In abstract
- Nubia Fold hits Japan
- Galaxy Z Fold 7-matching efficiency
- Worth works out to lower than £1,000
A tempting new cut-price foldable different to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 has emerged within the form of the Nubia Fold.
This new book-style foldable has been listed on the web site of Japanese cellular operator Y!cellular, which is just one or two steps down from an official announcement and will trace at what a future Galaxy Z Fold mannequin could possibly be like.
It reveals a full-sized foldable telephone with some spectacular specs. These embrace an enormous 6,560mAh battery, which somewhat highlights how weedy the 4,400mAh cell of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is. There’s 55W charging, too.
You additionally get a stable 8-inch 120Hz exterior show with a 2,480 x 2,200 decision. Once more, that’s fairly an improve (in sharpness a minimum of) on the Fold 7’s 2184 x 1968 equal.
There’s a 6.5-inch 2,748 x 1,172 cowl show, too, which once more outguns the Fold 7 equal’s 2520 x 1080 pixel depend.
Nubia Fold specs
It runs on the identical Snapdragon 8 Elite chip because the Fold 7, too, together with 12GB of RAM, so it ought to be a equally sturdy performer.
One factor Nubia’s foldable received’t do is match the Galaxy Z Fold 7’s slinky design. At 160 x 144 x 5.4mm, it’s fairly a bit thicker than the Samsung telephone’s 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.2mm. At 11.2mm thick when closed, it’s not going to be a breeze to make use of as a ‘regular’ telephone both.
Y!cellular
Particularly not with a weight of 249g, which is manner heavier than the Galaxy Z Fold 7’s 215g. An IP54 score, in the meantime, implies that the Nubia Fold is barely extra mud resistant than the IP48-rated Fold 7, however a lot much less waterproof.
You don’t get a devoted telephoto digicam on the Nubia Fold, only a 50Mp fundamental sensor, a 50Mp ultra-wide, and a 5Mp macro, together with a pair of 20Mp selfie cameras.
Nubia Fold pricing
However all of this must be taken inside the context of the worth. At ¥178,560, the Nubia Fold works out to round £864.
In fact, foreign money translations are hardly ever direct, however even permitting for an enormous bump we’re a full sized foldable that’s considerably cheaper than the £1,799 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7. Certainly, it could possibly be a extra direct rival to the rumoured Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 FE, which has been noticed within the GSMA database (through Smartprix).
Nubia has type in terms of undercutting flagship telephones. The Nubia Z80 Extremely presents Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely-beating efficiency for about half the worth.
It appears the Nubia Fold is on the market in Japan from right this moment, whereas it’ll be hitting extra markets in 2026. We’d prefer to suppose that may embrace the UK and Europe, however we’re not holding our breath.