Redmi 4-challenger Nubia N1 Lite with fingerprint sensor debuts in India; price, specifications

ZTE's subsidiary, Nubia on Monday launched the new entry-level smartphone dubbed as the N1 Lite in India.

The new Nubia N1 Lite sports 5.5-inch HD screen with 2.5D glass shield in the front and comes with edge arc on its back, providing a sense of roundness, which also offers grip for the hand. Its back features UV coating giving pebble-like fine-sanded feeling.

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Budget phone also boasts finger print sensor with 0.3 second response time and also houses feature-rich 8MP camera with dual-LED flash and a 5MP snapper with dedicated soft-light flash support.

Under-the-hood, it houses 64-bit MediaTek quad-core processor powered by Android Marshmallow OS with 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage and a big 3,000mAh battery, which is capable of keeping the phone running for close to 500 hours under standby mode.

Nubia N1 Lite price and availability details:

The company has confirmed that the new Nubia N1 Lite will be offered exclusively on Amazon India from May 22 at 12pm onwards for Rs. 6,999 and will come in black-gold colour combination.

Nubia N1 Lite vs competition:

Nubia N1 Lite will be going head-on against the popular Xiaomi Redmi 4, which is scheduled to go on sale on May 23. It will also be competing with Asus Zenfone Go 5.5, Moto E3 Power and Lenovo K5 Plus, among others.

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"Nubia is committed to offer best in class technology across all price points to its customers in India. We are known for our camera technology across the globe and with N1 Lite we are offering category first front soft light flash and fingerprint scanner. The N1 Lite is dependable, tough, good looking and has performance power to be called an ideal companion, "Eric Hu, Country Head, nubia India said in statement.

Key specifications of Nubia N1 Lite: