Mid-range · 2026

ZTE nubia Neo 5 GT

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel 6a

Best for

Strength 80W fast charging, All-day battery (6210mAh)

Extras Rugged build, Reverse wireless charging

6.8″ AMOLED · 144Hz

7400 8 / 256 GB

6210 mAh 80W charging

50 MP 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.8″ · AMOLED · 1224 × 2720 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.8"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1224 × 2720 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

4500 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Mohs level 4

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 7400 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-G615 MC2

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7400 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

847,794

v11

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G615 MC2

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

4x2.6 GHz Cortex A78 + 4x 2.0 GHz Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 16 · 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 16

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

50 MP main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

50 MP

Front camera

16 MP

Slow motion

Yes, 480 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

6210 mAh · 80 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

6210 mAh

Lab endurance

74:01h

EU cycle rating

1,000 cycles

Wired charging

80 W

Fast

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Bypass charging

Supported

Heat friendly

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6E

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

6.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C

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, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B71

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n26, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

IP64

Built to last

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

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 17e

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1224 × 2720 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.8″ vs 6.1″ screen

55% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 6,210 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

848k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

44% larger battery capacity

80 W vs 25 W charging · 6,210 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

848k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Full comparison

Where to buy

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

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