Older high-end · 2022

vivo iQOO 9 SE

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37 Camera shares the vivo X50 Pro's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 66W fast charging

Extras Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.62″ AMOLED · 120Hz

888 5G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 66W charging

48 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.62″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.62"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

863 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Panda Glass

Performance

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 660

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

Launch class

High-end

AnTuTu

877,600

v10

GeekBench

3,442

Graphics test

GFXBench 64 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 660

Process

5 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex X1 2.84GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, Funtouch 12 · 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

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

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

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX598, 1/2", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

vivo X50 Pro , vivo X60

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 66 W wired

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

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

87:00h

Wired charging

66 W

Fast

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.1 LUFS) · Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.1 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), 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 works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

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 B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

199 g · 8.4 mm

Height

163.2 mm

Width

76.4 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

Weight

199 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

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 2 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.62″ vs 6.1″ screen

37% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 18 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

878k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 199 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

22% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.62″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

878k vs 1.0M AnTuTu

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 199 g vs 167 g

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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

How it stacks up against the rest.

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