Nubia My Prague: the subtle soul of a strong nature
We never thought that we would write these words on Geektimes, but geeks are by no means alien to romance. The degree of which, according to commercial calculation, must certainly increase with the approach of February 14th. Be that as it may, the holiday was finally registered among Russian traditions, and our beloved ones are waiting for sweet surprises, even if they don’t show it and express their dissatisfaction in every possible way about this day. And of course, there is no better attribute for expressing feelings than a smartphone: messengers, letters, pictures, joint selfies, immediately mounted love stories, music and, of course, short calls and long conversations. Our team plunged into a pile of new products and chose three smartphones, which can be a good gift. And we begin with a review of the slim and truly sophisticated Nubia phone.
ZTE is the second largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in China and definitely knows a lot about mobile technology. Under its Nubia sub-brand, in 2015, the company released several interesting smartphones that followed the flagship Nubia Z9. Among the novelties, Nubia My Prague stands out most of all , for which the manufacturer chose the slogan “When smartphone comes across art”. Whether these words are true, we will tell a little lower, but for now - closer to the point.
The smartphone turned out to be thin (only 5.5 mm) and at the same time durable - the back panel and frame are made of aluminum. At the same time, the device’s diagonal is 5.2 ", so there’s nothing to please smaller phone lovers again. However, this size is completely justified by the display quality: super AMOLED matrix, Full HD resolution (1920x1080 pixels), oleophobic coating. You can even watch videos and photos in bright light - the screen does not fade, the image remains clear.Nubia My Prague uses 2.5D glass (curved glass), due to which ZTE was able to implement FiT technology (as in the flagship Z9), which makes it possible to control several functions using gestures and prik snoveny to the edges of the screen.
SmartphoneIt has two SIM card slots (one for nano and one for micro). By the way, the nano-SIM slot is also a slot for a microSD memory card up to 128 GB. So either more memory, or two SIM cards and cloud storage. They call it multifunctional slot design.
Of course, 5.5 mm of thickness is not able to accommodate some kind of super-battery, so the Li-Pol battery is very average - 2,200 mAh. Talk time: in GSM and WCDMA networks - 27 hours, standby time - 426 hours. True, the manufacturer promises fast charging technology - 25% of the battery in 10 minutes.
In general, if you characterize the parameters of the phone in one word, they are scattered: something from the flagship model, something very average. But in general, a good model turned out, sharpened by entertainment. With such a screen and sound, you can quite comfortably watch movies and concerts, and with a camera you can shoot something of your own. No wonder the manufacturer focuses on the photo capabilities of Nubia My Prague.
In the case of Nubia My Prague, we are talking about the art of photography. In addition to a good camera, manufacturers equipped the smartphone with a convenient photo editor, in which interesting filters are available. Of course, in the style of old Prague, namely in the style of the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha. That is, photos can look vintage and stylish. Something like this:
Or even like this:
In addition to Fly-filters, the smartphone is equipped with many tricks for selfie lovers:
In addition, a special button for selfie is provided on the left side of the smartphone. They say that this is done according to the rule "The left selfie is prettier." What you won’t learn from mobile marketers!
In general, you probably already guessed who the target audience for Nubia My Prague is. If this audience overlaps with yours, then we are pleased to announce that now the smartphone is available for purchase in Russia. The cost of Nubia My Prague when buying on JD.ru is 239.99 USD . As part of sales, a special coupon discount of 30 USD will be applied to this model . Service is available at service centers in Russia. A full list of SCs is on the smartphone’s description page .
Finally, a couple of teasers. Very soon, we will talk about a budget smartphone, which has its own very interesting style and good performance characteristics. And finally, the third review will be devoted to a rather brutal smartphone, which has something to measure with the rest. Just for the strong half of the target audience. All in all, coming soon ...
ZTE is the second largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer in China and definitely knows a lot about mobile technology. Under its Nubia sub-brand, in 2015, the company released several interesting smartphones that followed the flagship Nubia Z9. Among the novelties, Nubia My Prague stands out most of all , for which the manufacturer chose the slogan “When smartphone comes across art”. Whether these words are true, we will tell a little lower, but for now - closer to the point.
