Device companies continue to push the limit of possibilities further with products that are getting more inclusive and exhibiting unity of functions. With iPad Pro and Pixel Slate for example, Apple and Google, respectively have attempted to fuse tablet and laptop. More recently, Samsung (Galaxy Fold ) and Huawei (Mate X) are competing in the making of a smartphone that can physically switch to a tablet. Nubia is doing something quite more unique by compressing a smartphone into a watch. The outcome is Nubia Alpha, a watch that also functions as a smartphone.
Nubia Alpha runs on a Snapdragon Wear 2100 (a wearable chip) with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of in-built storage and powered by a 500mAh battery, with the lifespan of one and two days with regular usage, according to Nubia. With a resolution of 960 x 192, Nubia Alpha has a screen that measures 4 inches from one corner to the other, has unltra-wide aspect ratio that makes it appear bigger and uses flexible OLED display which makes colours appear bright and vibrant. The smartwatch is extremely flexible as it can be bent 100, 000 times, according to the manufacturers.
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Nubia’s custom Android-based OS allows users to scroll through its simplified icon menus from top to bottom and drag icons, thus making up for the limited view angle of the screen. Just like on a smartphone, one can swipe left and right to navigate lists of app, tap to choose and pinch to go back. Some of the physical buttons on the side perform functions like taking the screen to home and volume control.
Its other functions include text messaging (with the option of voice control) fitness tracking, mobile payments, and voice calls either through its built-in speaker or a connected Bluetooth headset. A 5-megapixel camera is mounted for selfies and normal photographs. Although the user can watch movies with it, they will experience difficulty doing so because the screen is not straight.
The first version of Nubia Alpha, its black Bluetooth variant, will be available in Europe and North America from April with an average global price of around $510 (about 185,000 naira) while the gold-coloured is to cost about $737 (267,000 naira).The eSIM version is said to start at around $624 and will be available in Europe and North America in the third quarter of the year. The product has taken smartwatch into new heights and it is expected that subsequent versions will be more adapted and suitable.
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