A brand new extra reasonably priced rival to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and iPhone 17 Air might have simply emerged within the Nubia Air.
Uber-tipster Evan Blass (aka @evleaks) has posted what seems to be a bunch of official renders of the so-called Nubia Air.
This seems to be a brand new super-skinny cellphone that might be seeking to undercut the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and, certainly, Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 17 Air.
Nubia Air specs
The strapline for the quilt Nubia Air poster is “Born Strong, Constructed Slim”. The slim half is defined by a little bit factoid listed beneath – this factor goes to measure a mere 5.9mm thick, which may be very practically as slim because the 5.8mm Galaxy S25 Edge.
As for the entire “Born Strong” half, this may be a minimum of partially defined by on the inclusion of each IP68 and IP69 certification. The Galaxy S25 Edge solely has the previous.
Additionally confirmed is the Nubia Air’s show, which might be a 6.78-inch AMOLED with a 1.5K decision, coated in Corning Corilla Glass 7i.
Evan Blass
Nubia Air design
The remainder of the pictures featured right here present the Nubia Air’s design from all angles.
The largest factor to notice right here is how related the cellphone appears to the leaked renders of the iPhone 17 Air which have been hitting the web for months now.
We’re not simply speaking about that super-slim flat-edged physique, both. The Nubia Air’s lengthy curvy-edged digicam module appears mighty acquainted. There are hints of the Google Pixel 9 in there, too.
There are two colors featured right here: black and a type of metallic off-gold. We additionally get a little bit pop of color within the type of a crimson energy button on the precise hand edge, just under the quantity rocker.
Earlier rumours have advised that the Nubia Air might run on a Unisoc T800 chip, which may be very a lot not a flagship element. Along with Nubia’s historical past of undercutting its flagship rivals by a whole lot of kilos (take a look at my Nubia Z70 Extremely assessment), we might be trying on the most reasonably priced skinny cellphone of the lot.
If it contains a 5000mAh battery, as rumoured, it might even have the perfect stamina of any skinny cellphone up to now, too.
