Mid-range · 2024

ZTE nubia Neo 2

From ₦270,000 to ₦295,000 · 3 sellers·Last checked 8d ago

Our Take

CPU capability matches mid-range phones like Samsung Galaxy A27 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (6000mAh), 120Hz screen

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

6.72″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

T820 8 / 256 GB

6000 mAh 33W charging

50 MP 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.72″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.72"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

HDR

Supported

Performance

Unisoc T820 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.7 GHz · Mali-G57

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Unisoc T820 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

454,601

Kimovil · Antutu v10

CPU

8-core, 2.7 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57

Process

6 nm

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x2.7 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +3x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex A76+4x 2.1 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 13, upgradable to Android 14 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, upgradable to Android 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A07 4G , Samsung Galaxy A06

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

6000 mAh · 33 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

6000 mAh

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

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

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

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, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

208 g · 8.5 mm

Height

166.0 mm

Width

76.1 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

Weight

208 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), 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.

Apple iPhone 16

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

68% larger battery capacity

6,000 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

455k vs 1.7M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 208 g vs 170 g

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

₦470k cheaper Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

50% larger battery capacity

6,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.72″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

455k vs 1.7M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 208 g vs 167 g

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

₦280k cheaper Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·New from ₦270,000 to ₦295,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji New

₦270,000

Lowest of 3

Shael Tech Global

38 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦280,000

Neobest Gadgets

1.8 yrs · 189 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji New

₦295,000

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.3 yrs · 255 feedback · 256GB

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Konga · Jiji

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