High-end · 2024

vivo iQOO Z9s

Our Take

CPU capability matches upper-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A37. Same-source Kimovil Antutu v10 AnTuTu evidence is also available. Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A36's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (5500mAh)

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

6.77″ AMOLED · 120Hz

7300 8 / 128 GB

5500 mAh 44W charging

50 MP 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6

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Full specifications

Display

6.77″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2392 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.77"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2392 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1800 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Schott Xensation

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 7300 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Mali-G615 MC2

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 7300 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

708,000

Kimovil · Antutu v10

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Mali-G615 MC2

Process

4 nm

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

4xCortex A78 2.5GHz + 4xCortex A55 2.0GHz

Software & updates

Android 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 14 · 2-year support

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 14, up to 2 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 14

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 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

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX882, 1/1.95", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A36 , Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

5500 mAh · 44 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5500 mAh

Wired charging

44 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

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 B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8, B28b

5G n1, n5, n8, n28b, n40, n77, n78

Build & Design

180 g · 7.5 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

163.7 mm

Width

75.0 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

Weight

180 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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 16

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.77″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2392 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

54% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

708k vs 1.7M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

180 g vs 170 g

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

38% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 25 W charging · 5,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.77″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

708k vs 1.7M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Same AnTuTu version, different test sources - treat this as a rough comparison.

Full comparison

Where to buy

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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.

Apple iPhone 16

Samsung Galaxy S24

Where to buy

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