ZTE Announces Quad-Core, 5-Inch Nubia Z5 Smartphone

The Nubia Z5 comes with Android 4.1.1 and touts impressive hardware. The device sports a 5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) IPS display and features a huge 13-megapixel rear camera and a 2-megapixel front facing one.

At 138 x 69.2 x 7.6mm and weighing in at 126 grams, the Nubia Z5 is being claimed as the thinnest full-HD smartphone yet. Under the belly, the Nubia Z5 is powered by a 1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ8064) processor with 2GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. It comes with a 3000mAh battery.

The device boasts NFC, HSPA+ connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0.

Rumour has it that apart from the black and white models, there is a third model expected to be revealed later. There aren’t any other details except that it is likely to be a titanium version and may be priced at 7,890 yuan (around $1,265 US).

ZTE is also expected to unveil a second 5-inch full-HD device at CES 2013 in Las Vegas. A press shot of the Grand S was leaked 3 days ago with very less details known about the phablet.

Nubia Z5 key specifications

[list style=”unordered” type=”type1″] 5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) IPS display
13-megapixel rear camera
2-megapixel front-facing camera
1.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ8064) processor
2GB RAM
32GB internal storage
NFC, HSPA+ connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0
Android 4.1.1
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