Weekly poll: the ZTE nubia Z50S Pro is an all-round powerhouse, but is it right for you?

23 July 2023
This shares a lot of similarities with the Red Magic 8S Pro, but it has a camera-focused spec sheet and aesthetic, while its cousin focuses on gaming instead.

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"The design evokes classic cameras with a mix of metal and leather (well, faux leather)."

Well done Peter. You actually said "faux leather" this time.
Would still be better if you said "fake leather" or "pretend leather" but progress is progress 👍👍

But not for me as I don't want any phone without a headphone jack or without microSD or with a fake leather back. If you're going to use plastic use the normal kind that's more hard wearing than fake leather

Also should have at least IP53 or preferably IP67 or IP68

    Give me squared off corners screens with no punchole. Z50 Ultra or that Red magic phones are goat

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      • Anonymous
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      • 23 Jul 2023

      Anonymous, 23 Jul 2023Isn't the Axon line is all about camera? It makes me w... moreAxon was main series of Zte, while nubia was spin off like one plus and realme.
      Now zte has given more attention to nubia branded devices.
      Axon has not had new phone in while.

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        • nubia lover
        • j01
        • 23 Jul 2023

        for those who complains about telephoto lens, as it's 80mm , it's already 3x optical zoom and if you see reviews in youtube channels such as amir express from chinese reviewers, you will see that in most shots in details , in both main camera and zoom one, it's able to be on par or even better than competition such as xiaomi 13 ultra or pro or iphone 14 pro max or and in nights , it's also a strong competitor with 2/3 or half of the price. specially those 1TB version at 560$ is a steal. with street or human mode and also having the option of capturing different colors schemes at once for any shots taken or importing LUT profiles like fuji , you get really astonishing photos on such device. the soc still use higher watts compared to normal ones (10watt compared to 4-6w on other SD 8 gen phones) 'which results in phones getting hot after 30 min of gaming but it's patchable if nubia team release OTA update now that benchmarking reviews are over and no need to boast about Antutu or geekbench scores. but battery life is good. selfie camera also didn't get complained by any reviewers so they have done an ok job. despite having some intentional differential features to z50 ultra and pricing this at a lower price tag, having rarely seen USB3.1 or such specs at such price is really great. that's why we saw in months ago when there was report of sales, every brands were in decline but nubia had more than doubled sales numbers, maybe we will see them again in 4th or 5th place in china for most sold phone brand like a decade ago if they do appropriate updates and listen to customers and ensure higher quality control in hardware & better wider support centers or availability of parts to replace if any users needed

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          • Anonymous
          • Kip
          • 23 Jul 2023

          Anonymous, 23 Jul 2023Isn't the Axon line is all about camera? It makes me w... moreI think they re the same

            Anonymous, 23 Jul 2023Sony CarlZeiss is better, Leica is hype Sounds like someone never used a Leica camera before. Camera phones don’t count.

              [deleted post]iPhone belongs to American company, just because it's being assambled in China doesn't mean it was created there. Just like Samsung is Korean and Sony Japanese. You need to learn the difference.

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                • Anonymous
                • gqb
                • 23 Jul 2023

                Isn't the Axon line is all about camera? It makes me wonder what are the difference between the Axon and nubia Z line.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 23 Jul 2023

                  Darth Caesium, 23 Jul 2023Don't want to sound condescending, but I meant Leica l... moreCircular bump has nothing to do with Leica aesthetics.
                  Just choice from Xiaomi.
                  So many chinese phones have similar bump.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • YUU
                    • 23 Jul 2023

                    Darth Caesium, 23 Jul 2023To be totally honest, I like what they were going for, but ... moreThey have both 24mm and 35mm lens in Axon 30 Ultra but ditched it in Axon 40 Ultra.

                    To be honest, I think something like retractable Infinix ro change focal length from 24mm to 35mm or use 2 fixed focal length periscope mechanism like Sony Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III are good but it would add to too much cost.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 23 Jul 2023

                      Any phone with a punch hole or notch is an immediate no.

                      What's wrong with these lazy mfrs?

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                        • Ib8
                        • 23 Jul 2023

                        Import taxes would beat this thing up.
                        Maybe just even importing into the US is fine? Nubia has an official redmagic website for North America but I don’t think they changed the bandwidths to be able to work in America despite officially selling here…

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                          • Anonymous
                          • dSV
                          • 23 Jul 2023

                          Anonymous, 23 Jul 2023Leica has never made lenses for phones. Huawei had chines... moreSony CarlZeiss is better, Leica is hype

                            Anonymous, 23 Jul 20231" behind 24mm make bump about 6-7mm thick. Behind 3... moreWell, I hope to see what ZTE does in several years' time then. There is a fascinating article I read, which explains a new lens technology called meta lenses. Cameras only need one of them, rather than like 7 lenses, it has less problems with lens flare and chromatic aberration, and the thickness is about 200μm rather than several mm. They're already in use for most new Time of Flight sensors, and they're currently trying to make ones that can reproduce images with colour, so that all of these cameras don't cause a camera bump issue.

                            Here's the article: https://spectrum.ieee.org/metalens-2660294513

                              Red Magic 8s better but all depends on user preferences.
                              Since ZTE is barely avaiôable in my country i had to reject it.
                              Besides i got my new phone which i now have for 5 days and i am pretty happy with it even a curved screens were always a dealbreaker for me.

                                Anonymous, 23 Jul 2023Leica has never made lenses for phones. Huawei had chines... moreDon't want to sound condescending, but I meant Leica lens in terms of aesthetics. As in a camera circle made to look like a Leica lens in a professional camera. I am aware that Leica doesn't make phone lenses

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 23 Jul 2023

                                  Darth Caesium, 23 Jul 2023To be totally honest, I like what they were going for, but ... moreLeica has never made lenses for phones.
                                  Huawei had chinese lenses, same for xiaomi now.
                                  Leica gives 👍🏻 to quality, nothing more.

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                                    • Anonymous
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                                    • 23 Jul 2023

                                    Darth Caesium, 23 Jul 2023To be totally honest, I like what they were going for, but ... more1" behind 24mm make bump about 6-7mm thick.
                                    Behind 35mm, bump would be even thicker.

                                    🤦🏻‍♂️

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 23 Jul 2023

                                      rosesarerosie, 23 Jul 2023If I had the money for it, then sure 🤓Then would make scandal because it does not earn monthly patches and only 1 android version.

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                                        • p7k
                                        • 23 Jul 2023

                                        I dont think i have seen any ZTE Nubia or magic or what ever in my location market ever and i am not into photography so for me the camera is pretty much last thing i care about on a phone.