iQOO unveiled the iQOO Z9 immediately, and we acquired to spend a while with its Brushed Inexperienced coloration model, so let’s have a look at what it is all about.
The iQOO Z9 includes a 6.67″ FullHD+ AMOLED show with a 120Hz refresh price, 300Hz contact sampling price for gaming, and 1,200Hz instantaneous contact sampling price. The panel has HDR assist with 1,800 nits peak brightness and might show 16.7 million colours. You additionally get 4D Recreation Vibration and Movement Management gaming options we have beforehand seen on costlier iQOO smartphones.
The iQOO Z9’s AMOLED show – protected by DragonTrail Star 2 Plus glass – additionally has a centered punch-hole for the 16MP selfie digicam. It makes use of Samsung’s S5K3P9SP04-FGX9 sensor with an f/2.0 aperture and is surrounded by a metallic ring, which provides substance to the design. However that is one thing you’d solely discover when wanting intently.
Moreover, the display has a fingerprint scanner embedded, which we discovered to be quick and correct within the time we spent with it. Nevertheless, like many different smartphones, the iQOO Z9’s fingerprint scanner can also be positioned nearer to the underside bezel, making it tough to succeed in. Putting it larger would have made the unlocking expertise extra snug, particularly for customers with small fingers.
Across the again, we now have a squircle-shaped shiny, plasticky protruding module housing a flash and two protruding cameras – 50MP main and 2MP depth with f/1.79 and f/2.4 apertures, respectively. The first digicam makes use of the Sony IMX882 sensor and has OIS and EIS. It will probably file 1080p movies at as much as 60FPS, whereas 4K recording is capped at 30FPS.
The shiny digicam module appears to be like good however it’s a mud magnet and will get smudged shortly, necessitating fixed wiping.
That mentioned, the iQOO Z9’s again cowl has an AG end that’s proof against fingerprints. Our Brushed Inexperienced model flaunts an fascinating brushed sample, which appears to be like cool, particularly when the panel displays gentle at completely different angles.
Nevertheless, the iQOO Z9’s flat frames and rear panel may make it uncomfortable to carry for some folks. Utilizing a again cowl with curved edges like those we have seen on the iQOO 12 and iQOO Neo9 Professional would’ve been a greater concept since these telephones are extra snug to carry regardless of having flat frames.
Talking of, the iQOO Z9 sports activities an influence button and quantity rocker on its right-side body, with the USB-C port situated on the backside. It is joined by a speaker, microphone, and hybrid SIM slot. Up prime is the secondary mic. The three.5mm headphone jack we had on the iQOO Z8 is faraway from the Z9, however you do get stereo audio system.
iQOO Z9’s ports and controls
The iQOO Z9 is powered by the Dimensity 7200 SoC, paired with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM. The smartphone has 128GB/256GB of UFS 2.2 storage onboard, expandable as much as 1TB by way of a microSD card. It runs Android 14-based Funtouch OS 14 out of the field, and iQOO has promised two years of Android model and three years of safety updates.
The remainder of the iQOO Z9’s highlights embody 5G connectivity, an IP54 ranking, Hi-Res Audio, and a 5,000 mAh battery with 44W charging. The battery is marketed to cost as much as 50% in 31 minutes.
The iQOO Z9 will go on sale in India beginning March 13 for Amazon Prime members with a base worth of INR19,999 ($240/€220). Open gross sales starting a day later, however availability in different markets is but to be confirmed.
