Probably the cheapest foldable smartphone in the form of a flip is already on the market. The Nubia Flip model was presented at the MWC - but only now has it been widely distributed.
Nubia Flip is a clone of the ZTE Libero Flip model previously known in Japan, which is unlikely to be distributed globally. Technically, it is practically the same equipment, based on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor and equipped with a 6.9-inch OLED screen with an unusual resolution of 2790x1188 pixels and a refresh rate of 120 Hz. Like any good flap, this one also has an additional, auxiliary screen on the outside. In the Nubia Flip model, it is round, OLED, with a diameter of 1.43 inches and a resolution of 466x466 pixels. The equipment also includes a 16-megapixel selfie camera and a 50-megapixel main camera, supported by a 2-megapixel camera for portraits. Everything is powered by a 4310 mAh battery, charging with a power of 33 W. The housing is IP42 tight, and the system is running Android 13. Nubia Flip the 8+256 GB version was priced at $499, or EUR 460. The 12+512 GB variant costs $699, or EUR 644.