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Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo vs Z9 5G

70 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
VS
64 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on April 24, 2024, against the Vivo iQOO Z9 5G, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and came out 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 (5)

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
  • 76% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1805K versus 1027K)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 2.2
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 69% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1923 and 1141 points

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo and Z9 5G 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
12 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
116.9
(Excellent)
Value Index
139.3
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
iQOO Z9 Turbo
vs
iQOO Z9 5G

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 452 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness - 1200 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 194.9 g (6.87 oz) 194.6 g (6.86 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP64
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber -
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Green Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo and Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3
Max clock 3000 MHz 2630 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo Silver (Cortex-A510)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo Gold (Cortex-A715)
- 1 core at 2.63 GHz: Kryo Prime (Cortex-A715)
L3 cache 8 MB 3 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 735 Adreno 720
GPU shading units 768 512
GPU clock 1100 MHz 975 MHz
FLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo and Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
iQOO Z9 Turbo +69%
1923
iQOO Z9 5G
1141
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
iQOO Z9 Turbo +69%
5179
iQOO Z9 5G
3062
Compute Score (GPU)
iQOO Z9 Turbo +154%
10395
iQOO Z9 5G
4088
Compute Score (GPU) 10395 4088
Single-core score 1923 1141
Multi-core score 5179 3062
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
iQOO Z9 Turbo +76%
1805187
iQOO Z9 5G
1027925
CPU 561691 411404
GPU 494831 217586
Memory 304465 154808
UX 444200 244127
Total score 1805187 1027925
Samples [22 tests] [50 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
iQOO Z9 Turbo +120%
1077
iQOO Z9 5G
490
Stability 90% 98%
Graphics test 8 FPS 4 FPS
Graphics score 1077 490
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 19 FPS -
Section 1 22 FPS -
Section 2 19 FPS -
Section 3 16 FPS -
Graphics score 4992 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 82% -
Graphics test 18 FPS -
Graphics score 3116 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
iQOO Z9 Turbo +22%
12447
iQOO Z9 5G
10225
Web score 9868 8389
Video editing 6163 5990
Photo editing 26667 22520
Data manipulation 12299 9171
Writing score 14966 11756
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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
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Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (Kirei)CPU Throttle93%
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (Kirei)Geekbench 6 CPU1141 / 3062
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (Kirei)AnTuTu 111053929
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-06 (anything)AnTuTu 111218548
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-27 (Peerapan Kongmuenrak)AnTuTu 111045131
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 2.2
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 14
ROM OriginOS 4 Funtouch OS 14
OS updates 3 years 3 years
Security updates 4 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 17 min) Yes (50% in 17 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 0:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 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
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-600 Sony IMX882
Sensor size 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch) 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC08A3 -
Sensor size 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
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 Yes
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2024 March 2024
Release date April 2024 March 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $375 $259
Successor - Vivo iQOO Z11 Turbo - Vivo iQOO Z10
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 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
229 (74.6%)
78 (25.4%)
Total votes: 307

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Qweez November 18, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Hi, this website helps alot.
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Xihr October 15, 2024 at 07:07 AM
The IQOO Z9 has NFC, like:
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Serhii October 16, 2024 at 05:57 AM
It market dependent.
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bac June 13, 2024 at 03:36 AM
IQOO Z9 is use LPDDR5 right? not LPDDR4X.
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Serhii June 13, 2024 at 09:36 AM
Thank you for a comment.
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