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iQOO Neo9
iQOO's Neo9 is a China-market gaming phone that went on sale in December 2023 from CNY 2,299, so it is nearly three years old. It pairs the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the in-house Q1 chip with a 6.78-inch 1.5K 144Hz LTPO AMOLED display, a 5160mAh-equivalent dual-cell battery with 120W charging and a 50MP Sony IMX920 OIS main camera. It is a different phone from the Dimensity 9300 Neo9 Pro.
Pros
- Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 on a 4nm process with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.0 storage, plus iQOO's in-house Q1 gaming chip
- 120W wired charging, rated by iQOO at 40% in 9 minutes, with a dual-cell 5160mAh-equivalent battery
- 6.78-inch 1.5K LTPO AMOLED with 1-144Hz adaptive refresh and 1400-nit global peak brightness
- 50MP Sony IMX920 main camera with OIS and 8K video recording
- Wi-Fi 7, NFC and stereo speakers with an X-axis linear motor
Cons
- China-market launch with no US price
- Only an 8MP ultra-wide beside the main camera, and no telephoto lens
- USB 2.0 Type-C port and no 3.5mm headphone jack; vivo's spec sheet lists no IP rating
- Launched in December 2023 on Android 14, with no OS update pledge on vivo's spec sheet
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iQOO Neo9
Display
- Screen size
- 6.78 ″
- Panel type
- LTPO AMOLED
- Resolution
- 1260x2800
- Pixel density
- 452 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 144 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,400 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 93.4 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- AnTuTu 11
- 1,720,998Bottom 46%
- AnTuTu 11 (CPU)
- 521,603Bottom 44%
- AnTuTu 11 (GPU)
- 421,367Bottom 38%
- AnTuTu 11 (Memory)
- 326,829Top 43%
- AnTuTu 11 (UX)
- 451,199Bottom 48%
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB
- Storage options
- 256GB/512GB/1TB
- Storage type
- UFS 4.0
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.88
- Ultra-wide
- 8 MP
- Max video
- 8K
- Front camera
- 16 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 5,160 mAh
- Wired charging
- 120 W
Design
- Weight
- 196 g
- Thickness
- 8 mm
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
- eSIM
- No
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 14 (OriginOS 4)
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the iQOO Neo9 good in 2026?
The iQOO Neo9 earns an Inno Score of 65/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. iQOO's Neo9 is a China-market gaming phone that went on sale in December 2023 from CNY 2,299, so it is nearly three years old. It pairs the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and the in-house Q1 chip with a 6.78-inch 1.5K 144Hz LTPO AMOLED display, a 5160mAh-equivalent dual-cell battery with 120W charging and a 50MP Sony IMX920 OIS main camera. It is a different phone from the Dimensity 9300 Neo9 Pro.
What is the iQOO Neo9 AnTuTu score?
The iQOO Neo9 scores 1,720,998 points in AnTuTu 11 (CPU 521,603, GPU 421,367, Memory 326,829, UX 451,199). That puts it in the top 55% of the 237 AnTuTu 11 results in this category in our database.
What are the key specs of the iQOO Neo9?
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 · Screen size: 6.78 ″ · Capacity: 5,160 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the iQOO Neo9?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are HONOR Power2, Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8, vivo S19 Pro — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
