Compare / ZTE nubia Neo 5 vs ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
ZTE nubia Neo 5 vs ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
A side-by-side comparison of the ZTE nubia Neo 5 and the ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.
Overview
Specifications
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - version 1
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - version 2
- 4G bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 71, 77, 78 - version 1
1, 2, 5, 7, 26, 28, 40, 66, 78 - version 2
- 5G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 SA/NSA - version 1
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 SA/NSA - version 2
- 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 Neo 5
- Announced
- 2026, March 03
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, April
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Announced
- 2026, August 07
- Status
- Available. Released 2026, August
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Dimensions
- 166.1 x 78.8 x 8.5 mm (6.54 x 3.10 x 0.33 in)
- Weight
- 210 g (7.41 oz)
- SIM
· Nano-SIM + eSIM
· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
Pressure sensitive zones (550Hz touch-sensing)
RGB light (on the back)
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 Neo 5
- Type
- IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)
- Size
- 6.8 inches, 113.9 cm2 (~87.0% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 900 x 1940 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~314 ppi density)
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 Neo 5
- OS
- Android 16
- Chipset
- Unisoc T9300 (6 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x2.4 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 Neo 5
- Card slot
- microSDXC
- Internal
- 256GB 8GB RAM
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
UFS 2.2
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Dual
50 MP, (wide), PDAF
Auxiliary lens
- Features
- LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 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 Neo 5
- Single
- 16 MP
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Single
- 16 MP
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)
- 3.5mm jack
- No
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 5.4, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
- NFC
- Yes (market/region dependent)
- Radio
- Unspecified
- USB
- USB Type-C
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 Neo 5
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Type
- 6050 mAh
- Charging
45W wired
Bypass charging
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Type
- 7100 mAh
- Charging
45W wired, PD, 100% in 70 min
Bypass charging
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Colors
- Black, White, Yellow
ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max
- Colors
- Shadow Black, Titanium Gold, Cyber Silver
- Price
- About 320 EUR
How the ZTE nubia Neo 5 and ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max differ
- The ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max has a larger battery, 7100 mAh against 6050 mAh on the ZTE nubia Neo 5.
- The ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max has the bigger screen, 7.5 inches against 6.8 inches.
- The ZTE nubia Neo 5 Max is the newer of the two, released in August 2026.