Compare / ZTE nubia Air vs ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
ZTE nubia Air vs ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
A side-by-side comparison of the ZTE nubia Air and the ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
ZTE nubia Air
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
- 5G bands
- 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
- 4G bands
- LTE
- 5G bands
- SA/NSA
- Speed
- HSPA, LTE, 5G
ZTE nubia Air
- Announced
- 2025, September 05
- Status
- Available. Released 2025, September 16
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Announced
- 2026, August 07
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, August
ZTE nubia Air
- Dimensions
- 164.2 x 76.6 x 6.7 mm (6.46 x 3.02 x 0.26 in)
- Weight
- 172 g (6.07 oz)
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Dimensions
- 180.9 x 88.4 x 8 mm (7.12 x 3.48 x 0.31 in)
- Weight
- 245 g (8.64 oz)
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
Pressure sensitive zones (990Hz touch-sensing)
RGB light (on the back)
ZTE nubia Air
- Type
- AMOLED, 120Hz, 4500 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~88.2% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1224 x 2720 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~440 ppi density)
- Protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Type
- IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits
- Size
- 7.5 inches, 138.1 cm2 (~86.4% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1280 x 2772 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~407 ppi density)
ZTE nubia Air
- OS
- Android 15
- Chipset
- Unisoc T8300 (6 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU
- Mali-G57 MP2
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- OS
- Android 16
- Chipset
- Mediatek Dimensity 7100 (6 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU
- Mali-G610 MC2
ZTE nubia Air
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
- 256GB 8GB RAM
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
UFS 2.2
ZTE nubia Air
- Dual
50 MP, f/1.6, (wide), PDAF
Auxiliary lenses
- Features
- LED flash
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Dual
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Auxiliary lens
- Features
- LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
ZTE nubia Air
- Single
- 20 MP
- Video
- Yes
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Single
- 16 MP
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
ZTE nubia Air
- Loudspeaker
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
No
HiFi 4 DSP sound
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)
- 3.5mm jack
- No
ZTE nubia Air
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
- Bluetooth
- 5.4, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
- NFC
- Yes
- Radio
- Unspecified
- USB
- USB Type-C 2.0
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
- Bluetooth
- 5.2, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- NFC
- Yes (market/region dependent)
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C
ZTE nubia Air
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
ZTE nubia Air
- Type
- 5000 mAh
- Charging
- 33W wired
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Type
- 7100 mAh
- Charging
45W wired, PD, 100% in 70 min
Bypass charging
ZTE nubia Air
- Colors
- Titanium Black, Titanium Desert
- Models
- Z2468N
- Price
- € 196.29
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Colors
- Shadow Black, Titanium Gold, Cyber Silver
- Price
- About 320 EUR
ZTE nubia Air
- Energy
- Class B
- Battery
- 49:00h endurance, 1000 cycles
- Free fall
- Class D (46 falls)
- Repairability
- Class B
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
Not listed for this device
How the ZTE nubia Air and ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max differ
- The ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max has a larger battery, 7100 mAh against 5000 mAh on the ZTE nubia Air.
- The ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max has the bigger screen, 7.5 inches against 6.78 inches.
- The ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max is the newer of the two, released in August 2026.