iQOO 9 vs OnePlus 9

Comparing the iQOO 9 vs OnePlus 9 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: OnePlus 9 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,519, while iQOO 9 scores 3,430, making OnePlus 9 the better performer.

Display: iQOO 9 offers a screen size of 6.56 inches, while OnePlus 9 offers 6.55 inches, making iQOO 9 the larger display of the two. OnePlus 9 features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to iQOO 9's AMOLED, making OnePlus 9 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 9 and OnePlus 9 feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both iQOO 9 and OnePlus 9 feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: iQOO 9 delivers longer battery life with 14h 19m, while OnePlus 9 delivers 10h 28m, making iQOO 9 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO 9 and OnePlus 9 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: The editorial team rates both iQOO 9 and OnePlus 9 equally at 7.

User Rating: OnePlus 9 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while iQOO 9 has a rating of 3.8.

iQOO 9

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Summary

Release Date

23 Feb, 2022

15 Apr, 2021

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 888 Plus	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.56 inches (16.66 cm)	6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED	Fluid AMOLED	Super AMOLED
1080x2376 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Mono Camera	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP

Battery


4350 mAh	4500 mAh	6000 mAh
120W Flash Charging	65W Warp Charging	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Excellent performance
Nice display
Superfast 120W charging speeds

Best-in-class performance
Great daylight photography
Fast 65W charging
Smooth 120Hz screen

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Cameras could use improvement
Some gaming-centric features are gimmicky
Poor battery life

Nighttime shots need improvement
No wireless charging or IP rating
Priced on the higher side

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.8/5

(11,184 ratings)

4.2/5

(12,273 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

857,984 AnTuTu Score	721,282 AnTuTu Score	N/A
14h 19m Battery Life (PC Mark)	10h 28m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

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General

Launch Date

Feb 23, 2022

(Official)

Apr 15, 2021

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Oxygen OS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

3 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660

Adreno 810

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

857,984

721,282

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

22.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

10.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.2 %

13.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Fluid AMOLED

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x2376 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1200 nits

1100 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

398 ppi

402 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.95 %

87.6 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Design

Height

159.1 mm

160 mm

164.4 mm

Width

75.1 mm

73.9 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

8.1 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

200 grams

183 grams

210 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle25 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX598 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size IMX689 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor UltraPixel BSI image sensor 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

13 MP
f/2.4650 mm focal length

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Super Stable
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4350 mAh

4500 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 100% in 18 minutes

Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 29 minutes

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

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.

14h 19m

10h 28m

N/A

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

0h 13m 9s

0h 37m 21s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

TDD N41 / N78

5G Bands:

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

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 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

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

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 0.78 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 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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