Chinese smartphone maker Nubia has announced its entry into the Indian smartphone market with the Nubia Z9 Mini, priced at Rs 16,999.
The new phone boasts of a DSLR quality camera and a body made of aircraft grade alloy for absolute robustness and rigidity.
The Nubia Z9 mini will initially be available only through Amazon.in.
The phone will start selling on Amazon starting May 19, 2015.
Nubia has plans to make several significant investments and undertake initiatives to establish Nubia as one of the most preferred among major global brands in India. Indian mobile phone users can expect us to surprise the Indian market with even more devices with high quality features at highly disruptive prices to be launched further this year.
—Mr. Felix Fu (Co-founder and Senior Vice President - nubia
The Nubia Z9 mini is a dual SIM device that features the Sony Exmor R 16-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel camera for selfies.
The cameras on the phone are supported by the NeoVision 5.0 SLR System that helps in capturing manual DSLR like images.
The Nubia Z9 mini is powered by Android Lollipop 5.0 and sports a 5-inch full HD SHARP CGS display that has a pixel density of 441 ppi.
At its heart is a 64 bit Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor that is clocked at 1.5 GHz. There is also 2 GB RAM and a 16 GB internal memory that is expandable up to 128 GB. The phone also sports a 3000 mAh battery.
Key Specifications: Nubia Z9 Mini
Display: 5-inch HD capacitive/1920 x 1080 pixels resolution/441 ppi pixel density
Processor: 1.5GHz+1GHz Snapdragon 615 MSM8939 octa core
RAM: 2 GB
Rear Camera: 16MP with ISO, time-lapse photography
Front Camera: 8MP
Battery: 3000 mAh lithium-ion
Connectivity: Dual SIM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Price: Rs 16,999
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