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Vivo V30 vs iQOO Z9 Turbo

60 out of 100
Vivo V30
VS
70 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
Vivo V30
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.78-inch Vivo V30 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3) that was released on February 4, 2024, against the Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and came out 2 months after. 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

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Vivo V30
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
  • 76% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1805K versus 1026K)
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Water-resistant body (IP64 classification)
  • Stereo speakers
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 2.2
  • 71% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1923 and 1122 points
  • Has a built-in infrared port

Review

Evaluation of Vivo V30 and iQOO 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
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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8 / 128 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
45.8
(Average)
Value Index
116.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Vivo V30
vs
iQOO Z9 Turbo

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 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 2800 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR - 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Schott Alpha Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.9% 89.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)
Vivo V30
1261 nits
iQOO Z9 Turbo
n/a

Design and build

Height 164.36 mm (6.47 inches) 163.72 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 inches) 75.88 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.45 mm (0.29 inches) 7.98 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 186 g (6.56 oz) 194.9 g (6.87 oz)
Waterproof IP54 IP64
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo V30 +1%
89.9%
iQOO Z9 Turbo
89.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Vivo V30 and Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 2630 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
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)		 - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 3 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 720 Adreno 735
GPU shading units 512 768
GPU clock 975 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~998.4 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Vivo V30 and Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo V30
1122
iQOO Z9 Turbo +71%
1923
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo V30
3060
iQOO Z9 Turbo +69%
5179
Compute Score (GPU)
Vivo V30
4147
iQOO Z9 Turbo +151%
10395
Compute Score (GPU) 4147 10395
Single-core score 1122 1923
Multi-core score 3060 5179
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Vivo V30
1026500
iQOO Z9 Turbo +76%
1805187
CPU 409817 561691
GPU 213442 494831
Memory 152247 304465
UX 250994 444200
Total score 1026500 1805187
Samples [9 tests] [22 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 90%
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1077
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]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 9868
Video editing - 6163
Photo editing - 26667
Data manipulation - 12299
Writing score - 14966
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Vivo V30
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-03 (Zac)AnTuTu 111044916
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-01 (Adz)AnTuTu 111079470
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-14 (Shark)AnTuTu 111009012
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-25 (zac)AnTuTu 111030981
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-20 (Ray)AnTuTu 111026500
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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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Memory

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

Software

Operating system Android 14 Android 14
ROM Funtouch 14 OriginOS 4
OS updates 2 years 3 years
Security updates 3 years 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 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 (74% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 17 min)
Full charging time 0:42 hr 0:39 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 12:06 hr -
Watching video 17:09 hr -
Gaming 06:21 hr -
Standby 134 hr -
General battery life
Vivo V30
28:34 hr
iQOO Z9 Turbo
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical 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 (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 119Β° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 50 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/1.9 f/1.8
Focal length 23 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV50E Sony LYT-600
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.95" (β‰ˆ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 15 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 GalaxyCore GC08A3
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.5
Focal length 21 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) 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 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No 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
LTE Cat* 18 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced February 2024 April 2024
Release date March 2024 April 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $449 $375
Successor - Vivo V70 - 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 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
4 (25%)
12 (75%)
Total votes: 16

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