Vivo iQOO Z9 5G vs Infinix GT 20 Pro

64 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
VS
62 out of 100
Infinix GT 20 Pro

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo iQOO Z9 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3) that was released on March 12, 2024, against the Infinix GT 20 Pro, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultimate and came out 1 month after. 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 5G
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 45W)
  • 16% higher pixel density (452 vs 388 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Infinix GT 20 Pro
  • Optical image stabilization
  • 27% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1306K versus 1027K)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • Reverse charging feature
  • 9% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1248 and 1141 points
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 1440p

Review

Evaluation of Vivo iQOO Z9 5G and Infinix GT 20 Pro 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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8 / 128 GB
VS
8 / 256 GB
139.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
29.0
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1260 x 2800 pixels 1080 x 2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.3:9
PPI 452 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 4500 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ No
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3% 88.7%
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) 164.26 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 75.88 mm (2.99 inches) 75.43 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) 8.15 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 194.6 g (6.86 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof IP64 IP54
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Green Silver, Blue, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
89.3%
88.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo iQOO Z9 5G and Infinix GT 20 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 MediaTek Dimensity 8200 Ultimate
Max clock 2630 MHz 3100 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 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)
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex A55
- 3 cores at 3 GHz: Cortex A78
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: Cortex A78
L3 cache 3 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes MediaTek APU 580
GPU
Graphics Adreno 720 Mali-G610 MP6
GPU shading units 512 384
GPU clock 975 MHz 950 MHz
FLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS ~729.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo iQOO Z9 5G and Infinix GT 20 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1141
GT 20 Pro +9%
1248
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
3062
GT 20 Pro +23%
3759
Compute Score (GPU)
4088
GT 20 Pro +13%
4600
Compute Score (GPU) 4088 4600
Single-core score 1141 1248
Multi-core score 3062 3759
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1027925
GT 20 Pro +27%
1306340
CPU 411404 438360
GPU 217586 238006
Memory 154808 235923
UX 244127 394051
Total score 1027925 1306340
Samples [50 tests] [19 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
GT 20 Pro +30%
636
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 4 FPS 5 FPS
Graphics score 490 636
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
10225
GT 20 Pro +56%
15919
Web score 8389 15030
Video editing 5990 6374
Photo editing 22520 43938
Data manipulation 9171 10597
Writing score 11756 23417

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
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
Infinix GT 20 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-28 (Dianzigy)AnTuTu 121376408
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-26 (Jopher Gayeta)AnTuTu 121348905
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-24 -> Regenis0AnTuTu 121470608
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 -> Regenis0CPU Throttle78%
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 -> Regenis0AnTuTu 111257680

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROM Funtouch OS 14 XOS 15
OS updates 3 years 2 years
Security updates 4 years 3 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 80 W 45 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 17 min) Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:39 hr 1:01 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion - 240 FPS (1080p)
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX882 Samsung HM6
Sensor size 1/2" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Macro lens
Image resolution - 2 MP
Aperture - f/2.4
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution - 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length - 22 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.1" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1440p 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 5.3
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 No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region 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 Yes No
LTE Cat* - 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2024 April 2024
Release date March 2024 April 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $259 $350
Successor - Vivo iQOO Z10 - Infinix GT 30 Pro
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, 45 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, battery life, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Vivo iQOO Z9 5G. But if the performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority – go for the Infinix GT 20 Pro.

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Prtm December 19, 2025 at 05:58 AM
Can you add information about the bypass charging feature?
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