Where it is thin, there it is discharged
The smartphone turned out to be thin (only 5.5 mm) and at the same time durable - the back panel and frame are made of aluminum. At the same time, the device’s diagonal is 5.2 ", so there’s nothing to please smaller phone lovers again. However, this size is completely justified by the display quality: super AMOLED matrix, Full HD resolution (1920x1080 pixels), oleophobic coating. You can even watch videos and photos in bright light - the screen does not fade, the image remains clear.Nubia My Prague uses 2.5D glass (curved glass), due to which ZTE was able to implement FiT technology (as in the flagship Z9), which makes it possible to control several functions using gestures and prik snoveny to the edges of the screen.
SmartphoneIt has two SIM card slots (one for nano and one for micro). By the way, the nano-SIM slot is also a slot for a microSD memory card up to 128 GB. So either more memory, or two SIM cards and cloud storage. They call it multifunctional slot design.
Of course, 5.5 mm of thickness is not able to accommodate some kind of super-battery, so the Li-Pol battery is very average - 2,200 mAh. Talk time: in GSM and WCDMA networks - 27 hours, standby time - 426 hours. True, the manufacturer promises fast charging technology - 25% of the battery in 10 minutes.
The performance characteristics
Size: 147.8 x 72.1 x 5.5 mm
Works in networks : GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz; 3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100 MHz, TD-SCDMA B34 / B39; 4G: FDD-LTE B1 / B3 / B7, TD-LTE B38 / B39 / B40 / B41.
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 MSM8939, 4 cores 1.5 GHz and 4 cores 1 GHz.
Memory: 2 GB RAM, 16 GB internal device memory.
Operating system: Android 5.1 Lollipop with Nubia UI 3.0 interface. The interface is a corporate shell with a flat design, implemented without using the application menu - shortcuts are placed on the desktops.
CPU: Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53.
GPU: Adreno 405
Sound:Hi-Fi AK4375 audio chip with Dolby Surround 7.1 sound for music. It needs to be said separately - the quality of the music being played will please almost everyone. If something is missing and you need custom settings, you can use the equalizer.
Main camera: 13 Mpx, f / 2.2 aperture lens, ISOCELL technology, Neo Vision 5.2 camera system, autofocus, optical stabilization, resolution 4160 x 3120 px, LED flash (aka flashlight). Geotags, face recognition, panorama mode - included.
Front camera: 8 Mpx, lens with aperture f / 2.4, resolution 3264 x 2448 px.
Other features: proximity, light, gravity sensors, digital compass.
In general, if you characterize the parameters of the phone in one word, they are scattered: something from the flagship model, something very average. But in general, a good model turned out, sharpened by entertainment. With such a screen and sound, you can quite comfortably watch movies and concerts, and with a camera you can shoot something of your own. No wonder the manufacturer focuses on the photo capabilities of Nubia My Prague.
So what about art?
In the case of Nubia My Prague, we are talking about the art of photography. In addition to a good camera, manufacturers equipped the smartphone with a convenient photo editor, in which interesting filters are available. Of course, in the style of old Prague, namely in the style of the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha. That is, photos can look vintage and stylish. Something like this:
Or even like this:
In addition to Fly-filters, the smartphone is equipped with many tricks for selfie lovers:
- instant photo editing: lightening and smoothing the skin, face slimming (it is difficult to translate this phrase desired by everyone - the most likely will be the reduction of the cheeks);
- shooting a series of ten pictures with one click with the ability to select the best photo;
- eight built-in “beauty” filters.
In addition, a special button for selfie is provided on the left side of the smartphone. They say that this is done according to the rule "The left selfie is prettier." What you won’t learn from mobile marketers!
In general, you probably already guessed who the target audience for Nubia My Prague is. If this audience overlaps with yours, then we are pleased to announce that now the smartphone is available for purchase in Russia. The cost of Nubia My Prague when buying on JD.ru is 239.99 USD . As part of sales, a special coupon discount of 30 USD will be applied to this model . Service is available at service centers in Russia. A full list of SCs is on the smartphone’s description page .
Finally, a couple of teasers. Very soon, we will talk about a budget smartphone, which has its own very interesting style and good performance characteristics. And finally, the third review will be devoted to a rather brutal smartphone, which has something to measure with the rest. Just for the strong half of the target audience. All in all, coming soon ...
