Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus vs Z9 Turbo

Here we compared two 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 Z9 Turbo, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 5 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
  • 33% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2401K versus 1805K)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
  • 20% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2307 and 1923 points

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus and Z9 Turbo 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
613.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
116.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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 -
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits 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% 89.3%
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) 163.72 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 75.88 mm (2.99 inches) 75.88 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 7.98 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 194.9 g (6.87 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP64
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Gray White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus and Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
SoC
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 3400 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) MediaTek NPU 790 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Immortalis-G720 MC12 Adreno 735
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1300 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus and Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 15375 10395
Single-core score 2307 1923
Multi-core score 7526 5179
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2401319
1805187
CPU 735030 561691
GPU 838848 494831
Memory 317557 304465
UX 509884 444200
Total score 2401319 1805187
Samples [13 tests] [22 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 67% 90%
Graphics test 13 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1821 1077
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 28 FPS 19 FPS
Section 1 31 FPS 22 FPS
Section 2 29 FPS 19 FPS
Section 3 25 FPS 16 FPS
Graphics score 7461 4992
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 82%
Graphics test 27 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 4546 3116
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 12245 9868
Video editing 5417 6163
Photo editing 27211 26667
Data manipulation 12554 12299
Writing score 23220 14966
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#169th place)

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (NK808)AnTuTu 122667628
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-10 (Sony elison)AnTuTu 112449800
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-11 (Valeron8935)AnTuTu 112372317
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-13 (barebuh)AnTuTu 112282616
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-31 (Abila)AnTuTu 112374721
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-12 (Art1452)AnTuTu 111599837
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Plambi)AnTuTu 111742157
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 (Kostelom42)AnTuTu 111745140
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-20 (Alex777)AnTuTu 111836521
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-18 (Subaru)AnTuTu 111758061

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4800 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
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
ROM OriginOS 4 OriginOS 4
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6400 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 80 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 (50% in 17 min)
Full charging time 0:47 hr 0:39 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 No
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)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 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/1.8
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony LYT-600
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 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 GalaxyCore GC08A3 GalaxyCore GC08A3
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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
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 Flagship Mid-range
Announced September 2024 April 2024
Release date September 2024 April 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $310 $375
Successor - - Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo
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, 80 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 Z9 Turbo Plus is definitely a better buy.

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Aronno October 27, 2024 at 05:27 AM
Good phn for bd. Price something rong. iqoo z9 turbo plus is good
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