Apple iPhone 13 vs iQOO 9T 5G 256GB

Comparing the Apple iPhone 13 vs iQOO 9T 5G 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 13 runs at a higher processing speed of 3.23 GHz, while iQOO 9T 5G 256GB runs at 3.2 GHz, making Apple iPhone 13 the better performer.

Display: iQOO 9T 5G 256GB offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 6.1 inches, making iQOO 9T 5G 256GB the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 13 features a Super Retina XDR display compared to iQOO 9T 5G 256GB's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 13 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: iQOO 9T 5G 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making iQOO 9T 5G 256GB better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: iQOO 9T 5G 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 12 MP, making iQOO 9T 5G 256GB better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO 9T 5G 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 4700 mAh, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 3227 mAh, making iQOO 9T 5G 256GB better for longer battery life.

Storage: iQOO 9T 5G 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Apple iPhone 13 offers 128 GB, making iQOO 9T 5G 256GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Apple iPhone 13 and iQOO 9T 5G 256GB equally at 8.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 13 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while iQOO 9T 5G 256GB has a rating of 4.4.

Apple iPhone 13

₹45,690

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iQOO 9T 5G 256GB

₹38,999

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Summary

Release Date

17 Sep, 2021

02 Aug, 2022

N/A

Performance


Apple A15 Bionic	Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Hexa Core (upto 3.23 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.1 inches (15.49 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super Retina XDR	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1170x2532 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	12 MP Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


3227 mAh	4700 mAh	6500 mAh
20W Fast Charging	120W Flash Charging	90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Excellent performer
Capable cameras
Long-lasting battery life

Ultimate performance
Good daylight photography
Robust design
120W super fast charging

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Slow wired and wireless charging speeds
No high-refresh rate screen

Low light photography can be improved
No IP rating
Ships with bloatware

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5

(304,284 ratings)

4.4/5

(1,425 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	1,087,055 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	16h 57m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Sep 17, 2021

(Official)

Aug 02, 2022

(Official)

Jun 04, 2026

(Expected)

Operating System

iOS v15

Android v12

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Funtouch OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A15 Bionic

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Hexa Core

3.23 GHz, Dual core, Avalanche 1.82 GHz, Quad core, Blizzard

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.75 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (four-core graphics)

Adreno 730

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

4 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

1,087,055

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

15.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

8.0 %

2.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

21.8 %

25.8 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1170x2532 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1200 nits

N/A

5200 nits

Brightness

N/A

1500 nits

N/A

HBM Brightness

800 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

457 ppi

388 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.89 %

87.51 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with notch

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

146.7 mm

164.5 mm

162.7 mm

Width

71.5 mm

77.1 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

8.3 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

174 grams

207 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Splash proof IP52

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoom 2x Optical Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle1/1.9" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1.7µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.88S5KGN5 ISOCELL Plus

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length

N/A

12 MP
f/1.98

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Apple ProRAW
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera23 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

16 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @60 fps
Full HD @120 fps

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3227 mAh

4700 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 120W Flash Charging 100% in 20 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 57m

N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 33m 17s

0h 17m 38s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.24 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.2

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

Lightning

USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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