iQOO has launched its iQOO Z9x 5G smartphone in the Indian smartphone market. If we look at its features, it reminds us of a popular vivo smartphone which was launched in Indian nearly a month ago. Read this article to know the specifications of this phone and if you should buy it or not!
Specifications of iQOO Z9x 5G
iQOO is known to provide best specifications in low price and so is the case with this one. It also packs some unbelievable specs for its price.
Here are the detailed specifications of iQOO Z9x 5G –
Display
iQOO Z9x 5G comes with 6.72-inch IPS LCD display with 120Hz refresh rate support and upto 1000nits peak brightness and with a punch hole cut out for the front camera.
Build and Design
This iQOO smartphone has a polycarbonate back panel and a polycarbonate frame. It’s 8mm thick and weighs 199 g. The weight of this phone is less considering the big 6000mAh battery that it packs inside. It’s is IP64 water and dust resistant and has a 3.5mm jack too.
Battery & Charging
It has a 6000mAh battery with 44W charging support. The battery of this phone is one of its key features as usually you get only 5000mAh battery at this price range. This 6000mAh will last atleast 1.5-2 days on normal usage.
Software
Talking about the software, the iQOO Z9x comes with Funtouch OS based on Android 14 out of the box. Brand is promising to provide 2 years of Android updates and 3 years of security patches with this smartphone.
If we look at iQOO’s update history, they always been consistent with their updates and they provide timely updates even to their old devices so that’s a good thing about this phone that you will receive timely updates.
Audio & Haptics
iQOO Z9x has a set of dual speakers which is rare in this price range. Talking about the haptics, it has the spring type haptics which are normal at this price.
RAM & Storage
It has LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.2 storage. RAM and storage both are fast enough for this price range but some of the phones in the competition are providing UFS 3.1 storage which is faster. So, if you want a faster storage than UFS 2.2 then you can check the other options.
Performance – Biggest Pro?
Performance of this phone is something that makes it standout in its price range. It comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 chipset which is a very powerful processor based on 4nm architecture and has Adreno 710 GPU. It’s an octa core chipset which has 4 cores Cortex-A78 clocked at 2.2 GHz and 4 cores Cortex-A55 clocked at 2.0 GHz. If we look at the other smartphones which have this processor, most of them are priced above 20k price.
Cameras
It come with a dual rear camera setup at the back with a 50MP main sensor and a 2MP macro camera sensor. Talking about the selfie camera, it is equipped with an 8MP lens. The camera performance is decent for its price. The main camera can record videos upto 4k30fps and the front camera can record videos upto 1080p30fps. You can watch comparison videos of this phone with other smartphones of this price on YouTube.
Also Read: iQOO Z9 5G Initial Impression: Looks impressive
Price & Availability
iQOO Z9x 5G will be available in two colours – Tornado Green and Storm Grey. It will be available in three variants – 4GB+128GB for Rs 12,999, 6GB+128GB for Rs 14,499 and 8GB+128GB for Rs 15,999.
Cash discounts are available on ICICI bank cards which will make the effective starting price 11,999 for the base variant.
It will be sold exclusively through Amazon and Its first sale in on 21st May at 12 PM.
iQOO Z9x 5G a rebranded vivo T3x 5G?
Yes, iQOO Z9x 5G is a rebranded vivo T3x 5G which is sold through Flipkart but it doesn’t matter much. Both the phones are of same brand. The main thing that matters the most is that which smartphone is providing the best value package for its price. Even 1000 Rs cheaper or costlier price can change the value of the phone. This phone is available for Rs 500 cheaper than vivo T3x 5G and if you are planning to buy the vivo T3x 5G, we would suggest you to buy this instead. It’s the same phone but for Rs 500 cheaper price.
Wrapping Up
That was all about the newly launched iQOO Z9x 5G smartphone. We hope that this article was useful for you. Tell us in the comments what do you think about this phone and keep visiting GizmoGeek Hub for more such articles.
