iPhone Air vs iQOO Z9 (China)
76.8Performance53.5
64.7Display82.1
44.7Camera30.7
46.9Battery70.4
73.3Features86.7
11 spec wins — iPhone Air8 spec wins — iQOO Z9 (China)
InnoReviews verdict
This one is close to a dead heat: iPhone Air scores 61.6 against 61.4 for iQOO Z9 (China). Pick by the categories that matter to you — iPhone Air edges ahead in performance and camera, or by price.
Which would you pick?
Key differences
Reasons to pick the iPhone Air
- Stronger performance score: 77 vs 54
- Stronger camera score: 45 vs 31
- 305% higher AnTuTu 11 (GPU): 617,312 vs 152,277
- 75% higher AnTuTu: 1,709,647 vs 978,328
- 63% higher AnTuTu 11 (UX): 451,633 vs 277,375
Reasons to pick the iQOO Z9 (China)
- Stronger display score: 82 vs 65
- Stronger battery score: 70 vs 47
- Stronger features score: 87 vs 73
- 300% higher Wired charging: 80 W vs 20 W
- 91% higher capacity: 6,000 mAh vs 3,149 mAh
Display
| Spec | iPhone Air | iQOO Z9 (China) |
|---|---|---|
| Screen size | 6.5 ″ | 6.78 ″+4% |
| Panel type | LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED | AMOLED |
| Resolution | 1260x2736 | 2800x1260 |
| Pixel density | 460 ppi+2% | 453 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz+20% |
| Peak brightness | 3,000 nits | 4,500 nits+50% |
| Screen-to-body | 89.9 % | 93.4 %+4% |
Performance
| Spec | iPhone Air | iQOO Z9 (China) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Apple A19 Pro | Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 |
| AnTuTu 11 | 1,709,647+75%Bottom 46% | 978,328Bottom 24% |
| AnTuTu 11 (CPU) | 404,628Bottom 34% | 403,153Bottom 33% |
| AnTuTu 11 (GPU) | 617,312+305%Top 49% | 152,277Bottom 22% |
| AnTuTu 11 (Memory) | 236,074+62%Bottom 41% | 145,523Bottom 9% |
| AnTuTu 11 (UX) | 451,633+63%Bottom 48% | 277,375Bottom 24% |
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 3,775Top 2% | — |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 9,497Top 11% | — |
| Wild Life Extreme stability | 61 %Bottom 27% | — |
| RAM (max) | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage options | 256/512GB/1TB | 128GB/256GB/512GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 2.2 |
Camera
| Spec | iPhone Air | iQOO Z9 (China) |
|---|---|---|
| Main camera | 48 MP | 50 MP+4% |
| Main aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.79 |
| Optical zoom | 2 x | — |
| Max video | 4K@60fps | 4K@30fps |
| Front camera | 18 MP+13% | 16 MP |
| OIS | Yes | No |
Battery
| Spec | iPhone Air | iQOO Z9 (China) |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 3,149 mAh | 6,000 mAh+91% |
| Wired charging | 20 W | 80 W+300% |
| Wireless charging | 20 W | — |
| Active use endurance | 12.7 h | — |
Design
| Spec | iPhone Air | iQOO Z9 (China) |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 165 g+15% | 195 g |
| Thickness | 5.6 mm+29% | 8 mm |
| IP rating | IP68 | IP64 |
| Frame material | Titanium | — |
Connectivity
| Spec | iPhone Air | iQOO Z9 (China) |
|---|---|---|
| 5G | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| NFC | Yes | Yes |
| USB | USB-C 2.0 | USB-C 2.0 |
| eSIM | Yes | No |
Software
| Spec | iPhone Air | iQOO Z9 (China) |
|---|---|---|
| OS at launch | iOS 26 | Android 14 (OriginOS 4) |
Audio
| Spec | iPhone Air | iQOO Z9 (China) |
|---|---|---|
| Stereo speakers | No | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No | No |