Nubia Neo 2 can be considered the only cheap gaming phone in its price range, helping you compete well in all games at the present time. And I will test the game of this Nubia Neo 2 with hot games for everyone to see.
If talking about gaming phones , many people will surely think it will have the most powerful configuration, along with an extremely high price. Grasping that mentality, ZTE has created low-cost gaming phones that can best meet gaming needs at a moderate cost.
Last year ZTE made a big impression when it launched the cheap gaming phone model Nubia Neo, a phone that can beat all competitors in the segment in terms of configuration and gaming experience. Following that success, this year the company also launched the successor version Nubia Neo 2, which is upgraded and more optimized than the previous generation. And to know specifically what its power is and how it fights in games, we invite you to join us in evaluating the performance of Nubia Neo 2 through game tests!
Summary of configuration parameters of Nubia Neo 2
First, I will briefly mention its configuration according to the summary table below:
As you can see in the specification table above, Nubia Neo 2 is equipped with Unisoc T820 chip, manufactured on a modern 6nm process, including 8 cores with a maximum speed of 2.7 GHz.
Although this time Nubia Neo 2 did not upgrade the chip compared to the previous generation, beating all competitors in its price range. If you consider the phones with the strongest configuration, in this range you can find the Helio G99 as the strongest, but according to my experience, the Helio G99 is quite inferior to the Unisoc T820. This.
In addition, the version I am experiencing will have 8GB RAM capacity. With this level of RAM, the device can operate multitasking relatively smoothly. Along with that, this phone also supports RAM expansion up to 12GB, if calculated in total, the device will have up to 20GB of RAM, more than enough for people to use for gaming or daily entertainment.
Not only that, the device is also equipped with 256GB of internal memory, with this capacity you can still download dozens of heavy games without worrying about running out of space. I downloaded 4-5 heavy games but the new device only took up more than 100GB.
Performance score of Nubia Neo 2
That’s a summary of its configuration. Next I will go to the performance scoring part. In this article, I will perform some tests to evaluate the gaming performance of Nubia Neo 2 (8GB RAM and 256GB memory version).
The first is a benchmark test using the 3 most popular general performance scoring software today: AnTuTu Benchmark v10, Geekbench 6 and 3DMark.
– AnTuTu Benchmark v10 : 536,644 points, including 157,591 CPU points, 84,362 GPU points, 169,636 Memory points and 125,055 UX points (User Experience).
– Geekbench 6 : 885 single-core points and 2,371 multi-core points.
– 3DMark : for the Wild Life Extreme Stress Test, the device scores from 538 to 564 with 95.4% stability.
Compared to phones running Helio G99, Nubia Neo 2 has a slightly better score. Specifically, when I compare Infinix Note 30 4G, Antutu only reaches about 400 thousand points, which is 100 thousand points lower than this Nubia Neo 2. And although Nubia Neo 2 has a slightly better score, to be able to know whether the game’s combat ability is good or not, you have to actually test it to know.
Game Space and touch triggers
Before starting the game, I also want to briefly evaluate the game optimization aspect of the device. This year’s most special upgrade on the Nubia Neo 2 is the addition of a touch trigger on the side, similar to other expensive gaming phones. Compared to this price range, there is no phone with a dedicated trigger for playing games like Nubia Neo 2.
Another upgrade point is Game Space. According to my experience, I see that this Game Space on Nubia Neo 2 is more and more similar to REDMAGIC gaming phone models, with more customizations as well as an interface that is also closer to the company’s flagship models.
Test actual games on Nubia Neo 2
While testing these 3 games, I will keep the screen brightness at 80% , volume at 80% and room temperature of 26 degrees. In addition, I also use PerfDog software to monitor FPS index during gameplay.
Arena of valor
I probably don’t need to say too much because everyone knows that this phone model can fight League of Legends in the smoothest way. Of course, chips in this range will not be able to turn on the highest level of HD graphics, but according to practical experience, I find that not turning on HD will give a significantly smoother experience.
After about half an hour of playing, I wasn’t too surprised because it’s normal for a machine with this good configuration to fight Lien Quan well, only the lag is unusual. In general, the game experience is extremely smooth, from the beginning to the end of the game there is no lag at all, the fps is straight and the average is 60.3, so delicious.
And here is the FPS chart when I play this game Lien Quan:
PUBG Mobile
For the shooting game genre, I will test this PUBG Mobile game. Regarding game settings, it is quite encouraging that this phone can play at 60fps, while phones running Helio G99 can only play at a maximum of 40fps.
During the game, Nubia Neo 2 performed very well with character control and aiming operations. After about 30 minutes of playing, it still maintained stability. With this game, I turned on the trigger so the game experience is better, looks more professional, and the trigger’s touch sampling speed is also fast.
At the beginning of the game, you can see it drops a bit because I jumped onto the Wonders of the Air map. This is the first map and there are often big fights so lag is unavoidable. Ignoring the first minute, from then on, the machine can fight extremely smoothly. At around the 7th minute, the FPS starts to fluctuate more strongly, but it doesn’t have much effect. By the end of the match, the final score is still 57.7. fps, pretty good.
Genshin Impact
Coming to the final boss of the mobile game, Genshin Impact . Actually, I just tested it to see if Nubia Neo 2 can play Genshin or not, but I didn’t expect much. For this test, I will set the lowest graphics level plus high FPS to have the smoothest experience.
According to preliminary assessment, I think Nubia Neo 2 is just playable, meaning it’s not too laggy to make you feel uncomfortable and you can still play Genshin with the mindset of fighting fires.
Specifically, at the beginning of the match, the FPS fluctuated a lot, but the general level was still quite high, around 35-60fps. However, that only happened for the first 5 minutes, from then on the device started to heat up and there was a phenomenon of dropping fps. However, there is a good thing here that although the fps does decrease, usually only around 30fps, it is stable, does not fluctuate too much, from which you can see that if you play for a long time, it will still maintain that stable level.
Temperature when playing games
Temperature is what people care about when playing games and is also a prerequisite when choosing a gaming phone. As for Nubia Neo 2, in my opinion, the device experience is a bit hotter compared to the previous generation, even though both are equipped with the same processor.
During about 1 hour I tested the game, of which I tested Genshin Impact last, then after finishing playing I measured, in the hottest places the machine reported approximately 46 degrees, but for lighter games it was somewhere around 41-42 degrees only. This is a temperature level that I think is a bit hot in this configuration range, however, because it is a cheap gaming phone model with clear performance buffs, this temperature level is completely acceptable.
Device battery and charger
Nubia Neo 2 this time has a large upgrade in battery capacity, from 4,500mAh to 6,000mAh. According to practical experience, I find that the battery is significantly more durable, playing Lien Lien for an hour only takes about 14-16%, meaning you can play continuously for 6-7 hours before needing to recharge.
Regarding charging, I find it quite fast, 33W charges the 6,000mAh battery in only about an hour and a half to full, very good in this price range.
Summary of Nubia Neo 2’s performance
With Unisoc T820 processor, Nubia Neo 2 can be considered the cheapest gaming phone worth buying in this price range. Nubia Neo 2 is a good choice for those who are looking for a gaming phone with strong configuration, touch triggers, and good game optimization software to be able to handle all titles. game for a long time.
