ZTE Unveils Inexpensive Gaming Smartphones Nubia Neo 3/Neo 3 GT and Shows Off Other New Products

ZTE brought several new devices to the MWC exhibition. The manufacturer announced two inexpensive gaming smartphones Nubia Neo 3 and Nubia Neo 3 GT, announced the release of a global version of the clamshell with a flexible display Nubia Flip2, presented the Nubia Focus 2 and Focus 2 Ultra smartphones with an emphasis on photo capabilities, and also showed the Red Magic Pad 3D Explorer Edition tablet.

Nubia Neo 3. Image source: GSMArena

According to Notebookchek, the Nubia Neo 3 and Nubia Neo 3 GT smartphones will be priced in Europe at €249 and €299, respectively. They are expected to go on sale in March. Both devices feature side triggers for easy gaming control. They also feature large screens with a refresh rate of 120Hz.

Nubia Neo 3

The ZTE Nubia Neo 3 model received a Unisoc T8300 processor (6 nm, two Cortex-A78 cores with a frequency of 2.2 GHz, six Cortex-A55 cores with a frequency of 2.0 GHz, GPU Mali-G57), a 6.8-inch IPS-screen with a resolution of 2392 × 1080 pixels and a brightness of 1000 cd/m2, as well as 8 GB of RAM.

Nubia Neo 3 GT

The Nubia Neo 3 GT is powered by a Unisoc T9100 processor (6 nm, one Cortex-A76 core at 2.7 GHz, three Cortex-A76 cores at 2.3 GHz, four Cortex-A55 cores at 2.1 GHz, and a Mali-G57 MC4 GPU), a 6.8-inch OLED display with a resolution of 2392 × 1080 pixels and a brightness of 1300 cd/m2, and 12 GB of RAM.

Nubia Neo 3 GT

Both smartphones support 5G and are equipped with 6,000 mAh batteries. The Nubia Neo 3 GT comes with an 80W charger and supports pass-through charging. The Nubia Neo 3 comes with a 33W charger.

Nubia Focus 2

The key feature of the Nubia Focus 2 smartphone is the 108MP main camera and 6.7-inch display. The device has received some AI features to improve the camera performance, such as AI Sport Snapshot for better imaging quality.

Focus 2 Ultra

In turn, the Focus 2 Ultra model is equipped with a 6.8-inch AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 120 Hz and a Full HD resolution, a Unisoc T760 processor (Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 cores), a 5000 mAh battery with support for 33 W charging, and a MyOS shell based on Android 14. The main set of Focus 2 Ultra cameras consists of 50-, 8- and 2-megapixel sensors. There is also a 32-megapixel selfie camera. The smartphone is equipped with a rotating bezel around the main camera island. With its help, you can change the degree of zoom of the camera. The cost of Focus 2 Ultra will be from 299 euros. The smartphone will offer up to 512 GB of permanent memory.

Nubia Flip 2. Image source: Notebookcheck

The Nubia Flip 2 smartphone in a clamshell format with a flexible main 6.9-inch OLED screen with a frequency of 120 Hz and a resolution of 2790 × 1188 pixels, as well as an auxiliary external 1.43-inch display with a resolution of 682 × 422 pixels, presented in mid-January in China, will appear in other markets. The device is based on the MediaTek Dimensity 7300X processor. The cost of the smartphone in the 6/128 GB memory configuration will be €699. (The price of the predecessor Flip 5G was €399). The smartphone is equipped with a 4300 mAh battery with support for charging at a power of 33 W.

As for the Red Magic Pad 3D Explorer Edition tablet, it offers a powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor and is equipped with a 12.1-inch 3D display that can be used without special polarized glasses. The battery capacity of the device is 10,000 mAh. The tablet is equipped with AI functions that allow you to “convert” 2D images into 3D (works for photos and videos).