Compare / ZTE nubia Neo 5 vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
ZTE nubia Neo 5 vs ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
A side-by-side comparison of the ZTE nubia Neo 5 and the ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro, 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 RedMagic 12 Pro
- Technology
- GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
- 2G bands
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G bands
- HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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 RedMagic 12 Pro
- Announced
- 2026, October 15
- Status
- Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, November
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 RedMagic 12 Pro
- Dimensions
- 163 x 76 x 8.6 mm (6.42 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
- Weight
- 223 g (7.87 oz)
- Build
- Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass 7i)
- SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Pressure sensitive zones (520Hz touch-sensing)
Built-in cooling fan (IPX8 water resistant)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Aviation aluminum middle frame
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 RedMagic 12 Pro
- Type
- AMOLED1B colors185HzPWM1900 nits (HBM)5000 nits (peak)
- Size
- 6.85 inches, 113.7 cm2 (~91.8% screen-to-body ratio)
- Resolution
- 1216 x 2688 pixels (~431 ppi density)
- Protection
- Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
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 RedMagic 12 Pro
- OS
- Android 17, Redmagic OS 12
- Chipset
- Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
- CPU
- Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)
- GPU
- Adreno 850
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Card slot
- microSDXC
- Internal
- 256GB 8GB RAM
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
- Card slot
- No
- Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM
UFS 4.1 Pro
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Dual
50 MP, (wide), PDAF
Auxiliary lens
- Features
- LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
- Dual
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.0, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/2.88", 0.61µm, AF
Auxiliary lens
- Features
- LED flash, HDR, panorama
- Video
- 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Single
- 16 MP
- Video
- 1080p@30fps
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
- Single
- 16 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, under display
- Features
- HDR
- Video
- 1080p@30/60fps
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers
- 3.5mm jack
- Yes
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
- Loudspeaker
- Yes, with stereo speakers (Dolby Atmos)
- 3.5mm jack
No
32-bit/384kHz Hi-Res audio
Snapdragon Sound
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 RedMagic 12 Pro
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Bluetooth
- 6.0, A2DP, LE
- Positioning
- GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
- NFC
- Yes
- Infrared port
- Yes
- Radio
- No
- USB
- USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, OTG, accessory connector, DisplayPort
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
- Sensors
- Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Type
- 6050 mAh
- Charging
45W wired
Bypass charging
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
- Type
- Si/C Li-Ion 8400 mAh
- Charging
80W wired
80W wireless
22.5W reverse wired
ZTE nubia Neo 5
- Colors
- Black, White, Yellow
ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro
- Colors
- Nightfreeze (Transparent Black), Subzero (Transparent Silver), Skyfrost (Blue Transparent)
How the ZTE nubia Neo 5 and ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro differ
- The ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro has a larger battery, 8400 mAh against 6050 mAh on the ZTE nubia Neo 5.
- The ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro has the bigger screen, 6.85 inches against 6.8 inches.
- The ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro offers more RAM, up to 16 GB against 8 GB.
- The ZTE nubia RedMagic 12 Pro is the newer of the two, released in November 2026.