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Lower mid-range · 2025

ZTE nubia Air

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Our Take
CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A25
Best for
Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), 120Hz AMOLED
Extras Cooling system, Curved display
Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking
6.78″ AMOLED · 120Hz
T8300 8 / 256 GB
5000 mAh 33W charging
50 MP 20 MP selfie
5G NFC
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Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · AMOLED · 1224 × 2720 · 120 Hz
OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size
6.78"
Panel type
AMOLED
OLED
Resolution
1224 × 2720 px
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Smooth
Brightness
4500 nits
HDR
Not listed
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, Mohs level 5

Performance

Unisoc T8300 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Mali-G57 MP2
Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset
Unisoc T8300 (6 nm)
Current CPU tier
Lower mid-range
AnTuTu
479,500
v10
CPU
8-core, 2.2 GHz
GPU
Mali-G57 MP2
Process
6 nm
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
Storage type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
CPU layout
2x2.2 GHz – Cortex A78 + 6x2 GHz – Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 15 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system
Android 15
Software support
2 years of updates (brand estimate)
Updates remaining
~1 year

Camera

50 MP f/1.6 main · 20 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera
50 MP f/1.6
Front camera
20 MP
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Video
1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 33 W wired
Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity
5000 mAh
Lab endurance
49:00h
EU cycle rating
1,000 cycles
Wired charging
33 W
Removable
No

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB
Roomy
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
5.4
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
USB
USB-C 2.0
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN
4G full · 5G works
Full
A Airtel
4G full · 5G works
Full
G Glo
4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.
Works
9 9mobile
4G full
Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band
M A G 9
B7 extra speed
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
n78 the 5G band
M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8
3G B1, B2, B5, B8
4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a
5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

172 g · 6.7 mm · IP68
Built to last
Height
164.2 mm
Width
76.6 mm
Thickness
6.7 mm
Weight
172 g
IP rating
IP68
Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

vs

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses
35% larger battery capacity
5,000 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery
Weaker display tech
AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.78″ vs 6.3″ screen
Lower benchmark score
480k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video
Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S25

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses
25% larger battery capacity
5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery
Starts with more storage
256 GB vs 128 GB baseline
Lower benchmark score
480k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video
Heavier in hand
172 g vs 162 g
Full comparison

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