Update | Nubia Z40S Pro Starry Night Collector's Edition aims to become the most on-trend flagship smartphone yet

Update: Nubia has now made the Z40S Pro's new Collector's Edition official. It is indeed the flagship smartphone's first blue color SKU, extensively customized with "Van Gogh texture lithography", and "diamond embossing" techniques for its AG glass rear panel to realize the "3D embossing effect" of its Starry Night reproduction.

This on-trend and somewhat more functional alternative to an NFT has the same specs as a 12GB RAM/512GB Z40S Pro otherwise - with 80W fast charging, which is surprising as the device also has 120W variants. 

Those that can overlook this slightly less than class-leading spec for the new Z40S Pro's literally collectible appeal can buy one (albeit in China only) for 4,999 yuan (~US$693). Nubia says it is "limited", yet does not specify a number of units or anything in its launch material.

Original Article: 2022 is already approaching peak special edition, smartphone camera lens and color SKUs borrowed from famous (mostly European) artists - albeit not usually all in the same device at once. However, the ZTE brand Nubia has fixed that with its latest launch teaser.

The resulting Frankenstein's monster of trends has emerged as a new Collector's Edition of the Z40S Pro, a flagship Android smartphone that has, incidentally, also been among the first to lay claim to an upgrade to a 35mm portrait lens in a mobile device.

Most of its original SKUs ship in relatively unassuming black or green shades; however, this one combines yellows and blues in the same way Van Gogh did in the painting of Starry Night, a piece somewhat literally interpreted on the back of this new Collector's Edition. It extends across the back of the phone all the way to the new rich blue shade chosen for its massive rear camera housing and straight-edged frame.

Otherwise, the new (presumably) limited edition still sports the same display as a 'normal' Z40S Pro - although this still means the buyer stands to get a 6.67-inch 144Hz FHD+ OLED display driven by the top-end Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. Nubia has yet to disclose how much the new version of the Z40S Pro will set a collector back, although we only have to wait until November 5, 2022 to find out.

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