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Nubia Z50 Teaser Videos Show Design; Confirm MyOS 13, 64-Megapixel Triple Rear Cameras

Nubia Z50 is all set to go official in China on December 19, but ahead of it, the ZTE-owned smartphone brand has released images and videos, showing off the upcoming phone’s design and a few specifications. The renders suggest three colour options for the Nubia Z50. It is shown featuring a hole-punch display at the front to house the selfie shooter. The Nubia Z50 is teased to run on the new MyOS 13 operating system and will be backed by a 5,000mAh battery. It will have a dual rear camera setup led by a 64-megapixel primary sensor. The Nubia Z50 is already confirmed to come with the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC.

Teaser videos and posters shared by Nubia on Weibo give a glimpse of the Nubia Z50. As mentioned, the handset is shown in three distinct shades with a hole-punch display design. Ring-like camera modules housing triple rear cameras led by 64-megapixel primary sensor are seen arranged on the upper left corner of the handset. Notably, the primary camera has a red colour border and is slightly raised from the body of the phone. It is teased to come with a 35mm custom optical system and the cameras are said to offer 8K video recording and 4k time-lapse photography. It will also support various other photography modes including Starry Sky Photography.

The Nubia Z50 is confirmed to run on the new MyOS 13. The latest custom skin by the company will come with a refreshed design and Nubia claims that it will provide a 30 percent increase in overall system performance. The MyOS 13 is likely to be based on the new Android 13. It will also offer a multi-dimensional heat dissipation system for thermal management during gaming.

The Nubia Z50 is confirmed to feature a 5,000mAh battery that is claimed to deliver a standby time of up to 30 days with a single charge. It will be powered by Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, coupled with LPDDR5X memory and UFS 4.0 storage.

ZTE-backed Nubia has already announced that the launch of Nubia Z50 will take place on December 19. The launch event will begin at 2:00pm local time (11:30am IST).

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Huawei, ZTE Sale, Import Banned in US After Being Listed as Threats by FCC

US authorities announced a ban Friday on the import or sale of communications equipment deemed “an unacceptable risk to national security” — including gear from Chinese giants Huawei Technologies and ZTE.

Both firms have been on a roster of companies listed as a threat by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the new rules bar future authorizations of their equipment.

The move is the latest in a series of actions to limit the access of Chinese telecoms firms in United States networks, and comes amid a long-running standoff between the world’s two biggest economies.

US officials have shown growing wariness in recent years of Chinese telecommunications companies and technology.

“The FCC is committed to protecting our national security by ensuring that untrustworthy communications equipment is not authorized for use within our borders,” said the commission’s chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in a statement.

She added that the new rules are a part of ongoing work to guard against security threats.

The order also affects companies including video surveillance equipment firms Hangzhou Hikvision and Dahua Technology.

The FCC said Friday that it was also seeking comment on future action relating to existing authorizations.

Previously, Washington had banned Huawei from supplying US government systems and strongly discouraged the use of its equipment in the private sector, with fears that Huawei equipment could be compromised by Chinese intelligence.

In 2019, it put Huawei on a trade blacklist that barred US suppliers from doing business with it, cutting the Chinese firm — also a top smartphone brand — off from Google’s Android mobile operating system.

The US has cited national security fears as well to restrict the operations of China’s big three state-owned mobile carriers.

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Huawei, ZTE May Soon Face US FCC Ban From Approval of New Telecom Equipment

The US Federal Communications Commission is set to ban approvals of new telecommunications equipment from China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE in the United States on national security grounds, according to a document posted by the agency.

The FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel last week circulated the proposed ban to the other three commissioners for final approval. The companies would not be able to sell new equipment in the United States without equipment authorisations.

In June 2021, the FCC voted to advance the plan to ban approvals for equipment in the US telecommunications networks from Chinese companies deemed national security threats, including Huawei and ZTE.

That came after a March 2021 designation of five Chinese companies on the so-called “covered list” as posing a threat to national security under a 2019 law aimed at protecting the US communications networks: Huawei Technologies, ZTE, Hytera Communications, Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology and Zhejiang Dahua Technology.

The FCC said in June 2021 it was considering banning all equipment authorisations for all companies on the covered list.

This year, the FCC added Russia’s AO Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas), China Mobile International USA, Pacific Networks and China Unicom (Americas) to the covered list.

Rosenworcel said last year the new measures would “exclude untrustworthy equipment from our communications networks. … We have left open opportunities for (Huawei and other Chinese equipment) use in the United States through our equipment authorisation process. So here we propose to close that door.”

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr said in 2021 the FCC had approved more than 3,000 applications from Huawei since 2018.

The FCC action would prohibit all future authorisations for communications equipment deemed to pose an unacceptable risk to national security.

In 2019, the United States placed Huawei, Hikvision and other firms on its economic blacklist.

Also in 2020, the FCC designated Huawei and ZTE as national security threats to communications networks — a declaration that barred the US companies from tapping an $8.3 billion (nearly Rs. 68,300) government fund to purchase equipment from the companies.

Earlier this year, the Chinese embassy in Washington said the FCC “abused state power and maliciously attacked Chinese telecom operators again without factual basis.”

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Government Said to Seek Ouster of Chinese Firms From Affordable Smartphone Market

India seeks to restrict Chinese smartphone makers from selling devices cheaper than Rs. 12,000 to kickstart its faltering domestic industry, dealing a blow to brands including Xiaomi. The move is aimed at pushing Chinese giants out of the lower segment of the world’s second-biggest mobile market, according to people familiar with the matter. It coincides with mounting concern about high-volume brands like Realme and Transsion undercutting local manufacturers, they said, asking not to be identified discussing a sensitive matter.

