nubia Music smartphone review – Take your beats to the next level
The new nubia Music is an affordable smartphone that packs hugely impressive features.
This makes it the ideal smartphone for South Africans who love listening to music – and sharing their tunes with friends and family – and don’t want to spend over R2,000 on a new device.
Standout features that make the nubia Music the go-to choice for music lovers include its huge, vinyl-styled built-in speaker, dual 3.5mm audio jacks, and support for dts:X Ultra.
Together, these provide a loud, high-quality audio experience across all your favourite music genres.
Even better news is the price of this immersive listening experience – the nubia Music has a recommended retail price of only R1,999, and is now available at Takealot, The Foschini Group stores, and Dunns stores.
We detail what it’s like to use the nubia Music, below.
Boombox in your hand
The nubia Music is more than a smartphone – it is an all-round music player that really kicks up your audio experience.
With the largest built-in speaker we have ever seen in a smartphone – called the Ultra Speaker – the nubia Music is great for sharing your tunes out loud.
The nubia Music claims its speakers are an impressive 600% louder than comparable smartphones on the market, allowing you to boost your tunes throughout any room to ensure everyone can jam together.
dts:X Ultra then enhances this sound quality to ensure you enjoy high-quality and immersive music anytime and anywhere.
This audio experience is complemented with musical light effects that flash in sync with your melodies to enhance your listening experience.
The dts:X logo on the Ultra Speaker breathes in time with your tunes, while you can use the Melody Lights app to set effects on your display that pulse in rhythm with your music.
Alternatively, when you’re looking to enjoy more private listening experiences, there are 3.5mm dual audio jacks on the device.
This allows you to plug in two sets of headphones at once, and listen to your beats with a friend or partner.
On the software side, you get access to the impressive My Muze app.
My Muze gives you access to over 24 million songs, radio stations, and exclusive playlists – which you can try for free, or for as little as R39.99 per month for more music and no ads.
The nubia Music’s built-in FM antenna also lets you listen to the radio with or without headphones, making it the ultimate music smartphone.
Design and features
Keeping with the music theme, the nubia Music offers a stylish, artsy design that features the Ultra Speaker in the shape of a vinyl record on the back of the smartphone.
This is surrounded by colourful POP Art to produce an ultra-stylish back.
Next to the speaker is a powerful dual camera that features a 50MP primary camera and a secondary AI camera – enabling you to capture high-quality photos and special moments in great detail.
Thanks to its AI capabilities, the Nubia Music can also recognise up to 12 shooting scenes – such as portrait, pet, food, and firework shots.
On the front of the smartphone, the nubia Music packs a bright 6.6-inch display that boasts a 90Hz refresh rate for a smooth user experience.
All your music, photos, videos, and apps are then stored on the nubia Music’s 128GB internal storage, with an added feature of an expandable memory card slot of up to 256GB. *Excludes memory card
This is complemented by a long-lasting 5,000mAh battery that will keep your music going throughout the day.
Get yours now
The nubia Music is now available in South Africa for only R1,999 from Takealot.
Along with the smartphone, buyers will receive a charging cable, power adapter, earphones, and a smartphone protector.
The specifications of the nubia Music are listed in the table below.
nubia Music | |
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OS | MyOS 13 |
Display | 6.6-inch HD+, 90Hz |
CPU | Octa-core Unisoc SC9863A |
RAM | 4GB + 4GB |
Storage | 128GB internal storage Expandable memory card slot of up to 256GB *Excludes memory card |
Rear camera | 50MP + AI Camera |
Front camera | 5MP |
Connectivity | Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, FM Antenna |
Ports | USB-C, dual 3.5mm audio jacks |
Battery | 5,000mAh |