Older flagship · 2022

vivo iQOO 9 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Google Pixel 8a Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy S23's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 120W fast charging

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Cooling system

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.78″ AMOLED · 120Hz

8 Gen 1 8 / 256 GB

4700 mAh 120W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the vivo iQOO 9 Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.78″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1440 × 3200 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.78"

Panel type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 3200 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Adaptive refresh

LTPO · varies 1–120 Hz

Battery-smart

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1000 nits

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Panda Glass

Performance

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.0 GHz · Adreno 730

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

1,220,032

v10

GeekBench

3,708

Graphics test

GFXBench 46 fps

CPU

8-core, 3.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 730

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x3.0GHz Cortex X2 + 3x2.5GHz Cortex A710 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 12, Funtouch 12 (International), OriginOS Ocean (China) · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, Funtouch 12 (International), OriginOS Ocean (China)

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Telephoto

16 MP f/2.2

Ultrawide

50 MP f/2.3

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Samsung GN5, 1/1.57", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy S23 , Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

8K video, optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, laser AF

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

4700 mAh · 120 W wired · 50 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4700 mAh

Lab endurance

97:00h

Wired charging

120 W

Fast

Wireless charging

50 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-24.8 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-24.8 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, BC1, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

204 g · 8.8 mm

Height

164.8 mm

Width

75.2 mm

Thickness

8.8 mm

Weight

204 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Audio

117 / 200

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Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1440 × 3200 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

Better video capture

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 16 MP vs 12 MP selfie

43% larger battery capacity

120 W vs 18 W charging · 4,700 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

1.2M vs 1.4M AnTuTu

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 204 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

1440 × 3200 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · 6.78″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher benchmark score

1.2M vs 1.0M AnTuTu · High-end vs Upper mid-range tier

27% larger battery capacity

120 W vs 25 W charging · 4,700 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 204 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

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