nubia Z70S Ultra launched: SD 8 Elite + 50MP Light Fusion 900 + Interchangeable lens

nubia Z70S Ultra unveiled as a photography-focused smartphone.

The phone's design

A legitimate mobile camera contender

The phone comes with a classic two-tone camera design available in Orange and Black. Additionally, it has an IP68 and IP69 rating for dust and water resistance.

In front, it sports a 6.85-inch BOE Q9 OLED panel with 1.5K 2688 x 1216 resolution and 144Hz refresh rate, 960Hz touch sampling rate, 10-bit color depth, 100 percent DCI-P3 color gamut, 2000 nits peak brightness, and 2592Hz PWM dimming.

Inside, it has a 4.32GHz 3nm Snapdragon 8 Elite chip with Adreno GPU, 12GB/16GB/24GB LPDDR5X RAM, and 256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.0 storage options.

For battery, it has a 6,600mAh size with 80W fast charging and a USB-C port.

When it comes to taking pictures, it has a 50MP f/1.7 OmniVision Light Fusion 900 sensor (35mm), OIS + 50MP f/2.2 OV50D ultra-wide camera with 2.5cm macro + 64MP 1/2" OmniVision OV64B 70mm telephoto camera with OIS.

For selfies, it uses a 16MP OmniVision OV16A1Q under-display camera.

Furthermore, it sports a dedicated camera shutter for immersive photography. 

The camera kit

nubia offers a professional photography kit that features a mobile phone case compatible with a T-mount adapter, along with an adapter ring that supports standard 67mm filters. This allows users to attach ND filters or polarizers to their phone lenses.

The kit also includes a shoulder strap for carrying, a magnetic suction feature, and a 1/4-inch thread interface for tripod mounting.

Interchangeable lens

The brand also introduced an interchangeable lens set for the 35mm main camera. Developed in collaboration with Fotogear, the set includes five T-mount external lenses: a fisheye lens, a macro lens, a 139mm telephoto lens, and a 400mm super telephoto lens. These lenses allow users to extend the focal range of the main camera.

Other features mentioned are stereo speakers, DTS: X Ultra, 3x microphones, and dual X-axis linear motors.

Connectivity features are WiFi7 (2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz), 5G, dual 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS, NFC, and dual SIM.

For OS, the phone runs Android 15 with Nebula AIOS.

China price with direct to PHP (no taxes and duties yet):

Photography kit – 899 yuan (around PHP 6.9K)

nubia Z70S Ultra12GB/256GB - CNY 4,599 yuan (around PHP 35.4K)

nubia Z70S Ultra16GB/512GB - CNY 4,999 yuan (around PHP 38.5K)

nubia Z70S Ultra16GB/1TB - CNY 5,599 yuan (around PHP 43.1K)

nubia Z70S Ultra24GB/1TB - CNY 6,299 yuan (around PHP 48.5K)

The phone is now available to order in China, while it is confirmed for a May 13 global release. We will let you know if this comes to the Philippines.

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Source: ZTE