ZTE
Nubia Z9
Nubia
is a line of mid-range and high-end smartphones, which are slowly but surely
making their way to the Western markets. Although handsets under the brand are
manufactured by ZTE, Nubia is treated as a separate, distinct division – one focused
on making handsets of higher class.
The
Nubia Z9, in particular, is a handset with a striking bezel-less appearance on
top of a sleek glass-and-metal body, supplemented by a heavy hardware punch Android
5.0 under the hood. Sporting the well-known Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994,
8-core, 2000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A57 and Cortex-A53 processor 3072 MB RAM, 5.2
inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) IPS LCD, 3 GB of RAM, a 16 MP Sony Exmor
IMX234 sensor-equipped camera, and a 2,900 mAh battery, the phone sure looks
like a strong contender in the Game of Flagships: Season 2015. It does,
however, come at a pretty hefty price – available from various online
retailers, starting from US$ 600 and going as high as US$ 770, one would expect
that it has something quite notable to offer, especially in today's cutthroat
smartphone market.
