Uses SIM2 slot)
- OS: Android 7.1 (Nougat); Nubia UI 5 on the top
- Rear Camera: (13 MP, f/2.2 Monochrome) + (13 MP, f/2.2 RGB), LED flash
- Front Camera: 16MP, f/2.0
- Sensors: Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- Battery: 3200mAh Non-removable battery (With USB Type-C port for charging)
- Colors: Black/Gold
- Price:
Rs. 28,500Rs. 26,500
Nubia Z17 miniS
Nubia Z17 miniS looks all fancy with its glass-metal sandwiched design and quad camera setup: two on the front and two on the back. The rear camera comprises of 13MP monochrome sensor backed by another 13MP sensor (RGB) for better color reproduction. On the front, the handset flaunts a 16MP primary shooter accompanied by a 5MP depth sensor. So with four cameras at its disposal, the Z17 miniS is capable of capturing portrait images and portrait selfies as well.
The handset flaunts a relatively small 5.2-inch IPS display, which features Full-HD resolution. Since the screen on the device is shielded with Gorilla Glass 3 on the top, it has better survival rates during the falls.
The device is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 653 chip. Pairing along the processor is 6GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 64GB of onboard memory.
Nubia Z17 miniS Specifications:
- Display: 5.2-inch IPS LCD display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, 2.5D glass on the top
- Resolution: Full-HD+ (1920×1080 pixels) @ 424PPI pixel density
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
- CPU: Octa-core (4×1.95 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4×1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
- GPU: Adreno 510
- RAM: 6GB LPDDR3
- Storage: 64GB eMMC 5.1 Storage; Expandable up to 200GB (Uses SIM2 slot)
- OS: Android 7.1 (Nougat); Nubia UI 5.0 on the top
- Rear Camera: (13 MP, f/2.2 Monochrome Sensor) + (13 MP, f/2.2 RGB sensor), LED flash
- Front Camera: (16 MP, f/2.0) + (5 MP, f/2.2, depth sensor)
- Sensors: Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- Battery: 3200mAh non-removable battery (USB Type-C port for charging)
- Colors: Aurora Blue
- Price:
Rs. 29,500Rs. 28,000
Nubia Mobiles Price in Nepal (In a nutshell)
| Nubia Smartphone Model | Price |
| Nubia Z17 mini | Rs. 23,000 |
| Nubia V18 | Rs. 25,000 |
| Nubia Z17 Lite | Rs. 26,500 |
| Nubia Z17 miniS | Rs. 28,000 |