Exclusion from India’s entry-level market would hurt Xiaomi and its peers, which in recent years have increasingly relied on India to drive growth while their home market endures a series of Covid-19 lockdowns that crippled consumption. Smartphones under Rs. 12,000 contributed to a third of India’s sales volume for the quarter through June 2022, with Chinese companies accounting for up to 80 percent of those shipments, according to market tracker Counterpoint.

Xiaomi’s shares extended losses in the final minutes of trading in Hong Kong on Monday. It slid 3.6 percent, extending its decline this year to more than 35 percent. It’s unclear whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government will announce any policies or use informal channels to convey its preference to Chinese companies, the people said.

New Delhi has already subjected Chinese firms operating in the country, such as Xiaomi, and rivals Oppo and Vivo, to close scrutiny of their finances, which has led to tax demands and money laundering allegations. The government has previously employed unofficial means to ban Huawei and ZTE telecom equipment. While there’s no official policy prohibiting Chinese networking gear, wireless carriers are encouraged to purchase alternatives.

The move shouldn’t affect Apple or Samsung, which price their phones higher. Representatives from Xiaomi, Realme, and Transsion didn’t respond to requests for comment. Spokespeople from India’s technology ministry also didn’t respond to Bloomberg News inquiries.

India amped up pressure on Chinese firms in the summer of 2020 after more than a dozen Indian soldiers died following a clash between the two nuclear-armed neighbours on a disputed Himalayan border. It has since banned more than 300 apps, including Tencent’s WeChat and ByteDance’s TikTok, as relations between the two countries fray.

Homegrown companies such as Lava and Micromax comprised just under half of India’s smartphone sales before new entrants from the neighbouring country disrupted the market with cheap and feature-rich devices.

Chinese smartphone players now sell the vast majority of devices in India, but their market dominance has not been “on the basis of free and fair competition,” India’s junior tech minister told the Business Standard newspaper last week. Recurring annual losses posted by most Chinese handset makers in India, despite their leading position, add to criticism of unfair competition.

In private, the government continues to ask Chinese executives to build local supply chains, distribution networks and export from India, suggesting New Delhi still very much wants their investment, the people said.

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Huawei, ZTE Gear Removal From US Telecom Network Will Need Additional $3 Billion, Says FCC

The US telecoms regulator needs an additional $3 billion (roughly Rs. 25,000) to fund the removal from U.S. networks of equipment made by Chinese telecoms giants Huawei and ZTE, bringing the total cost to $4.9 billion (roughly Rs. 40,000), the agency told Congress on Friday.

“To fund all reasonable and supported cost estimates…, the Reimbursement Program will require $4.98 billion, reflecting a current shortfall of $3.08 billion,” Jessica Rosenworcel, the chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission, said Friday in a letter to Senator Maria Cantwell, who heads the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Since Congress only appropriated $1.9 billion (roughly Rs. 15,000 crore) to fund the removal process, companies would be reimbursed for only about 40 percent of the costs, she added.

In 2019, Congress passed a law tasking the FCC with compelling US telecoms carriers that receive federal subsidies to purge their networks of telecoms equipment that poses a national security risk, with promises of reimbursement.

The FCC designated Huawei and ZTE as threats, compelling US companies to remove their gear or be frozen out of an $8.3 billion (roughly Rs. 66,000 crore) government fund to purchase new equipment. However, to fund the so-called “rip and replace” effort, Congress only appropriated $1.9 billion, raising questions about how effectively the removal program would be implemented.

“Absent an additional appropriation, the Commission will apply the prioritization scheme Congress specified,” Rosenworcel said in the letter, adding that the Commission would begin processing reimbursement claims “as allocations are issued in the coming days.”

Companies are not required to complete the work until after they receive reimbursement.

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ZTE Axon 40 Ultra With Under Display Camera Launched Globally, Sale Starts June 21

ZTE Axon 40 Ultra smartphone was launched globally, excluding India, on Wednesday. It comes with a front camera that is situated below the display, and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC. It packs a battery with 5,000mAh capacity with support for 65W charging and sports a curved AMOLED display that is said to have received the Low Blue Light Certification from TÜV Rheinland. The smartphone comes with three cameras with 64-megapixel sensor in each of them.

ZTE Axon 40 Ultra price, availability

ZTE Axon 40 Ultra price has been set at $799 (roughly Rs. 62,000) for the base 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant, and $899 (roughly Rs. 70,000) for the 12GB RAM + 256GB storage model. The price of these variants in Europe is EUR 829 (roughly Rs. 70,800) and EUR 949 (roughly Rs. 79,100), respectively. It is available for pre-booking in Black colour only, and the sales will start from June 21.

The phone will not be available for purchase in India. It was launched in China earlier this year.

ZTE Axon 40 Ultra specifications

The dual-SIM (Nano) ZTE Axon 40 Ultra runs Android 12-based MyOS 12 and sports a 6.8-inch curved AMOLED display with a 2,480×1,116 pixels resolution. The display gets an advanced UDC display chip, 20:9 aspect ratio, Low Blue Light Certification from TÜV Rheinland, and 120Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the phone comes equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM.

For photography, the ZTE Axon 40 Ultra features a triple rear camera headlined by a 64-megapixel IMX787 primary sensor along with an f/1.6 aperture. There is also a 64-megapixel wide-angle camera, and a 64-megapixel periscopic telephoto shooter. On the front, it features an under-display 16-megapixel selfie camera.

The ZTE Axon 40 Ultra packs up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 inbuilt storage and houses a 5,000mAh battery with 65W fast charging. There are dual stereo speakers enhanced by DTS:X Ultra technology. The phone gets an X-axis linear motor for haptic feedback. There is an under-display fingerprint sensor, and NFC as well as Bluetooth v5.2 for connectivity.​

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