Most powerful Chinese technology companies have a series of subsidiaries aimed at maintaining the presence of their parent companies in segments from which they have been able to move away after making the leap to other ranges. ZTE and Nubia could be two examples to which many more are added. A few hours ago, the first brand officially launched Axon M, straddling compact tablets and larger phablets. However, it would not be the only support that would come from Shenzhen.
His younger sister has been working in recent months on Z17s, successor of another terminal that could already be seen in summer and that would be willing to overcome it. Next we tell you its most striking characteristics and see in which categories it could be present. Do you think that all these launches could help to put these manufacturers in a good position for the final stretch of 2017 or, on the contrary, will it start with a certain disadvantage?
Integrated
In this sense, we find some quite striking features, among which the absence de botones physical on the front frame as well as on the side edges, and the materials used, since we will see a cover in which aluminum and glass will be mixed. Available in blue and gold, its approximate dimensions are 14,7 × 7,2 centimeters and its weight is around 170 grams.
Nubia approaches the high-end
In terms of image and performance, this device will try to compete against the highest that we can find today. This is your spec sheet as per GSMArena: Diagonal multi-touch 5,73 inches with a resolution of 2040 × 1080 pixels and reinforced with Corning Gorilla Glass. It has four cameras; two rear, 12 and 23 Mpx, and two front of 5. Everything is supported by a processor Snapdragon 835 that reaches peaks of 2,45 GHza 8 GB RAM in the highest version and an initial storage capacity of 128 in the highest model. However, the basic one stays at 6 and 64 respectively. The operating system will be Nubia UI 5.0, Nougat's own customization layer.
Availability and price
The latest in Chinese technology will be aimed at the group of Premium terminals. Everything indicates that it will begin to be sold from tomorrow, although it is unknown if it will come out of the Asian markets. Its approximate cost will be $500. Do you think it will be at the level of the current leaders in its category or will it have very strong rivals? We leave you available more related information such as the situation of the phablets of high end so that you can give your own opinion.