Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus vs Neo 9S Pro Plus
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus (with Mediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus) that was released on September 24, 2024, against the Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
- Comes with 900 mAh larger battery capacity: 6400 vs 5500 mAh
- 11% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2307 and 2079 points
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
- Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 80W)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1260 x 2800 pixels | 1260 x 2800 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 453 ppi | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 1400 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 4500 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.3% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 163.72 mm (6.45 inches) | 163.53 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 75.88 mm (2.99 inches) | 75.68 mm (2.98 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.34 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 198 g (6.98 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Gray | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 |
| Max clock | 3400 MHz | 3300 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 2 cores at 2.27 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 2 cores at 2.96 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 3.15 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 1 core at 3.3 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 790 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Immortalis-G720 MC12 | Adreno 750 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 903-1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2774 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 15375 | 14781 |
| Single-core score | 2307 | 2079 |
| Multi-core score | 7526 | 6334 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 735030 | 655646 |
| GPU | 838848 | 810714 |
| Memory | 317557 | 330428 |
| UX | 509884 | 545645 |
| Total score | 2401319 | 2342433 |
| Samples | [13 tests] | [12 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 67% | 90% |
| Graphics test | 13 FPS | 12 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1821 | 1668 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 28 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 1 | 31 FPS | 36 FPS |
| Section 2 | 29 FPS | 32 FPS |
| Section 3 | 25 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7461 | 8430 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Graphics test | 27 FPS | 29 FPS |
| Graphics score | 4546 | 4939 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 12245 | 11478 |
| Video editing | 5417 | 6515 |
| Photo editing | 27211 | 32359 |
| Data manipulation | 12554 | 11083 |
| Writing score | 23220 | 19007 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (155th and 174th place)
Recent User Tests
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-10 (Sony elison) | AnTuTu | 2449800 |
| π 2026-04-11 (Valeron8935) | AnTuTu | 2372317 |
| π 2026-01-13 (barebuh) | AnTuTu | 2282616 |
| π 2025-12-31 (Abila) | AnTuTu | 2374721 |
| π 2025-12-21 -> Maximum | AnTuTu | 2511191 |
Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-05-03 (Reann) | AnTuTu | 2303792 |
| π 2026-03-27 (Wither VN) | AnTuTu | 2375298 |
| π 2026-03-22 (ΠΠ°ΡΡΠΏΠΎ) | AnTuTu | 2276863 |
| π 2026-03-18 (Hutnakhone) | AnTuTu | 2363866 |
| π 2026-03-09 -> PYOWC3 | CPU Throttle | 94% |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) |
| ROM | OriginOS 4 | OriginOS 5 |
| OS updates | 3 years | 3 years |
| Security updates | 4 years | 4 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6400 mAh | 5500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 80 W | 120 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 23 min) | Yes (70% in 17 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 0:28 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | 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° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Sensor | Sony LYT-600 | Sony IMX921 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC08A3 | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.5 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (β 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 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 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 | 5.4 |
| 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, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2024 | July 2024 |
| Release date | September 2024 | July 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $310 | $565 |
| Successor | - | - Vivo iQOO Neo 10 Pro Plus |
| 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, 120 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus. But if the software, design, and sound are more of a priority β go for the Vivo iQOO Neo 9S Pro Plus.
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