iQOO 9 & 9 Pro have been made official in China. Both devices were leaked ahead of the official announcement. Most leaks have turned out to be true. The Vivo sub-brand has managed to give us great flagship phones with striking designs.
iQOO 9
iQOO 9 is the base model. It comes with the latest Snapdragon 8Gen1. The triple-camera setup has a 50MP main sensor. It is accompanied by a 13MP ultra-wide and a 12MP lens. The selfie shooter will be a 16MP shooter. iQOO 9 series has arrived with the world’s first implementation of the GN5 Micro PTZ 2.0 sensor. Moreover, the display is a 6.78″ Samsung E5 OLED display. It has a 120Hz smooth refresh rate and HDR10+ support. iQOO 9 packs a 4700 mAh battery. Furthermore, it supports 120W fast wired charging. The device has up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB of fast UFS 3.1 storage. It will run Android 12 out of the box. Moreover, the device weighs 206g and is 8.37mm thick.
iQOO 9 supports Bluetooth 5.2, WiFi 6, NFC, and the display has 1500 nits of peak brightness. The most intriguing thing is the design. The bezels are minimal and symmetrical and look great on the flat display. Lastly, the base 8+128 model will cost you CNY 3999. While the 12+512 model is priced at CNY 4799.
iQOO 9 Pro
iQOO 9 Pro will be the higher-end variant in this series. It also has the latest chip from Qualcomm, 8Gen1. The camera setup has the same main 50MP sensor. However, instead of the ultra-wide 13MP sensor, it has a 50MP fish-eye lens. The third lens is a 16MP sensor. The front camera will be the same 16MP sensor as the iQOO 9. Furthermore, the display is a 6.78″ 2K curved E5 OLED LTPO screen with 10bit color and 120Hz refresh rate. In addition, it has 1500 nits of peak brightness and HDR 10+ support. For the battery, it will pack a 4700 mAh battery. Moreover, it will arrive with 120W fast wired charging as well as 50W fast wireless charging.
The device will weigh 202g and will be 8.83mm or 9.21mm thick depending on color. Lastly, the base 8+128 model will cost you CNY 4999. While the top-end 12+512 will cost you CNY 5999.
