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Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo vs Neo 9

86 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
VS
70 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Neo 9
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
Vivo iQOO Neo 9

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.59-inch Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on January 15, 2026, against the Vivo iQOO Neo 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 2 years and 1 month before. 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 Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
  • Comes with 2440 mAh larger battery capacity: 7600 vs 5160 mAh
  • 69% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3068K versus 1819K)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
  • The phone is 2 years and 1 month newer
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2732 and 2032 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Neo 9
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo and Neo 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)

Should I update?
No 85% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from Vivo iQOO Neo 9 to Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: battery life, gaming, and performance.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iQOO Z11 Turbo
vs
iQOO Neo 9

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.59 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2750 pixels 1260 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 466 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 2000 nits 1400 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5500 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8% 89.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 157.61 mm (6.21 inches) 163.53 mm (6.44 inches)
Width 74.42 mm (2.93 inches) 75.68 mm (2.98 inches)
Thickness 7.9 mm (0.31 inches) 8.34 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 202 g (7.13 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP69 -
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Pink Black, Blue, Red
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
iQOO Z11 Turbo +1%
90.8%
iQOO Neo 9
89.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo and Vivo iQOO Neo 9
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Max clock 3800 MHz 3200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime		 - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
L3 cache 6 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 829 Adreno 740
GPU shading units 1024 1536
GPU clock 1225 MHz 680 MHz
FLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS ~2089 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo and Vivo iQOO Neo 9
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO Z11 Turbo +34%
2732
iQOO Neo 9
2032
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO Z11 Turbo +60%
9106
iQOO Neo 9
5692
Compute Score (GPU)
iQOO Z11 Turbo +128%
21211
iQOO Neo 9
9287
Compute Score (GPU) 21211 9287
Single-core score 2732 2032
Multi-core score 9106 5692
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iQOO Z11 Turbo +69%
3068959
iQOO Neo 9
1819685
CPU 926038 591408
GPU 1050943 432514
Memory 404976 297458
UX 687002 498305
Total score 3068959 1819685
Samples [16 tests] [12 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
iQOO Z11 Turbo +67%
1823
iQOO Neo 9
1090
Stability - 98%
Graphics test 14 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1823 1090
3DMark Solar Bay
iQOO Z11 Turbo +73%
9094
iQOO Neo 9
5260
Graphics test 35 FPS 20 FPS
Section 1 40 FPS 23 FPS
Section 2 35 FPS 20 FPS
Section 3 29 FPS 17 FPS
Graphics score 9094 5260
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 97%
Graphics test - 21 FPS
Graphics score - 3641
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 18849 -
Video editing 7194 -
Photo editing 40238 -
Data manipulation 15237 -
Writing score 25119 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#100th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Macro_peek)AnTuTu 123189922
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-25 -> paco_ratertaAnTuTu 123267815
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-05 -> paco_ratertaAnTuTu 123113255
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-02 -> Vivo IqooAnTuTu 113154986
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (Π‘ΡƒΠ±Π°)AnTuTu 113135649
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Vivo iQOO Neo 9
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-21 (meph1lesu_)AnTuTu 111862932
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-23 (MAKENZI)AnTuTu 111831926
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 -> KhiemTech05AnTuTu 111816571
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 (KhiΓͺmTech)AnTuTu 111856957
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-20 (Mephilesu_)AnTuTu 111858274
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5300 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 14
ROM OriginOS 6 OriginOS 4
OS updates 5 years -
Security updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 7600 mAh 5160 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes Yes
Bypass charging Yes -
Fast charging Yes (50% in 27 min) Yes (40% in 9 min)
Full charging time 0:56 hr 0:21 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 200 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 16320 x 12240 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital (lossless), 4x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 119Β° 119Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.9
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KHP5 Sony IMX920
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.49" (β‰ˆ 0.67 inch)
Pixel size 0.5 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Sensor - Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Sensor GalaxyCore GC32E1 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- 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 5.4 5.3
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, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes 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 No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No -

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced January 2026 December 2023
Release date January 2026 December 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $469 $600
Successor - - Vivo IQOO Neo 10 (Global)
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 100 W Yes, 120 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 Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo is definitely a better buy.

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