Vivo iQOO Z9x 5G vs iQOO Z11x
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.72-inch Vivo iQOO Z9x 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1) that was released on April 24, 2024, against the Vivo iQOO Z11x, which is powered by Mediatek Dimensity 7400 and came out 1 year and 11 months after. 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 Z9x 5G
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Weighs 20 grams less
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Z11x
- Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 7200 vs 6000 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 14
- 35% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (983K versus 729K)
- The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
- Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
- Reverse charging feature
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1064 and 944 points
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 | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.72 inches | 6.76 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2408 pixels | 1080 x 2344 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 393 ppi | 382 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 1200 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.5% | 85.9% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - |
Design and build
| Height | 165.7 mm (6.52 inches) | 166.6 mm (6.56 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 78.4 mm (3.09 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 199 g (7.02 oz) | 219 g (7.72 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP64 | IP69 |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Green | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 | Mediatek Dimensity 7400 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Yes | MediaTek APU 655 |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Mali-G615 MP2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 676 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~346.1 GFLOPS | ~665.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1763 | 3062 |
| Single-core score | 944 | 1064 |
| Multi-core score | 2836 | 2988 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 307398 | 344106 |
| GPU | 74347 | 150890 |
| Memory | 162679 | 207937 |
| UX | 184865 | 280629 |
| Total score | 729289 | 983562 |
| Samples | [25 tests] | [2 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | 1 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 198 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8242 | - |
| Video editing | 5826 | - |
| Photo editing | 21483 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8058 | - |
| Writing score | 10758 | - |
Recent User Tests
Vivo iQOO Z9x 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-17 (Sergey) | AnTuTu 12 | 787624 |
| π 2026-06-16 (Abhishek.b) | AnTuTu 11 | 772089 |
| π 2026-04-11 (Subrata) | AnTuTu 11 | 771063 |
| π 2026-04-11 (Subrata) | AnTuTu 11 | 771063 |
| π 2026-03-30 (R) | AnTuTu 11 | 799439 |
Vivo iQOO Z11x
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-16 (Krishna) | AnTuTu 11 | 870297 |
| π 2026-07-27 (CristofCadavercian) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 3070 |
| π 2026-07-27 (CristofCadavercian) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1064 / 2988 |
| π 2026-07-27 (CristofCadavercian) | AnTuTu 11 | 983562 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| ROM | Funtouch OS 14 | OriginOS 6 |
| OS updates | 3 years | - |
| Security updates | 4 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 7200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 44 W | 44 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 26 min) | Yes (50% in 43 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:11 hr | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | 1/2.93" (β 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K4H7 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - 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 | 5.1 | 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Depends on the region | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| 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 | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2024 | March 2026 |
| Release date | April 2024 | March 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $220 | - |
| Successor | - Vivo iQOO Z11x | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 44 W | Yes, 0 W |
Further details
Notes on iQOO Z9x 5G:
- Chinese version of Vivo T3x.
*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 Z11x is definitely a better buy.
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