ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro Smartphone Review

ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro Smartphone Review – The ZTE Nubia Z series phone always brings tons of exciting features to users and offers value-for-money phones. Usually, their mid-range flagship smartphone gets quite attention among the reviews since they often bring better specs than the average phones. However, they are limited to the Chinese smartphone market scarcity. A few months ago, the smartphone makers released the new ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro smartphone in July 2023, which looks promising with many interesting features.

Our first impression of this device looks quite appealing, especially the dual-tone design layout, which has a unique identity. The device offers an amazing display, robust hardware configuration, the latest software skin, long-lasting battery life, and many more things, which we will explore in the following ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro smartphone review. So, let’s get started!

ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro Smartphone Review

Highlights

1. The device attains a 6.78-inch AMOLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate support.
2. As for the software interface, you are getting the latest Android 13 OS based on the MyOS 13 custom interface.
3. Under the hood, the phone offers the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset with Adreno 740 graphic unit.
4. The camera setup appears with a 50MP triple camera setup and a 16MP selfie lens at the front.
5. Lastly, the phone offers a Li-Po 5100 mAh battery configuration with 80W wiredfast charging support.

Design and Display

At first impression, the phone looks quite classy and sleek as it comes with leather and metallic finish in the Gold and Black color variants. Both of them look quite superb and appealing as a flagship range phone. Moreover, you will receive an additional silver color variant that has a glossy back panel with a white color camera panel. Apart from this, the device comes with an aluminum side panel with multiple utility buttons.

There’s no doubt that you will be charmed by the ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro once you hold it and the device has a flat 6.78-inch AMOLED panel that grants impressive brightness support. You won’t face any problems outdoors as the screen brightness goes up to 1200 nits peak brightness, which makes everything visible in the harsh sunlight. At the same time, it’s worth noting that the phone also offers a 120Hz refresh rate.

Through this, you will receive a fluid user experience and better touch response for gaming and multitasking. We recommend you set the screen settings to 120Hz refresh rate to default to enhance the overall screen usage. Apart from this, the smartphone makers also provide FHD+ resolution so that you can stream content in the best quality possible. Although, they didn’t give any confirmation about the corning glass protection. Besides this, the display supports 1 billion colors, while the device weighs around 228 grams. All in all, the display department is decent and you will not face any problems in terms of user experience. Still, an OLED panel and a better refresh rate are expected from a smartphone in this segment.

Memory and Internal

Looking at the hardware section, you are getting the latest flagship 4nm QualcommSnapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, which will help the users in various ways. Whether you want to push the performance limit while playing or desire to perform multiple tasks in the CPU overclocking state, the chipset makes those possible in a pretty hassle-free manner. On top of that, the users are getting the Adreno 740 GPU support. Apart from this, the SoC can reach up to a 1×3.36GHz clocking speed for robust performance.

With this combination, you will obtain a stable gaming session without any lags. Furthermore, the graphic unit also pushes the visuals and provides faster response thanks to the advanced refresh rate support. There’s no denying that you will receive an additional edge when you are playing games with this phone. Speaking of software, the device offers the Android latest 13 OS, which is accompanied by the MyOS 13 custom interface.

Usually, MyOS is limited available in China so you will obtain various China-specific features inside the interface. But at the same time, the users can enjoy the thrill of customizing the interface layout according to their requirements, while some bloatware apps may be present inside the interface. On the other hand, the device offers 256GB and 1TB internal storage variant which is supported by 12GB to 16GB RAM. so choose the best one according to your preference. Overall, you receive the best possible hardware configuration on this device.

Camera

In terms of the camera configuration, you are getting a triple camera setup on the ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro. Firstly, there’s a 50MP primary sensor that can take excellent photos in a wide range of conditions. Moreover, it provides impressive details, sharp images, and better color grading in each shot. Secondly, there’s a 50MP ultra-wide lens that helps in capturing precise wide details. Lastly, the phone includes an 8MP telephoto sensor offering zoomed-up shots.

Undoubtedly, the camera app is designed to provide a natural file of view, which ensures users to provide amazing portrait images. Plus, the ultra-wide sensor won’t produce that much distortion, while the telephoto might not be good as compared to other camera options. But still, it didn’t cause any problems and produced decent photos. Inside the camera app, you will receive regular night, portrait, and macro modes to enhance the photography level.

Besides this, the lowlight picture quality is worth noting about this phone. Not to forget, the phone can also record up to 4K videos from the main camera. Moving to the dot notch 16MP selfie camera, you will obtain decent color grading, crisp contrast, and proper saturation in most of the shots However, you can only record up to 1080p videos@30fps from this lens. Overall, the photos are great, but the same thing can’t be said for the video recording experience, especially for the front camera setup. Furthermore, gyro-EIS support is missing on the device so videos may come out shaky.

Battery and Others

In terms of battery performance, the ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro arrives with a Li-Po 5100 mAh battery configuration. With this, the users can effortlessly get more than 6+ hours of screen time for their daily activities. On top of that, you can play various games for more than 3+ hours, while using maximum refresh rate and GPU support. Aside from this, the phone is powered by an 80W wired fastcharger that can refuel the phone from flat to 100% in less than 45 minutes.

Additionally, you will receive a customizable utility button that can work according to your needs. Moreover, the phone also delivers Bluetooth configuration, stereo speakers support, NFC support, an infrared port, an under-display fingerprint scanner, and other essential sensors. With this combination, you can experience the flagship-level performance without any hassle. As for the price point, the ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro starting variant costs $500 (Rs 42,000 in India) approx.

ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro Pros and Cons

ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro Specifications Detail

Down below you can see the full specifications of the ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro smartphone.

Conclusion

ZTE Nubia Z50S Pro is an excellent flagship killer smartphone that offers a powerful chipset, highly customizable interface, long-lasting battery life, and appealing camera results. But there are a few other things that you need to consider before purchasing this phone. For instance, the device has limited availability, which means it is currently only purchased in China. It makes it difficult for other countries’ users to purchase this device.

On the other hand, ZTE has a bad reputation for slow updates, so the phone might take longer to provide Android updates. Apart from this, the front camera review isn’t that great, if you are looking for a full-fledged camera experience. Besides this, there is no support for gyro-EIS and 8K videos, while support for reverse charging is also missing as alternatives in the same price bracket offer. Thus, we suggest you also look for alternative options like Xiaomi 13 Pro or [[OnePlus 11 Pro]]. In the meantime, the final decision is yours so choose the phone wisely.