The nubia V80 Design launched sneakily in several markets. Note that this is the same model that leaked as the ZTE Blade V80 Vita, so other markets may see this under a different name.
The phone is built around its 6.75” LCD – it’s a 900 x 1,940px panel with 317ppi pixel density. It runs at 120Hz refresh rate and can reach 1,000 nits peak brightness. There is a 16MP selfie camera punch-holed into the display, but no fingerprint reader – that is on the side instead.
The nubia V80 Design measures 7.7mm thick and weighs 191g. This is with a 5,000mAh battery inside that is capable of 22.5W charging and 10W reverse charging.
The rear is home to a “50MP AI Camera”, though the three apparent lenses seem to be a bit of a decoy – there’s only a 2MP depth sensor next to the 50MP main, as far as we can tell.
This phone is powered by the Unisoc T7280 – a 12nm chipset with 2x Cortex-A75 @ 2.2GHz and 6x A55 @ 1.8GHz cores and a Mali-G57 MP1 GPU. The phone is equipped with up to 8GB of RAM, which can be expanded with up to 12GB more virtual RAM.
The phone has 256GB built-in storage with no expansion option. It is a dual-SIM phone, but note that the T7280 only has a 4G modem. Additional connectivity includes NFC (region dependent) and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
An off-grid communication option dubbed nubia Linkfree is available – this works over Bluetooth and can handle voice calls and messaging even outside of cell coverage. The range is up to several hundred meters but will vary depending on the surrounding terrain.
Besides the camera, the Android 16-based software has a number of other AI features – real-time translation, scam detection, AI writing and smart replies, image editing and transformation, wallpaper generation and more. All of them are easily accessible with the dedicated AI button.
The phone is available in four colors: Midnight Black, Pale Amber, Celadon Cyan and Peach Fuzz. Also, the body is rated IP64 (dust tight, splash resistant).
The nubia V80 Design is available in Malaysia for MYR 570 for an 8/256GB unit ($140/€120). It can also be found in the Philippines, but the base model is 4/256GB and costs PHP 5,800 ($100/€85), while the 8/256GB variant is PHP 6,500 ($110/€95).
