Nubia Alpha flexible smartphone wearable announced at MWC 2019

Nubia, ZTE’s sub-brand, has launched an interesting device at MWC 2019 which is a mixture of a smartphone and a smartwatch — the Nubia Alpha.

The Nubia Alpha sports a 4-inch flexible OLED display with a 960 x 192 screen resolution, a Snapdragon Wear 2100 chipset, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and 500mAh battery.

For a smartwatch, the device has the usual fitness tracking (movement tracker, heart rate scanner, etc…), mobile payments, built-in speakers, and voice calls. However, its unique feature is that it has a 5MP camera which can be used for taking selfies. It can also be used as a device for text messaging as it uses an on-screen T9 keyboard design.

Nubia Alpha specs:

• 4-inch flexible OLED display @ 960x192px
• Snapdragon Wear 2100 chipset
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB Storage
• e-SIM (variant)
• 5MP camera
• Fitness tracking
• Built-in speakers
• Built-in Microphone
• 500mAh battery

The Nubia Alpha is priced at EUR 449PHP 27,661USD 471INR 39,956CNY 3,434 (~PHP 26,544) while the e-SIM variant is priced at EUR 549PHP 33,822USD 576INR 48,855CNY 4,198 (~PHP 32,455). The Gold version is priced at EUR 649PHP 39,982USD 681INR 57,754CNY 4,963 (~PHP 38,367). The regular variant will be available starting in April 2019 while the e-SIM variant will be available in Q3 2019.