Phablet fans, boy does ZTE have a phablet for you. The ZTE Nubia X6 is one of the most giant phablets on the market and it packs all of the high-end specifications you'd expect from a flagship smartphone.
The money maker on the ZTE Nubia X6 is its 6.44-inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The display is made of Corning Gorilla Glass and features a pixel density of 344ppi. The display has a very thin bezel around the sides, allowing ZTE to make the most of its screen real estate.
Prior to the launch of the X6, rumors pointed to a QHD display for the massive phablet, but it seems that ZTE settled for a 1080p display in the interest of elongating the phablet's battery life. ZTE gave the Nubia X6 a huge 4250mAh battery, but it's certainly going to need all that power to keep the huge 6.44-inch display going.
Underneath the X6's massive display lies the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor. ZTE announced that the X6 will be available in two versions: one with the MSM8974AB chip, running at 2.3GHz and the other with the MSM8974AC chip, running at 2.5GHz. Both versions will be backed by 3GB RAM and as much as 128GB storage.
In another surprising move, ZTE included 13-megapixel cameras on the front and back of the Nubia X6 phablet. The back camera has a f/2.0 aperture, optical image stabilization (OIS) and dual LED flashes. The front-facing camera features a f/2.2 aperture, backside illumination and auto-focus video. In comparison with other high-end smartphones, the X6 has one of the best front-facing cameras around and a middle-of-the-road camera on its backside.
In terms of connectivity, the X6 offers two SIM card slots, 3G, LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and NFC. The X6 is just 7.9-millimeters thick and weighs 215 grams.
Currently, ZTE only plans to sell the Nubia X6 in China, but phablet fans everywhere are hoping that ZTE soon expands its reach to the rest of Asia, Europe and even the United States. The entry-level 32GB version will cost CNY 3,000 ($485), the 64GB version CNY 3,500 ($565) and the massive 128GB version CNY 4,000 ($645) - not too shabby for such a high-end phablet.
