ZTE Nubia Neo 3 GT 5G vs Xiaomi Poco X7 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 Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
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
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1930K versus 723K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • 16% higher pixel density (446 vs 386 PPI)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 80W)
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of ZTE Nubia Neo 3 GT 5G and Xiaomi Poco X7 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
107.5
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2392 pixels 1220 x 2712 pixels
Aspect ratio - 20:9
PPI 386 ppi 446 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 3200 nits
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 480 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 0% 88.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.6%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 167.5 mm (6.59 inches) 160.75 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 76.3 mm (3 inches) 75.24 mm (2.96 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.29 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Gray, Yellow Black, Green, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability Good (3/5) -
Drop resistance Average (D) Β· 80 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of ZTE Nubia Neo 3 GT 5G and Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
SoC
Chipset Unisoc T9100 MediaTek Dimensity 8400 Ultra
Max clock 2700 MHz 3250 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 2.1 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.25 GHz: Cortex-A725
L3 cache - 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek NPU 880
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP4 Mali-G720 MC7
GPU shading units 128 896
GPU clock 780 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~199.7 GFLOPS ~2329.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of ZTE Nubia Neo 3 GT 5G and Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Poco X7 Pro +149%
6102
Compute Score (GPU)
Poco X7 Pro +360%
12162
Compute Score (GPU) 2645 12162
Single-core score 872 1573
Multi-core score 2451 6102
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Poco X7 Pro +167%
1930851
CPU 292879 621813
GPU 61687 602568
Memory 147055 295421
UX 222204 411049
Total score 723825 1930851
Samples [11 tests] [212 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 97% 80%
Graphics test 2 FPS 10 FPS
Graphics score 233 1285
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 23 FPS
Section 1 - 24 FPS
Section 2 - 23 FPS
Section 3 - 20 FPS
Graphics score - 5931
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
14140
13994
Web score 14936 14924
Video editing 7599 6707
Photo editing 32237 23231
Data manipulation 9940 12242
Writing score 15432 18327

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
Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-05 (Muhamad Rosyid (indonesia))AnTuTu 122280224
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-04 -> Timur55AnTuTu 111910022
πŸ“˜ 2026-10-01 -> Mohammad.SodaeiAnTuTu 122257137
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Abdul)AnTuTu 122149140
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Kkk)AnTuTu 122149090

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 4200 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 (Can be upgraded to Android 16)
ROM - HyperOS 3.0
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 3 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 90 W
Battery type - Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 17 min)
Full charging time - 0:42 hr
Battery cycles 800 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:29 hr
Watching video - 15:22 hr
Gaming - 05:54 hr
Standby - 93 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
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 - 960 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.5
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX882
Sensor size - 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Focal length - 15 mm
Sensor - Smartsens SC820CS
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution - 5184 x 3888
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV20B
Sensor size - 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 6.0
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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
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 - No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2025 January 2025
Release date May 2025 January 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $230 $299
Successor - - Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro Max
SAR (head) - 0.99 W/kg
SAR (body) - 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 80 W Not included
Further details
Notes on Poco X7 Pro:
    - The eco-leather version is thicker at 8.43 mm and weighs 198 grams.
*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 Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro is definitely a better buy.

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