ZTE unveiled the much anticipated Nubia Z18 flagship phone in China today. The key features are a near-bezelless front and a claimed 91.8% screen-to-body aspect ratio. The phone also have a tiny cutout notch on the front for selfie camera. Read on and see some other features of the ZTE Nubia Z18, it full specification, price and availability.
ZTE Nubia Z18 Features
The screen of the ZTE Nubia Z18 is a 5.99 inch (1080 x 2160 pixel) IPS LCD with a very small top and bottom, and nearly non-existent side bezels. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 845 chipset, which is coupled to either 6GB RAM or 8GB RAM. The internal storage options are 64GB and 128GB, both are non-expandable.
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The battery that came with the ZTE Nubia Z18 has a 3450mAh capacity, and it has support for Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4.0, and something known as Neo Power temperature control.
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From the camera department, the ZTE Nubia Z18 selfie camera is an 8MP f/2.0 unit, which is capable of capturing portrait selfie shots. The rear dual camera setup is made up of a 16MP f/1.6 and 24MP f/1.6 units. They both offer portrait mode, advanced scene recognition and 960fps slow motion video recording.
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ZTE Nubia Z18 Specification
NETWORK | |
| Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE |
| 2G bands | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
| CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA | |
| 3G bands | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | |
| 4G bands | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps |
| GPRS | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes |
LAUNCH | |
| Announced | 2018, September |
| Status | Coming soon. Exp. release 2018, September |
BODY | |
| Dimensions | 148.6 x 72.6 x 8.6 mm (5.85 x 2.86 x 0.34 in) |
| Weight | 172 g (6.07 oz) |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
DISPLAY | |
| Type | LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors |
| Size | 5.99 inches, 92.6 cm2 (~85.8% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~403 ppi density) |
| Multitouch | Yes |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| – Nubia UI 6.0 | |
PLATFORM | |
| OS | Android 8.1 (Oreo) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 |
| CPU | Octa-core (4×2.65 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) |
| GPU | Adreno 630 |
MEMORY | |
| Card slot | No |
| Internal | 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM |
MAIN CAMERA | |
| Dual | 24 MP, f/1.6, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 16 MP, f/1.6, AF |
| Features | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama |
| Video | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
SELFIE CAMERA | |
| Single | 8 MP, f/2.0 |
| Features | HDR |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
SOUND | |
| Alert types | Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| – DTS HD sound – 32-bit/384kHz audio – Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic – Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter | |
COMMS | |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Radio | No |
| USB | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go |
FEATURES | |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Messaging | SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
| Browser | HTML5 |
| – Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0) 9V/2A 18W – MP4/H.264 player – MP3/WAV/FLAC/eAAC+ player – Photo/video editor – Document viewer | |
BATTERY | |
| Non-removable Li-Po 3450 mAh battery | |
MISC | |
| Colours | Black, Red, Stary Night |
| Price | About 400 EUR |
ZTE Nubia Z18 Price and Availability
The ZTE Nubia Z18 is already available for pre-order in China. The price of the base model, 6GB RAM + 64GB internal storage is CNY2,799 in China, which is approximately €350 in Europe.
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The ZTE Nubia Z18 price for the 8GB RAM + 128GB internal storage variant is CNY3,299 in China, and €415 in Europe. The phone will be available in either Black or Red colours, and there is a special van Gogh edition that will cost CNY3,599 in China, and €450 in Europe. We hope the Nubia Z18 price will be available for purchase outside China this time around.
