Nubia Play smartphone was launched on 20th April 2020. The phone comes with a 6.65-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080x2340 pixels. Nubia Play is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor. It comes with 6GB of RAM. The Nubia Play runs Android 10 and is powered by a 5100mAh non-removable battery. The Nubia Play supports proprietary fast charging.

As far as the cameras are concerned, the Nubia Play on the rear packs a 48-megapixel primary camera; a second 8-megapixel camera; a third 2-megapixel camera and a fourth 2-megapixel camera. The rear camera setup has autofocus. It sports a 12-megapixel camera on the front for selfies.

The Nubia Play runs Nubia UI 8.0 based on Android 10 and packs 128GB of inbuilt storage. The Nubia Play is a dual-SIM smartphone that accepts Nano-SIM and Nano-SIM cards. The Nubia Play measures 171.70 x 78.50 x 9.10mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs 210.00 grams. It was launched in Black, Blue, and White colours. It bears a polycarbonate body.

Connectivity options on the Nubia Play include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, USB Type-C, 3G, and 4G with active 4G on both SIM cards. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and in-display fingerprint sensor.