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Tecno Spark Go 2024 vs Infinix Smart 9

36 out of 100
Tecno Spark Go 2024
VS
44 out of 100
Infinix Smart 9
Tecno Spark Go 2024
Infinix Smart 9

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.6-inch Tecno Spark Go 2024 (with Unisoc T606) that was released on November 21, 2023, against the Infinix Smart 9, which is powered by MediaTek Helio G81 and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Infinix Smart 9
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 3GB versus 2GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • The phone is 10 months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Tecno Spark Go 2024 and Infinix Smart 9 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
2 / 64 GB
VS
3 / 64 GB
90.3
(Very good)
Value Index
101.7
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Spark Go 2024
vs
Smart 9

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.6 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1612 pixels 720 x 1600 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 267 ppi 262 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 450 nits 500 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate - 180 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 85% 84.8%

Design and build

Height 163.69 mm (6.44 inches) 165.7 mm (6.52 inches)
Width 75.6 mm (2.98 inches) 77.1 mm (3.04 inches)
Thickness 8.55 mm (0.34 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
Waterproof No IP54
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Gold, Green Black, Gold, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Tecno Spark Go 2024 and Infinix Smart 9
SoC
Chipset Unisoc T606 MediaTek Helio G81
Max clock 1600 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 1.6 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
L3 cache 1 MB -
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) No Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G57 MP1 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 32 48
GPU clock 650 MHz 820 MHz
FLOPS ~41.6 GFLOPS ~78.7 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Tecno Spark Go 2024 and Infinix Smart 9
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Spark Go 2024
386
Smart 9 +6%
408
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Single-core score 386 408
Multi-core score 1386 1388
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Spark Go 2024 +6%
339966
Smart 9
319671
CPU 139317 126384
GPU 15682 23923
Memory 96914 81230
UX 88053 88134
Total score 339966 319671
Samples [4 tests] [3 tests]
PCMark 3.0
Spark Go 2024
7467
Smart 9 +13%
8415
Web score 7385 9761
Video editing 4300 5041
Photo editing 15289 16946
Data manipulation 5812 5984
Writing score 8319 8309
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Tecno Spark Go 2024
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-24 (Mirey)AnTuTu 11341983
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-14 -> HypeAnTuTu 11339966
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-02 (anon)AnTuTu 11320733
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-22 -> bandyCPU Throttle88%
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-20 (bandy)AnTuTu 11325846
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Infinix Smart 9
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 (Muhanmmad Iskandar Sahar)AnTuTu 11319671
πŸ“˜ 2025-11-04 (Leon)AnTuTu 11327026
πŸ“˜ 2025-09-07 (Wayne)AnTuTu 11317592
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 2 GB 3 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1600 MHz 1800 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 64 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 14
ROM HIOS 13 XOS 14
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 3 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 10 W 10 W
Battery type Li-Po -
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging No No
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Main camera

Matrix 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4128 x 3096
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - No
Lenses 1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Depth
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Depth
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length - 27 mm
Sensor size - 1/3.07" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution - 3264 x 2448
Aperture - f/2.0
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor CMOS -
Sensor size - 1/3.96" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* No No
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
LTE Cat* 7 -
5G support No No

Sound

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

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced November 2023 September 2024
Release date December 2023 October 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $85 $100
Successor - Tecno Spark Go 2025 - Infinix Smart 10
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W Yes, 10 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 Smart 9 is definitely a better buy.

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Total votes: 10

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