nubia Play 5G brings 144Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 765G chipset and 5,100 mAh battery

21 April 2020
This is the most affordable phone with a 144Hz display on the market.

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  • 16 May 2020

Nubia phone are game focused. The camera quality just sucks big time that your hand sketches is better than the photos you took from this phone.

    YUKI93, 22 Apr 2020You really missed the news, aren't you? https://www.gsmaren... moreThat's a completely different phone. And no, to answer your sentence with TERRIBLE grammar, I did not miss the news. The Red Magic 5G is a phone I've considered getting for a while now.

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      • Anonymous
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      • 23 Apr 2020

      Im favorite no ugly punch notch and flat screen

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        • 23 Apr 2020

        JDK, 22 Apr 2020Although, they could have tuned down the refresh rate to 90... moreThen no one would buy the Redmagic 5G

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          • 23 Apr 2020

          Anon, 22 Apr 2020why would they want to reduce their already low profit marg... moreIf sd865 is included.,it will kill sales of redmagic 5g

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            • Anonymous
            • uSW
            • 23 Apr 2020

            Will they still release usual flagship (next in z series after z20)?

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              • 23 Apr 2020

              HYPR, 23 Apr 2020Not needed. 865 has 5G which this phone IS NOT marketed tow... moreSorry, I meant "could put". I actually prefer 765G with 144hz.

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                • 23 Apr 2020

                Anonymous, 22 Apr 2020Keep dreaming broNo need to dream. Review the specs then get lippy. But you stand no chance trying to be funny without the knowledge upfront.

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                  • TkZ
                  • 23 Apr 2020

                  JDK, 22 Apr 2020To be honest, nubia did take the right path: I feel like th... moreNot needed. 865 has 5G which this phone IS NOT marketed towards. 865 is also much more expensive, runs hotter and harder. 765 is more battery efficient and cheaper. Different phone models like anything are made to a price to target a particular sect of consumers. High, mid, low, gamers etc. So no. This phone doesn't need an upgrade to 865. It brings minimal extra at too much cost. This is targeted quite obviously towards those that want an array of uses including gaming, having a battery left at the end of the day and not have to spend big on a phone that costs alot more for a few FPS and uses battery faster. Looks like a good one to me.

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                    • Anonymous
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                    • 22 Apr 2020

                    JDK, 22 Apr 2020Although, they could have tuned down the refresh rate to 90... moreI think they wont do it, because if nubia play used SD 865 instead SD 765, then this phone will cannibalizing their own red magic sales.

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                      • 22 Apr 2020

                      Whackcar, 22 Apr 2020There are plenty of phones out there which give you SD865 a... moreTo be honest, nubia did take the right path: I feel like the nubia play is really unique in the smartphone market. But, I was a reply to another person saying that nubia should have put a snapdragon 865 in this phone. Nubia could have put a snapdragon 865 in the nubia play, but at the sacrifice of screen refresh rate(probably)

                        JDK, 22 Apr 2020I totally agree with the amount of money saved from using a... moreYou definitely cannot make a standard refresh rate go any higher. But if you have a high refresh rate by default, you can definitely lower it down to your own liking.

                          JDK, 22 Apr 2020Although, they could have tuned down the refresh rate to 90... moreThere are plenty of phones out there which give you SD865 along with a 90Hz panel. Check out the new Realme or Xiaomi phones.

                          However, there is currently no other phone that gives you a 144Hz panel at this price range, along with a capable SD765G SoC. I think they took the right route. We need more diversity in phones. Not the same type of phone from every company.

                            JDK, 22 Apr 2020I totally agree with the amount of money saved from using a... moreA 60Hz panel can't go over 60Hz. However a 90Hz panel can display 60Hz, 90Hz, or anything in-between.

                            So in the case of the Nubia Play, it's 144Hz panel can technically show 60, 90, 120, 144Hz, or variable, but the options are limited to whatever Nubia provides.

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                              • 22 Apr 2020

                              YUKI93, 22 Apr 2020The cost difference between the SD765G and SD865 chipset is... moreI totally agree with the amount of money saved from using a snapdragon 765G instead of an 865. But are you sure that it is that easy to manipulate refresh rate with software? I thought that 60hz phones can't be pushed over 85hz in refresh rate?

                                JDK, 22 Apr 2020Although, they could have tuned down the refresh rate to 90... moreThe cost difference between the SD765G and SD865 chipset is actually noticeable, so I can see why this nubia Play 5G is priced way cheaper than the nubia Red Magic 5G. High refresh rate is something that can be tuned down with software, but not the cost difference between two electronic hardware.

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                                  • 22 Apr 2020

                                  YUKI93, 22 Apr 2020You really missed the news, aren't you? https://www.gsmaren... moreAlthough, they could have tuned down the refresh rate to 90hz, then fit a snapdagon 865.

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                                    • 22 Apr 2020

                                    Anonymous, 22 Apr 2020Keep dreaming broTF are you saying? He's right. It's an official specification.

                                      joe nodden, 21 Apr 2020Ugh they could easily slap an 865 in there and it would pro... moreYou really missed the news, aren't you? https://www.gsmarena.com/nubia_red_magic_5g_is_here_with_144hz_display_snapdragon_865_and_activeair_cooling-news-41972.php

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 22 Apr 2020

                                        oh gosh
                                        size of it 172mm
                                        just like Rog 2

                                        it Really Huge
                                        who buy this, definitely just gonna play with it
                                        it just for gaming
                                        not as a phone to use it as daily usage