Nubia launches flagship Z11, no borders and SD820


nubia z11 launched

Nubia already grabbed our attention this year with the launch of the Z11 Min and Max, but today they go flagship hunting with the borderless Z11 with Snapdragon 820 chipset.

While some smartphone makers have separated beauty and power, Nubia have combined the two with the Z11 which sports an elegant metal body, borderless design and the power to go gaming with a Snapdragon 820.

With the chipset running at 2.15Ghz, Nubia haven’t wanted to bottle neck all that power with a tiny amount of RAM so have released a highend model with 6GB RAM (128GB memory) and a more affordable version with 4GB RAM (64GB) memory.

nubia z11 launched

Should that on board storage prove insufficient for your media needs then don’t worry as the Z11 will also accept SD cards, and yes there are dual SIM trays too.

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The borderless display is going to be a major selling point of the Z11, but it is interesting to see ZTE haven’t been lured in the QHD race, and a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 panel has been specced instead. This lower res screen is good news conceding the slender phone has ‘just’ a 3000mAh battery.

Camera specs include a 16 mega-pixel Sony IMX298 rear sensor with OIS, F2.0 aperture and PDAF, while the front camera is an 8 mega-pixel sensor with F2.4 aperture and 80 degree wide angle.

Other features include a rear fingerprint scanner with a claimed unlock speed of 0.1 seconds, fast charging and edge gestures.

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Pricing is rather good too with the 4GB RAM model weighing in at 2499 Yuan and the 6GB RAM model up at 3499 Yuan.

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35 Comments

  1. Ivo001
    June 28, 2016

    Price is good. But it probably won’t have Band 20 LTE does it?

    • balcobomber25
      June 28, 2016

      Probably not. Nubia has been slow to adopt foreign LTE bands.

  2. June 28, 2016

    Sweet… The specs is good. My only gripe is the battery but with fast charging and good software optimization, that will suffice. I’m a very heavy user because I connect to my several VPS a lot of time and that runs down battery a lot.

    Does anyone here know of a Snapdragon 820 smartphone that has a >/= 6″ display, >/= 4GB RAM, >/= 4000mAh battery and 64GB minimum internal memory and dual SIM?

    I need that kinda device to combine with a 5.5inch phone. Please let me know of you know of one.

    • June 28, 2016

      I’m actually looking for similar device.
      I’m interested in Galaxy A9 Pro, but no info about EU release so far.

    • Ivo001
      June 28, 2016

      It does not seem to exist yet.
      The closest I can find is the LeEco Le Max Pro, but it only has a 3400mah battery.
      http://www.kimovil.com/en/where-to-buy-leeco-letv-le-max-pro

      If you look for 6 inch or bigger, 4000mah+, 4gb RAM+ 64GB storage+ then there are a few options, but none has a snapdragon 820
      http://www.kimovil.com/en/compare-smartphones/f_min_d+screenSize.6,f_min_dr+value.4096,f_min_ds+value.65536,f_min_d+batteryMah.4000

    • realjjj
      June 28, 2016

      The new 360 Mobile that might launch mid July.

      The Mate 8 might not have SD820 but better CPU ,lesser GPU and no 4k video.
      Although, from a value point of view SD820 devices are a poor choice.

      • Muhammad Yasir
        June 28, 2016

        @realjjj:disqus , i have asked this like a BILLION TIMES!

        when will the 6.0 inch 360 Mobile with SD 820 launch man ?!

      • MaxPower
        June 29, 2016

        From a value point the Kirin is better?
        The Mate 8 costs twice as much as any SD 820 competitors (Oneplus, ZuK, Xiaomi,Letv).

        You would sell your mother for a bunch of Geekbench points

    • June 28, 2016

      Except for the battery ….
      http://kmv.to/f/MsLsSX

  3. LUIS ESPIN PEREZ
    June 28, 2016

    How could I get this phone in Europe?

