Nubia Music: When a headphone jack is not enough
27.2.2024
Translation: machine translated
With the Nubia Music, ZTE is presenting a smartphone at the Mobile World Congress that is damn loud and invites you to listen to music together with two headphone connections.
ZTE doesn't hold back with big sounds on the Nubia Music. After all, this matches the large speaker on the back of the smartphone. But even the eye-catching back in the look of Roy Liechtenstein ultimately doesn't hide the fact that it's an entry-level model with a gimmick.
Save the mini Bluetooth speaker
According to its manufacturer, the Nubia Music is 600 times louder than conventional smartphones. Sounds impressive at first. However, the manufacturer does not provide decibel figures. And since decibels are a logarithmic scale, the increase there is less in terms of numbers than the 600 in ZTE's marketing.
Sophistication aside: When trying out the Nubia Music at the ZTE stand, the speaker is clearly noticeable. It is louder than any smartphone I know. However, it is impossible to judge how good it sounds in the noise of the trade fair. Rough estimate: At most, the smartphone can replace an inexpensive mini Bluetooth speaker.
If you like to listen to your music with another person, the Nubia Music is perfect for you. It has two 3.5 mm connections for headphones. Finally, you no longer have to share in-ears with a cable with your loved one.
The rest of the Nubia Music's features are less radiant than its colourful back. The built-in Unisoc SC9863A entry-level chipset is only supported by four gigabytes of RAM. The internal memory does reach 128 gigabytes and the battery 5000 mAh. However, the display only offers an HD resolution of 1612 × 720 pixels. You also have to make do with Android 13 ex works, without having received any information from the manufacturer about possible updates.
Price and availability
ZTE only quotes a price of 149 US dollars for the Nubia Music. The manufacturer does not provide any information on when it will be available in which countries.
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Jan Johannsen
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Jan.Johannsen@galaxus.deAs a primary school pupil, I used to sit in a friend's living room with many of my classmates to play the Super NES. Now I get my hands on the latest technology and test it for you. In recent years at Curved, Computer Bild and Netzwelt, now at Digitec and Galaxus.
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