ZTE Nubia Z40 Pro Review – ZTE’s sub-brand, Nubia is a Chinese smartphone manufacturer, known for producing a variety of innovative Android devices. The flagship smartphone, Nubia Z40 Pro looks familiar to its predecessor, Z30 Pro with a slight transformation. You will get a decent rectangle shape phone. It looks premium at first glance.
Nubia Z40 Pro is a 5G mobile phone, which is released in March 2022 in China. However, the device is not yet available in India and other countries. But all we can do is wait till the company didn’t announce the phone for other markets. Still, if you are tempted by the looks and specs, let us take a look at the detailed review of the ZTE Nubia Z40 Pro smartphone.
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ZTE Nubia Z40 Pro Review
Highlights
- The smartphone arrives with a 6.67 inches AMOLED screen with 144 Hz refresh rate support.
- Nubia Z40 Pro is powered by 4nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor at 3.0GHz clocked speed.
- The operating system, MyOS 12 based on Android 12 is here.
- The triple camera set up at the back brings a 64 MP primary lens, and the front has a 16MP sensor.
- The ZTE mobile gets a Li-Po 5000mAh battery with support for 80W fast charging.
Design and Display
ZTE Nubia Z40 Pro sports an elegant layout with a glass back, glass front & metal frame. The curved screen has a centered punch-hole as well as an in-screen fingerprint sensor, while the textured back with the glossy plate at the rear houses the camera module. Despite no IP rating is obtained by the device, which is a let-down for this segment.
Although the 199 grams handset is heavy, still the weight is well-balanced for its size. In addition, Interstellar Black and Galaxy Galaxy are the two graceful colors offered by the company. You can precisely choose anything that fits your taste and preference. While on the other hand, the light-weight and slim body give additional appealing attributes to the phone.
As for the display, the 6.67 inches screen owns an AMOLED panel with 1B colors and HDR10+ resolution. On the top, the curved bezel-less display can support the highest 144Hz refresh rate. The display really stands out and enhances the details during gaming or watching content, even in the highest graphic settings. Moreover, the peak brightness of 1000 nits makes the usage comfortable under all lighting conditions. So, overall the display meets the standard of the flagship devices.
Memory and Internal
Further, the handset is backed by a Qualcomm Snapdragon’s standard Android flagship, 8 Gen 1 chipset coupled with Adreno 730 graphics processor. Thus, the performance is undoubtedly among the best. Also, the Gaming performance & online streaming experience is upright with controlled heating and excellent graphics.
As far as RAM and in-built storage is considered, users attain multiple variants, ranging from 8GB, 12GB to 16GB RAM and 128GB, 256GB, 512GB to 1TB internal storage. So, the storage options are enough to provide plenty of space for your contacts, music, photos, apps, and more. However, You do not get an SD card slot for expanded storage.
For the software, Nubia Z40 Pro boots MyOS 12 based on the newest Android 12. Well, Z40 Pro will be the first to run MyOS 12. Hopefully, the smartphones will fetch loads of customization options accompanied by top-most privacy features. But still, you will notice a few bloatware apps during your usage.
Camera
ZTE Nubia Z40 Pro’s triple camera setup on the rear consists of a 64 MP primary sensor with OIS, a 50MP 116° ultra-wide unit, and an 8 MP periscope shooter with OIS. The main camera image quality is appropriate as the pictures are clear with well-balanced colors & contrast.
Ultra-wide Shots are equally good, but a telephoto lens provides even better results. Just like primary, the telephoto supports Optical Image Stabilisation, thus delivering satisfactory snaps. Other camera features include Dual-LED flash, panorama, and HDR. With this, you can expect decent results from the camera app.
For video calls & selfies, Z40 Pro equips a 16 MP front camera. Though the selfies are pleasing, the picture quality is just average. But on the other hand, if the company would have added an under-display selfie camera, the screen look more elegant and premium according to now. However, there’s no denying that the notch is pretty tiny, and won’t even notice it while playing games or watching videos.
Battery and Others
Based on the battery, We find two versions of the ZTE nubia Z40 Pro one is regular, whereas the other is the gravity version. The regular version owns a Li-Po 5000 mAh battery that supports 80W fast charging. On the other hand, the gravity version carries a Li-Po 4600 mAh battery with 66W fast charging plus 15W fast magnetic wireless charging. It is the world’s first commercially available Android smartphone with a magnetic charging solution.
Therefore, you can get your hands on either of these and won’t get disappointed because the battery provisions are beyond imagination. Apart from this, users get all the vital comms like NFC, GPS, 5.2 Bluetooth, etc. Also, the accelerometer, gyro, compass, and proximity sensors are functional. Coming to the price point, the ZTE nubia Z40 Pro is available at a starting price of $545 (Rs 42000 in India) approx.
ZTE Nubia Z40 Pro Pros and Cons
ZTE Nubia Z40 Pro Specifications Detail
Down below you can see the full specifications of the ZTE Nubia Z40 Pro smartphone.
| Specifications | ZTE nubia Z40 Pro |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | February 2022 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | 6.37 x 2.87 x 0.33 inches |
| Weight | 199 g |
| Size | 6.67 inches |
| Display | AMOLED 1B colors 144Hz HDR10+ 1000 nits brightness 20:9 ratio ~395 PPI density |
| Protection | No |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| OS | Android 12, MyOS 12 |
| Chipset | 4nm – Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| CPU | Octa-core 1×3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 3×2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 4×1.80 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| GPU | Adreno 730 |
| Card slot | No |
| RAM | 8GB, 12GB, 16GB |
| Internal | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB UFS 3.1 |
| Camera | 64 MP (standard), PDAF, OIS 8 MP (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP (116Ëšultrawide) Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR Max – 8K@30fps, gyro-EIS |
| Selfie | 16 MP (wide) HDR Max – 4K@30fps |
| Loudspeaker | Yes (stereo speakers) |
| 3.5mm jack | No 24-bit/192kHz audio |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go |
| Sensors | Under display fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | Regular Version Li-Po 5000 mAh Fast charging 80W Gravity Version Li-Po 4600 mAh Fast charging 66W Fast magnetic wireless charging 15W |
| Colors | Interstellar Black, Gray |
| Expected Price | $560 (Rs 42,590 in India) approx |
Conclusion
Well, there are some outstanding attributes of the ZTE Nubia Z40 Pro smartphone with a few complaints like the absence of IP rating or glass protection. Although the display, hardware & battery compilations along with design are noteworthy. Apart from this, the Nubia Z40 Pro smartphone also offers commendable camera quality and grant ample results in every condition. The same situation occurs in the videography section too.
However, the sad part is that the ZTE nubia Z40 Pro is not yet open for purchase globally. So, if you can not wait for its global launch, then you may have a glance at 5G flagships from other brands like OnePlus, Samsung, Realme, etc which are available on the Global stage. Currently, the perfect alternative for this phone would be the Motorola Edge X30 for the awesome performance and UI experience. Besides this, you can also check out the OnePlus 10 Pro for decent camera quality but the final decision depends on your budget and need.
