ZTE Nubia Neo 3 GT 5G vs Infinix GT 30 Pro

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.8-inch ZTE Nubia Neo 3 GT 5G (with Unisoc T9100) that was released on March 3, 2025, against the Infinix GT 30 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultimate and came out 2 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Memory 12 / 256 GB

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the ZTE Nubia Neo 3 GT 5G
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5200 mAh
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Infinix GT 30 Pro
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1740K versus 723K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Handles wireless charging up to 50W
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • 14% higher pixel density (440 vs 386 PPI)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of ZTE Nubia Neo 3 GT 5G and Infinix GT 30 Pro crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
98.0
(Very good)
Value Index
205.5
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels 1224 x 2720 pixels
Aspect ratio - 20:9
PPI 386 ppi 440 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-144 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 4500 nits
HDR support No Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 0% 89.5%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 167.5 mm (6.59 inches) 163.7 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 76.3 mm (3 inches) 75.8 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof No IP64
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Yellow White, Black
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3/5) Good (3.67/5)
Drop resistance Average (D) Β· 80 drops Excellent (A) Β· 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of ZTE Nubia Neo 3 GT 5G and Infinix GT 30 Pro
SoC
Chipset Unisoc T9100 MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Ultimate
Max clock 2700 MHz 3350 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 3 cores at 2.3 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Cortex-A76
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.35 GHz: Cortex-A715
L3 cache - 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 780
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP4 Mali-G615 MP6
GPU shading units 128 768
GPU clock 780 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS ~199.7 GFLOPS ~2150.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of ZTE Nubia Neo 3 GT 5G and Infinix GT 30 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
GT 30 Pro +81%
4431
Compute Score (GPU)
GT 30 Pro +251%
9283
Compute Score (GPU) 2645 9283
Single-core score 872 1469
Multi-core score 2451 4431
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
GT 30 Pro +141%
1740957
CPU 292879 512281
GPU 61687 433395
Memory 147055 363487
UX 222204 431794
Total score 723825 1740957
Samples [11 tests] [78 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
GT 30 Pro +412%
1193
Stability 97% 81%
Graphics test 2 FPS 9 FPS
Graphics score 233 1193
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 18 FPS
Section 1 - 20 FPS
Section 2 - 18 FPS
Section 3 - 16 FPS
Graphics score - 4790
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 14936 -
Video editing 7599 -
Photo editing 32237 -
Data manipulation 9940 -
Writing score 15432 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
ZTE Nubia Neo 3 GT 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-13 (Vinnzzx67)AnTuTu 12821056
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-12 -> ChizuAnTuTu 11746898
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-22 (Firdausss)AnTuTu 11754254
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 -> Gil_lipata33AnTuTu 11723825
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-04 (Zypher)AnTuTu 11723825
Infinix GT 30 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Hosh)AnTuTu 121987817
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-23 (Amooarman)AnTuTu 121904000
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-20 (Hosh)AnTuTu 111909681
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-14 (Unknown)AnTuTu 121907710
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-10 (Md. Faizan)AnTuTu 121922094

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz -
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 15
ROM - XOS 15
OS updates 3 years 2 years
Security updates 3 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5200 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 45 W
Battery type - Li-Po
Replaceable No Yes
Wireless charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:03 hr
Battery cycles 800 cycles 800 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:11 hr
Watching video - 15:07 hr
Gaming - 06:04 hr
Standby - 104 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution - 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 111Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.9
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL HMX
Sensor size - 1/1.33" (β‰ˆ 0.75 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC08A8
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 13 megapixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor - GalaxyCore GC13A0
Sensor size - 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.4
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes No
FM radio - Yes
Dolby Atmos No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2025 May 2025
Release date May 2025 June 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $230 $310
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Yes, 45 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Infinix GT 30 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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