The Pro model keeps the same screen size of its sibling but makes it curved and hikes the resolution all the way up to 1440x3200. The refresh rate is the same at 120 Hz but this is an LTPO 2.0 panel, which means it should be able to vary it from 1 Hz to 120 Hz dynamically.
The SoC at the helm is unchanged too, as
is the main rear camera. However, the ultrawide here is a 50 MP one with a
150-degree field-of-view (which would be record-breaking had the Realme GT 2
Pro not been announced first). As for the tele, that's a 16 MP unit with 2.5x
optical zoom. The selfie snapper stays the same though.
Also unchanged is the 4,700 mAh battery
with 120W wired charging, but the iQOO 9 Pro also gets 50W wireless charging
and 10W reverse wireless charging support. Like its sibling, it too runs
OriginOS Ocean based on Android 12. Weirdly enough, the Pro loses one color
option and, as you can see, settles for two instead of three.
This model can be yours for CNY 4,999
(US$ 786 or € 695) with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, CNY 5,499 (US$ 865 or € 763)
with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, and finally if you want to go all in for
the 12/512GB model you'll have to pay CNY 5,999 (US$ 943 or € 834). Sales for both
devices start in China on January 12.