Mid-range · 2021

vivo iQOO Z5

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36 Camera shares the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), 120Hz screen

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.67″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

778G 5G 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 44W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

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In the Real World

See how the vivo iQOO Z5 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

650 nits

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Panda Glass

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

630,356

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, Funtouch 12 (International), OriginOS for iQOO 1.0 (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 11, Funtouch 12 (International), OriginOS for iQOO 1.0 (China)

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Samsung GW3, 1/1.97", 0.7µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE , Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite 5G

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 44 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

44 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

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 BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B28a

5G n1, n5, n8, n28a, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

193 g · 8.5 mm

Height

164.7 mm

Width

76.7 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

Weight

193 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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 13

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

54% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 20 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

630k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 193 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 25 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

630k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

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In the Real World

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.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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