A new Nubia smartphone has just debuted in China, boasting a highly advanced AI assistant capable of fully replacing the standard user interface. What exactly does the Nubia NaviX Ultra offer?
At the heart of the Nubia NaviX Ultra lies the Doubao Mobile Assistant—an AI-powered tool from ByteDance activated via a dedicated orange button that also serves as a fingerprint scanner. A single command allows the assistant to execute complex tasks by utilizing various apps without the user needing to launch them manually. The Nubia M153—a predecessor with a similar concept—sold quickly late last year but soon encountered issues with popular Chinese apps that limited its capabilities.
The Nubia NaviX Ultra aims to outperform the competition in AI capabilities across several areas. According to the manufacturer, its assistant recognizes the user's voice 48% better in noisy environments, improves language recognition by 21%, and understands a wider range of dialects. Seed's full-duplex voice model allows users to interrupt the assistant mid-sentence and ask questions about content displayed on the screen, shown via the camera, or visible during a video call.
Among other things, the AI can answer incoming calls based on a user-defined scenario and navigate directly to a store after recognizing a product on the screen.Beyond its AI features, the Nubia NaviX Ultra boasts impressive specifications. Its 6.78-inch LTPO 2.0 display offers a resolution of 1260 x 2800 px, a variable refresh rate ranging from 1 to 144 Hz, and a peak brightness of 4500 nits. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, houses a 7100 mAh battery within a 7.62 mm thick body, and utilizes the "Galaxy Cooling System"—featuring a 7100 mm² vapor chamber—to prevent overheating. The smartphone supports 90W wired charging and 50W wireless charging, while the camera setup includes a 200 MP main camera, a 50 MP ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 64 MP periscope telephoto lens.
The Nubia NaviX Ultra is available in China in black, white, pink, and blue color variants, with three RAM and internal storage configurations at the following prices:
- 12 GB + 512 GB – 5,999 yuan ($895, €775)
- 16 GB + 512 GB – 6,499 yuan ($970, €840)
- 16 GB + 1 TB – 7,499 yuan ($1,120, €970)
