The iQOO brand has a trio of new devices aimed at the midrange segment. Z9 Turbo leads the pack with its iQOO 12-inspired design, Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset and 6,000 mAh battery with 80W fast charging. The vanilla Z9, not to be confused with the one launched in India, features a Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 chip and the same 6,000 mAh battery and 80W fast charging. The Z9x is the affordable entry with Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC and 44W charging.
iQOO Z9 Turbo and Z9 feature 6.78-inch
AMOLED displays with FHD+ resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. Both phones pack
16MP front-facing cameras and embedded fingerprint scanners. Z9x gets a
6.72-inch IPS LCD with a 120Hz refresh rate and an 8MP selfie cam. Z9 Turbo and
Z9 house 50MP LYT-600 main sensors with the former also getting an 8MP
ultrawide lens while the latter gets a 2MP depth helper. Z9x comes with a 50MP
main shooter and 2MP depth sensor.
Z9 Turbo is the most capable performer out
of the bunch thanks to its Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset which is also paired
with a display chip that takes some strain off the chipset during intensive
gaming sessions. Z9 Turbo also gets a larger vapor chamber, faster UFS 4.0 storage
and LPDDR5X RAM compared to UFS 2.2 and LPDDR4X on the Z9 and Z9x. All three
phones boot OriginOS 4 based on Android 14 and come with IP64 ingress
protection
iQOO Z9 Turbo starts at CNY 1,999 ($275)
in its 12/256GB trim and comes in black, white and green colors. Open sales in
China are scheduled to begin on April 29. iQOO Z9 is available in the same
three colors and has a starting price of CNY 1,499 (US$ 207) for the 8/128GB
model.
iQOO Z9x is also available in black,
white, and green and starts at CNY 1,299 (US$ 180). iQOO Z9 and Z9x are expected
to launch internationally tomorrow in Malaysia.
