Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 vs iQOO 9 Pro 5G

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 vs iQOO 9 Pro 5G 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: iQOO 9 Pro 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,613, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 scores 2,071, making iQOO 9 Pro 5G the better performer.


Display: iQOO 9 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 offers 6.7 inches, making iQOO 9 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 features a Dynamic AMOLED display compared to iQOO 9 Pro 5G's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: iQOO 9 Pro 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 offers 12 MP, making iQOO 9 Pro 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: iQOO 9 Pro 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 offers 10 MP, making iQOO 9 Pro 5G better for front camera photography.


Battery: iQOO 9 Pro 5G delivers longer battery life with 13h 39m, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 delivers 10h 04m, making iQOO 9 Pro 5G the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: iQOO 9 Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 offers 128 GB, making iQOO 9 Pro 5G the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while iQOO 9 Pro 5G is rated 7.


User Rating: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while iQOO 9 Pro 5G has a rating of 4.1.

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Summary

Release Date

24 Aug, 2021
23 Feb, 2022
N/A

Performance

Snapdragon 888
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Main Display

6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.78 inches (17.22 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2640 px (FHD)
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

1.9 inches (4.83 cm)
N/A
N/A
260x512 px
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A
16 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2.5x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

10 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

3300 mAh
4700 mAh
6500 mAh
15W Fast Charging
120W Flash Charging
90W Turbo Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Stylish, compact design
  • Durability enhancements
  • Larger Cover screen is useful
  • Fun to use
  • Stunning design
  • Captivating display
  • Excellent performance
  • Charges stupendously fast
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Camera quality cannot match peers
  • Average battery life
  • Slow charging speeds
  • Careful handling required
  • No IP rating
  • Cannot relay HDR media via Netflix
  • Lots of bloatware
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(8,716 ratings)
4.1/5
(1,332 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

675,661
AnTuTu Score
993,826
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
13h 39m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Aug 24, 2021
(Official)
Feb 23, 2022
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v12
Android v16

OS Updates

4 Year
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

5 Year
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Funtouch OS
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680
Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 2.5 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 1.8 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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660
Adreno 730
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB
8 GB / 12 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
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.

675,661
993,826
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

19.0 s
17.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %
5.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

15.9 %
23.0 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED
AMOLED (Curved Display)
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.78 inches  (17.22 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2640 px (FHD)
1440x3200 px (QHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1200 nits
1500 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

22:9
20:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

426 ppi
518 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.82 %
89.55 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
92.22 %
96.8 %

Design

Height

166 mm
164.8 mm
162.7 mm

Width

72.2 mm
75.2 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm
8.8 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

183 grams
204 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A
Back: Plastic

Form Factor

Clamshell
N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IPX8 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view27 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.75 Wide Angle1/1.57" sensor size S5KGN5 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.27 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.7" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
N/A
16 MP
f/2.23 Telephoto Camera60 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED 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
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
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 @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @960 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video
Dual Video Recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1.22µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3300 mAh
4700 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 26 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 120W Flash Charging 100% in 20 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
Yes
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
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.

10h 04m
13h 39m
N/A

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

1h 25m 28s
0h 0m 0s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N28 / N66
TDD N41 / N77 / N78 / N79
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) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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 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)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
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)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
Ultrasonic
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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