Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus

The Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus has a non-folding, non-rugged body measuring 163.7 × 75.9 × 8 mm and weighing 196 g, giving it a relatively slim and manageable form factor. It carries an IP65 rating, confirming resistance to dust and water. The device is rated to operate in temperatures ranging from -20 °C to 50 °C, covering a broad range of environmental conditions.

The Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus uses a touchscreen OLED/AMOLED panel measuring 6.78″ with a resolution of 1260 x 2800 px and a pixel density of 453 ppi. It supports a 144Hz refresh rate alongside a 300Hz touch sampling rate, and reaches a typical brightness of 1300 nits with a contrast ratio of 8,000,000:1. The display is compatible with HDR10 and HDR10+ but does not support Dolby Vision, and it includes an Always-On Display mode. There is no secondary screen, and the panel does not feature branded damage-resistant glass.

The Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus is powered by the Mediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus chipset, built on a 4 nm process with 22,700 million transistors and an 8-thread CPU configuration running at up to 3.4 GHz on its prime core, supported by big.LITTLE and HMP technologies. It comes with 16GB of DDR5 RAM running at 4800 MHz across two memory channels, offering a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s, and supports up to 24GB total memory alongside 512GB of internal storage expandable up to 1024GB. Graphics are handled by the integrated Arm Immortalis-G720 MC12 GPU clocked at 1300 MHz, with support for DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The chipset also includes integrated LTE, operates in 64-bit mode, and the processor cache is arranged as 8 MB L2 and 18 MB L3. Benchmark results stand at 2,387,700 on AnTuTu, 7,547 on Geekbench 6 multi-core, and 2,302 on Geekbench 6 single-core, while hardware-level multithreading is not supported.

The Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus features a dual-lens rear camera system with a 50 MP primary sensor at f/1.8 and a 2 MP secondary lens at f/2.4, both using CMOS sensors without back-side illumination. The main camera supports optical image stabilization, phase-detection autofocus, touch autofocus, continuous autofocus during video, and burst mode, while manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance — though manual shutter speed is absent. It can shoot in RAW format, capture panoramas, and record time-lapses, but does not support 360° panoramas, laser autofocus, or 3D capture. Video recording reaches 4K at 60 fps with HDR10 support, plus slow-motion recording, while Dolby Vision recording is not available. The rear flash uses two LEDs in a non-dual-tone, non-RGB configuration. On the front, there is a single-lens 8 MP camera at f/2.5 without an under-display placement, a front-facing flash, or a multi-lens arrangement.

The Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus 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 absent. Customization options include theme customization, dynamic theming, dark mode, extra dim mode, and widget support, while focus modes and app offloading are not available. The OS supports split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, a media picker, sharing intents, customizable notifications, and Live Text selection. It also features on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, phone tracking, a child lock, multi-user support, and a battery health check. Games can be played while downloading, and Wi-Fi password sharing and Quick Start are not supported. Direct OS updates from the vendor are not provided, and the platform is noted as free and open source.

The Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus houses a 6400 mAh rechargeable battery with a built-in level indicator, offering a sizeable capacity for a smartphone. It supports 80W fast charging, though wireless charging is not available. The battery is non-removable and is not designed to be replaced by the user.

The Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus includes stereo speakers and supports a strong range of Bluetooth audio codecs, including aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, and LDAC, though aptX Lossless is not available. There is no 3.5 mm headphone jack and no built-in radio.

The Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus supports 5G connectivity and accommodates two SIM cards, with download speeds reaching 10,000 Mbit/s and upload speeds up to 7,000 Mbit/s. Wi-Fi coverage spans Wi-Fi 4 through Wi-Fi 7 (802.11n/ac/ax/be), and Bluetooth 5.4 is on board alongside NFC. The USB Type-C port operates at USB 2.0 speeds, and there is no external memory slot, HDMI output, or DLNA certification. For navigation, the device includes GPS with Galileo support, a compass, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer, while a barometer, infrared sensor, heart rate monitor, and ANT+ are all absent. Security is handled by a fingerprint scanner, with no iris scanner, 3D facial recognition, or crash detection present. Additional features such as satellite SOS, a built-in projector, a stylus, motion tracking, and optical tracking are not included.

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