ZTE nubia Z50S Pro has arrived and a third colorway was added at the last minute. The first two go for a serious camera look with a lens-like camera bump and grippy leatherette texture. The third option is instead inspired by ice and the camera island is adorned with an opalescent ring.

ZTE nubia Z50S Pro
ZTE nubia Z50S Pro
ZTE nubia Z50S Pro

ZTE nubia Z50S Pro

Whichever aspect you prefer, all three feature the camera in the foreground as it is the highlight of the phone. The star of the show is the 35mm lens, a trademark of Nubia, it is a 1G+6P lens with a large f/1.59 aperture, OIS, and a fairly large 50MP 1/1.49” sensor.

nubia Z50S Pro becomes official with 35mm lens, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chipset

Additionally, the phone features a 50MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a 13mm lens (125° FoV, f/2.0) that doubles as a macro cam as it can focus as close as 2.5cm/1 inch . If you want to take a photo from afar, there’s an 80mm telephoto lens (OIS, f/2.4) with a 16MP sensor behind it.

ZTE shared the first camera samples from the phone, here are some shots (note: they have been compressed on Weibo).

Examples of nubia Z50S Pro cameras
Examples of nubia Z50S Pro cameras
Examples of nubia Z50S Pro cameras
Examples of nubia Z50S Pro cameras
Examples of nubia Z50S Pro cameras
Examples of nubia Z50S Pro cameras
Examples of nubia Z50S Pro cameras
Examples of nubia Z50S Pro cameras
Examples of nubia Z50S Pro cameras

Examples of nubia Z50S Pro cameras

Moving on to the front of the device, the Z50S Pro features a large 6.78″ AMOLED display with a resolution of 1,260 x 2,800 px (452ppi, 20:9). It is a 10-bit panel with 100% pixel coverage. DCI-P3 and supports both DC dimming and high frequency PWM dimming at 2160Hz.

nubia Z50S Pro becomes official with 35mm lens, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chipset

While not as game-focused as its Red Magic cousins, this nubia is also quite skilled. The display runs at 120Hz and has 1,000Hz touch sampling (720Hz sampling when tracking multiple fingers).

nubia Z50S Pro becomes official with 35mm lens, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chipset

The brain of the phone is the powerful Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chipset, the version with 3.36GHz main core and boosted GPU. This is kept cool by a huge 4,233mm² steam chamber.

nubia Z50S Pro: SD 8+ Gen 2
nubia Z50S Pro: great VC

nubia Z50S Pro: SD 8+ Gen 2 • large VC

Speaking of power, the phone runs on a 5,100mAh battery and supports 80W fast charging. According to ZTE, with moderate use you can squeeze just over 37 hours out of the battery. In power saving mode, only 5% charge is enough for 6 hours of standby time or a 30-minute call on WeChat.

The Z50S Pro has a 5,100mAh battery with 80W charging
The Z50S Pro has a 5,100mAh battery with 80W charging

The Z50S Pro has a 5,100mAh battery with 80W charging

The ZTE nubia Z50S Pro can be pre-ordered in China starting today, you can find it on the ZTE Mall. Open sales begin July 27 (next Thursday).

Multiple versions are available, starting with a 12/256GB configuration for CNY 3,700 ($515/€460/₹42,250). The other configurations are 12GB/1TB and go up to 16GB/1TB.

Note that the white version is slightly more expensive, costing CNY 100 more than the equivalent black or khaki colorways.

nubia Z50S Pro becomes official with 35mm lens, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chipset

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