48 TECH ADVISOR • MAY 2020
REVIEW
Nubia offers a few different ways to use the two
different displays, so you really can figure out what
works for you. You could set each power button to
triggera differentscreenforexample,sothatwhichever
wayyoupickthephoneuptheright-handpower
button will turn on the correct display – though it’s still
all too easy to nudge the other fingerprint sensor and
trigger the other display.
There’salsotheoptionofa floatingbuttonto
swapbetweenscreens,oranautomaticsetting
thatdetectsthemotionofyouflippingthephone
andswitchesscreensasyoudo– thoughthisgetsabit
confused if you’re using the phone at an odd angle, like
while lying down.
Thenyoucanchoosewhethertousethe
separatescreens for multitasking, running different
appsoneach,ortosimplymirroronedisplaytothe
otherforswitchingbetween.Throwin separatealways-
ondisplayoptionsforeachpanelandthere’s an
impressive wealth of options.
Design and build: Twice as nice
To accommodate the dual displays, the Z20 also has
two power buttons, each with an integrated fingerprint
sensor – which could also make it accidentally ideal
for the left-handed or ambidextrous among us. There’s
still only one volume rocker (on the right), along with
a down-firing speaker and USB-C charging port on the
bottom of the phone, but no headphone jack.
At 186g it’s actually a lightweight phone, and feels
relatively compact despite all the tech packed inside.
That means it’s still comfortable to use one-handed
