Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo

The Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo has a non-folding, non-rugged body measuring 163.7 × 76 × 8 mm and weighing 194.9 g, with a total volume of 99.53 cm³. It carries an IP64 rating, meaning it offers protection against dust and water splashing from any direction, though it is not fully submersible. The device is rated to operate across a temperature range of -20 °C to 50 °C, giving it reasonable resilience in both cold and warm environments.

The iQOO Z9 Turbo features a 6.78″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1260 × 2800 px and a pixel density of 453 ppi, delivering sharp and detailed visuals. The panel runs at a 144Hz refresh rate paired with a 300Hz touch sampling rate, and reaches a brightness of 4500 nits with a contrast ratio of 6,000,000:1. It supports HDR10 and includes an Always-On Display mode, though HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and branded damage-resistant glass are not part of the specification. There is no secondary screen, and the device does not have a foldable form factor.

The iQOO Z9 Turbo is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, a 4 nm chipset with a multi-core CPU configuration of 1 × 3 GHz, 4 × 2.8 GHz, and 3 × 2 GHz, supported by big.LITTLE technology, multithreading, 64-bit processing, and a TDP of 12.5W. Graphics are handled by the Adreno 735 GPU running at 1100 MHz with 3 execution units, supporting DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.3, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenVG 1.2, with integrated LTE also built into the SoC. The device comes with 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM at 4800 MHz and 512 GB of internal storage (eMMC 5.1), with a maximum supported memory of 24 GB, a memory bandwidth of 64 GB/s, and external storage expandable up to 1 TB. Cache configuration includes 1 MB of L2 and 8 MB of L3 cache, and the chip includes ARM TrustZone for hardware-level security. Benchmark results place the device at an AnTuTu score of 1,523,879, Geekbench 6 single-core and multi-core scores of 2,019 and 5,570 respectively, 3DMark Wild Life of 11,307, Wild Life Extreme of 3,251, Steel Nomad of 1,052, PCMark Work 3.0 performance of 12,689, and a PCMark battery result of 1,390 minutes.

The iQOO Z9 Turbo features a dual-lens rear camera system combining a 50 MP lens at f/1.8 with a 2 MP lens at f/2.4, backed by optical image stabilization, phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video, and a dual-LED flash. The main camera supports 4K video recording at 60 fps with HDR10, as well as slow-motion video, timelapse, panorama, burst mode, and manual controls for exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, though optical zoom, manual shutter speed, RAW capture, laser autofocus, 360° panorama, Dolby Vision recording, BSI sensor, CMOS sensor, and 3D recording are not available. On the front, there is a single 8 MP camera at f/2.5 — without a secondary lens, an under-display placement, or a front-facing flash.

The iQOO Z9 Turbo runs Android 14 and includes a broad set of privacy controls, covering clipboard warnings, location privacy options, and camera/microphone access management, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not supported. On the customization side, the OS offers theme customization, dynamic theming, dark mode, an extra dim mode, customizable notifications, widgets, and a media picker, while focus modes, app offloading, Wi-Fi password sharing, and Quick Start are absent. Usability features include split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, Live Text, sharing intents, a child lock, multi-user support, and the ability to play games while they download. The system also supports on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, and device tracking, and is free and open source, though it does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor and cannot be used as a PC.

The iQOO Z9 Turbo houses a rechargeable 6000 mAh battery with a built-in level indicator and support for 80W wired fast charging. The battery is non-removable and does not support wireless charging.

The iQOO Z9 Turbo includes stereo speakers and supports aptX, aptX HD, and aptX Adaptive for wireless audio over Bluetooth, though aptX Lossless and LDAC are not available. The device does not have a 3.5 mm headphone jack, and there is no built-in radio.

The iQOO Z9 Turbo supports 5G connectivity alongside a dual SIM slot, Wi-Fi 4/5/6, and Bluetooth 5.4, with download and upload speeds reaching 10,000 Mbits/s and 3,500 Mbits/s respectively. The device connects via USB Type-C (USB 2.0) and includes NFC, a fingerprint scanner, an external memory slot, and GPS with Galileo satellite support. On-board sensors cover a gyroscope, accelerometer, and compass, while a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and ANT+ are not included. Security options are limited to the fingerprint scanner, as 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are absent, and there is no stylus, HDMI output, built-in projector, crash detection, satellite SOS, or DLNA certification.

The iQOO Z9 Turbo includes a video light for recording in low-light conditions, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.