Vivo iQOO Neo9

The Vivo iQOO Neo9 has a 163.5 x 75.7 x 8 mm footprint and weighs 190 g, occupying a total volume of 99.0156 cm³. It is a standard, non-folding design without a rugged build, and it carries no water resistance rating.

The iQOO Neo9 features a 6.78″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1260 x 2800 px and a pixel density of 453 ppi, producing a contrast ratio of 8,000,000:1 and a typical brightness of 1400 nits. The display runs at a 144Hz refresh rate with a 300Hz touch sampling rate, and supports both HDR10 and HDR10+, along with an Always-On Display mode. Dolby Vision is not supported, there is no secondary screen, and the panel does not include branded damage-resistant glass.

The iQOO Neo9 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a 4nm chipset with an octa-core CPU configuration running at up to 3.36GHz turbo speed across 8 threads using big.LITTLE technology, and a TDP of 6.3W. It is paired with 16GB of DDR5 RAM at 4200 MHz and 1024GB of internal storage, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 64 GB/s and cache split across 1MB L2 and 8MB L3. The Adreno 740 GPU runs at 970 MHz with 3 execution units and 768 shading units, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, OpenCL 2, and OpenVG 1.2, while driving a single display. The chipset includes integrated LTE, integrated graphics, TrustZone security, multithreading, and 64-bit support, and the device scores 1,598,000 on AnTuTu, 2,027 on Geekbench 6 single-core, and 1,087 on 3DMark Steel Nomad.

The iQOO Neo9 has a dual-lens rear camera system combining a 50MP sensor at f/2.2 and an 8MP sensor at f/1.9, both on a CMOS sensor platform without back-side illumination. Autofocus options include phase-detection, laser, and touch autofocus, with continuous autofocus available during video recording, while optical image stabilization is built in. Manual controls cover ISO, exposure, focus, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is not available; the camera also supports HDR, burst mode, slow-motion video, timelapse, and in-camera panoramas, but does not shoot in RAW format and cannot capture 360-degree panoramas or 3D content. A single LED flash is present on the rear — neither dual-tone nor RGB — while the front camera is a single-lens 16MP unit at f/2.5, mounted in a standard position without an under-display placement, and has no front-facing flash.

The iQOO Neo9 runs on Android 14 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not present. Customization options include theme customization, dynamic theming, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes and app offloading are not available. The OS supports split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, sharing intents, a media picker, full-page screenshots, Live Text, and the ability to play games while they download. It also features on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, customizable notifications, notification permissions, a child lock, multi-user support, battery health check, and device tracking, though Wi-Fi password sharing, Quick Start, and direct OS vendor updates are not supported.

The iQOO Neo9 houses a 5160 mAh rechargeable, non-removable battery with a battery level indicator included. It supports 120W wired fast charging, and a charger is included in the box, though wireless charging is not available.

The iQOO Neo9 features stereo speakers and supports aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Lossless Bluetooth audio codecs, though standard aptX and LDAC are not available. The device does not include a 3.5mm headphone jack, and there is no built-in radio.

The iQOO Neo9 supports 5G connectivity and accommodates two SIM cards, with download speeds reaching 10,000 Mbits/s and upload speeds up to 3,000 Mbits/s. Wi-Fi coverage spans Wi-Fi 4 through Wi-Fi 7 (802.11n/ac/ax/be), and Bluetooth 5.3 is on board alongside NFC. The USB Type-C port operates at USB 2.0, and there is no external memory slot, HDMI output, or DLNA certification. Onboard sensors include a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, GPS with Galileo support, and an infrared sensor, while a fingerprint scanner handles biometric authentication — 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not present. Features such as crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, a heart rate monitor, barometer, ANT+ support, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are all absent, and no stylus is included.

The iQOO Neo9 includes a curved display and a video light, while it does not feature sapphire glass or an e-paper display.