Nubia Flip 5G review: The clamshell foldable that finally crashed under $600.
The foldable for the foldable-curious.
Nubia Flip 5G's only real job was to make the clamshell form factor affordable, and at $499 it did — undercutting Samsung and Motorola by hundreds. The dated chip, tiny cover screen and missing IP rating are the price of that entry. If you want the flip experience without the flip premium, it is the cheapest door in.
01Display
78/10078/100 is one of the weaker display results among foldable phones of 2024 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
64/10064/100 is one of the weaker camera results among foldable phones of 2024 — 16 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
64/10064/100 is one of the weaker performance results among foldable phones of 2024 — 19 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
72/10072/100 is one of the weaker battery results among foldable phones of 2024 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
74/10074/100 is one of the weaker build results among foldable phones of 2024 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
80/10080/100 puts it above the 75-point average for foldable phones of 2024.
- One of the cheapest flip foldables ever — $499.
- Big 6.9" 120 Hz inner panel.
- Distinctive circular cover screen.
- 50 MP main holds up in daylight.
- Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is dated mid-tier.
- No IP rating.
- Small 1.43" cover screen limits glanceable use.
- 33 W charging, 2 OS updates.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 38-phone cohort of foldable devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .