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Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 vs Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo

64 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3
VS
71 out of 100
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on April 10, 2024, against the Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo, which is powered by the same chip 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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  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 Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 80W)
  • Weighs 15.9 grams less
Reasons to consider the Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
  • Comes with 1000 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
  • Reverse charging feature

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 and Vivo 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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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
112.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
120.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi Turbo 3
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iQOO Z9 Turbo

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.67 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1260 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 446 ppi 453 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max rated brightness 2400 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR - 4500 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 480 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 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

Design and build

Height 160.5 mm (6.32 inches) 163.72 mm (6.45 inches)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) 75.88 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 7.98 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 179 g (6.31 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 Black, Gray, Green White, Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi Turbo 3 +1%
89.9%
iQOO Z9 Turbo
89.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 and Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 3000 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 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) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 735 Adreno 735
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3 and Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi Turbo 3
8764
iQOO Z9 Turbo +19%
10395
Compute Score (GPU) 8764 10395
Single-core score 1941 1923
Multi-core score 4989 5179
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi Turbo 3 +1%
1823082
iQOO Z9 Turbo
1805187
CPU 539993 561691
GPU 540836 494831
Memory 339845 304465
UX 402408 444200
Total score 1823082 1805187
Samples [22 tests] [22 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 92% 90%
Graphics test 8 FPS 8 FPS
Graphics score 1041 1077
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 19 FPS 19 FPS
Section 1 22 FPS 22 FPS
Section 2 19 FPS 19 FPS
Section 3 16 FPS 16 FPS
Graphics score 5021 4992
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 90% 82%
Graphics test 18 FPS 18 FPS
Graphics score 3019 3116
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi Turbo 3 +25%
15526
iQOO Z9 Turbo
12447
Web score 14506 9868
Video editing 7662 6163
Photo editing 27100 26667
Data manipulation 15136 12299
Writing score 19378 14966
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (Darling)AnTuTu1770132
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (Mikoyan)AnTuTu1883674
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-03 (maybe_just_alf)GeekBench CPU1844 / 4818
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-15 (Chris)AnTuTu1844259
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-07 (Đẑt)GeekBench GPU9579
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Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-12 (Art1452)AnTuTu1599837
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-25 (Plambi)AnTuTu1742157
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 (Kostelom42)AnTuTu1745140
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-20 (Alex777)AnTuTu1836521
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-18 (Subaru)AnTuTu1758061
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 4200 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 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 14
ROM HyperOS 2.0 OriginOS 4
OS updates - 3 years
Security updates - 4 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 12 min) Yes (50% in 17 min)
Full charging time 0:35 hr 0:39 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution - 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/1.6 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 Sony IMX355 GalaxyCore GC08A3
Sensor size 1/4.0" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch) 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.14 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 16 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Sensor Omnivision OV20B Samsung S5K3P9
Sensor size - 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (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
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
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS 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
LTE Cat* 20 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

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

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2024 April 2024
Release date April 2024 April 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $350 $375
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi Turbo 4 - 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, 90 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

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Total votes: 958

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Papaya November 21, 2024 at 02:13 AM
What their os and ui experience? Which is better?
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Ash April 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
On the iqoo it has originOS, on the Redmi it has hyperOS, for me the origin of more smooth.
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Zetas October 9, 2024 at 01:06 AM
Z9 Turbo, Origin Os >>>>> Miui/Hyper Os no brainer.
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Benja July 10, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Iqoo z9 turbo ☠️ gaming
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Redoy October 27, 2024 at 02:04 AM
Touch response very poor πŸ₯²
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