ZTE nubia Z50 Ultra will bring a 4th generation under-screen camera

ZTE plans to announce the nubia Z50 Ultra with a 4th generation under-display camera, revealed Ni Fei, president of mobile devices for the Chinese company. In a lengthy post on Weibo, he explained that the nubia brand has been in the smartphone business for over a decade, and the new Ultra will have a new solution that’s been in development for six years and is the “highlight of the nubia technology”.

The nubia brand is partly owned by ZTE, and its operations in China are controlled by the networking equipment and smartphone maker. Devices with under-display selfie cameras have been around for over two years, starting with the Axon 20, and the nubia brand got the UD treatment with the launch of the Red Magic 7 Pro gaming device.

The nubia Z50 Ultra will be the first all-round flagship with this feature, and we’re not surprised Ni is betting on the smartphone. The device itself has leaked in the schematics released by Digital Chat Station, and we can see sharp edges of the phone with flat sides. The camera island will be rectangular, with the main shooters placed on the left side.

The images also reveal a kind of notification/alert slider which will have a rough texture; the bottom will have room for a speaker grill, the SIM slot, and the USB-C port, while the top side will have an IR blaster. The phone has already been spotted in a spy photo and we expect it to be announced next month.

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