    • balcobomber25
      June 28, 2016

      Check the website below for updated prices, every reseller listed on it will ship to Europe. Currently this model is still too new to be listed but it will be once resellers get stock of it.

      http://www.kimovil.com/en/compare-smartphones/name.nubia%20z11

      • MattD
        June 28, 2016

        Maybe they’ll launch it on their european shop though

      • LUIS ESPIN PEREZ
        June 28, 2016

        Thanks!!!!

        • balcobomber25
          June 28, 2016

          No problem. That is a great site to use for all Chinese phones. They aggregate prices from around 120 online retailers. Prices can change daily or weekly so it’s good to check often when you plan on buying.

  4. Darevintage
    June 28, 2016

    Great! Now launch the keyboard and mouse accessories to go with it ;D

  5. balcobomber25
    June 28, 2016

    If there is no black model (with the awesome red camera ring) it is not a true Nubia phone to me. They went for the same boring colors everyone else is doing. This phone looks more like the new Gionee S8 than older Nubia’s. Very disappointed by this design. They just made my decision for a new phone a lot easier by destroying the originality Nubia’s had. Zuk Z2 Pro and Huawei P9 for the win.

    • Nam Dang
      June 28, 2016

      Black for the win!
      Btw if you’re looking for a good camera, the Z2 (Pro) might not be an option for you.
      Photos look awesome with a little over saturated green.
      But videos are really disappointing, on YT there is a comparison between Huawei P9 Plus, OnePlus 3, Zuk Z2 (Pro?) and Xiaomi Mi5.
      Zuk has problems in low light conditions, framerate drop..

      Edit: It’s so funny, all interesting phones to me are using Sony IMX298 sensor (or 16MP, Xiaomi Mi Max is an alternative, sadly without OIS).

      • balcobomber25
        June 28, 2016

        I only use the camera for pictures, video is of no real concern to me.

        • Nam Dang
          June 28, 2016

          Well then the Zuk might be the real thing for you lol
          I wished Xiaomi Mi Max would have a better video camera, photos look very nice (oversharpened for sure).
          The thing is: Xiaomi Mi Max with Mi5 camera would be perfect, OnePlus 3 audio recording is currently a huge letdown.

      • amir
        June 30, 2016

        asus zenfone 3 deluxe use imx318!! with 23MP,,…also with 256GB storage..

        http://www.devicespecifications.com/en/model/f2b83c49

    • Ricardo Alonso
      June 28, 2016

      That’s true, Z11 mini looks way better than this one, bad they changed to the typical metal model as any brand , miss the ring too.

      • balcobomber25
        June 28, 2016

        That’s only the front I was talking about the rear.

        • James
          June 29, 2016

          the Ronaldo “special edition” is black on the front and back (if you can live with the gold bands and gold signature). It’s a bit of a shame, as an all-black one would be my preference too – but they have always done what they want with the flagships – I never understood why the Z7 had a black front panel white back.

        • Ionut Johnny
          June 29, 2016

          Yeah, I assumed that they have rear colour as well because they say multicolour on the site.

          • balcobomber25
            June 29, 2016

            From the colors shown here it’s just Gold, Silver and Gray.

            • Ionut Johnny
              June 29, 2016

              I like the round circle as well, maybe if they had black would have been my next phone as well. Round circle and the camera.

  6. Nicola
    June 28, 2016

    Good design and spec,i want to see how the camera perform compared to mi5

  7. Sakib Mahmud
    June 28, 2016

    Well they are not Corporate God mofos that’s why they stick to perfect Full HD Display.
    Border less display seems interesting.

  8. ettitudegal
    June 28, 2016

    it luks lyk redme 3 prow from back

  9. Öysan Kulbay
    June 28, 2016

    I just hope they freakin add European basebands so that we can use it.

  10. GoGo
    June 28, 2016

    Generic pisspot design not in line with the Nubia design language. Antenna bands too.
    Fuck this generic shit.

  11. Z-PH
    June 29, 2016

    cool, but when comes the version 6/128 brown color ?

  12. NextHype
    June 30, 2016

    Yes ! Champagne gold ! xD