In abstract
- Nubia Fold hits Japan
- Galaxy Z Fold 7-matching efficiency
- Value 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.
It reveals a full-sized foldable cellphone with some spectacular specs. These embody an enormous 6,560mAh battery, which reasonably highlights how weedy the 4,400mAh cell of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is. There’s 55W charging, too.
You additionally get a strong 8-inch 120Hz exterior show with a 2,480 x 2,200 decision. Once more, that’s fairly an improve (in sharpness at the very least) 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 robust 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 cellphone’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’ cellphone both.
Y!cellular
Particularly not with a weight of 249g, which is means 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 water-resistant.
You don’t get a devoted telephoto digicam on the Nubia Fold, only a 50Mp predominant 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 throughout the context of the value. At ¥178,560, the Nubia Fold works out to round £864.
In fact, forex translations are not often 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 might 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 the case of undercutting flagship telephones. The Nubia Z80 Extremely provides Samsung Galaxy S25 Extremely-beating efficiency for about half the value.
It appears the Nubia Fold is offered in Japan from in the present day, whereas it’ll be hitting extra markets in 2026. We’d wish to assume that may embody the UK and Europe, however we’re not holding our breath.