iQOO 9 vs iQOO 7 Legend 256GB

Comparing the iQOO 9 vs iQOO 7 Legend 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: iQOO 7 Legend 256GB scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,705, while iQOO 9 scores 3,430, making iQOO 7 Legend 256GB the better performer.

Display: iQOO 7 Legend 256GB offers a screen size of 6.62 inches, while iQOO 9 offers 6.56 inches, making iQOO 7 Legend 256GB the larger display of the two. Both iQOO 9 and iQOO 7 Legend 256GB feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO 9 and iQOO 7 Legend 256GB feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both iQOO 9 and iQOO 7 Legend 256GB feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: iQOO 9 delivers longer battery life with 14h 19m, while iQOO 7 Legend 256GB delivers 11h 48m, making iQOO 9 the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: iQOO 7 Legend 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while iQOO 9 offers 128 GB, making iQOO 7 Legend 256GB the better option for storage.

Expert Review: iQOO 7 Legend 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while iQOO 9 is rated 7.

User Rating: iQOO 7 Legend 256GB receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while iQOO 9 has a rating of 3.8.

iQOO 9

₹28,990

(Out of Stock)

iQOO 7 Legend 256GB

₹39,999

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

23 Feb, 2022

01 May, 2021

11 Sep, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 888 Plus	Snapdragon 888	Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.56 inches (16.66 cm)	6.62 inches (16.81 cm)	6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2376 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1280x2772 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	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	13 MP Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	N/A

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP

Battery


4350 mAh	4000 mAh	10000 mAh
120W Flash Charging	66W Flash Charging	100W Hyper Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Excellent performance
Nice display
Superfast 120W charging speeds

Stunning design
Excellent performer
Capable cameras
66W wired charging

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

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

FunTouch OS v11 needs more refinement
No headphone jack
Telephoto sensor could do with some tweaks

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.8/5

(11,184 ratings)

4.4/5

(4,161 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

857,984 AnTuTu Score	721,965 AnTuTu Score	984,877 AnTuTu Score
14h 19m Battery Life (PC Mark)	11h 48m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 23, 2022

(Official)

N/A

Sep 04, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v11

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

4 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5

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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

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

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660

Adreno

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

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.

857,984

721,965

984,877

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

16.0 s

26.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

1,217

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

8.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.2 %

5.0 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

6.62 inches (16.81 cm)

6.83 inches (17.35 cm)

Resolution

1080x2376 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1200 nits

1300 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A

3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

19.5:9

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz

N/A

240 Hz

Pixel Density

398 ppi

447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.95 %

86.06 %

89.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.4 %

89.5 %

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

159.1 mm

162.2 mm

163.44 mm

Width

75.1 mm

75.8 mm

78.27 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

8.7 mm

8.65 mm

Weight

200 grams

209.5 grams

229 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

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/1.79 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX598 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

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

8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.4650 mm focal length

13 MP
f/2.4650 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

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

20 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4350 mAh

4000 mAh

10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 100% in 18 minutes

Yes 66W Flash Charging 100% in 22 minutes

Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Reverse Charging

Yes

N/A

Yes 27W 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.

14h 19m

11h 48m

20h 45m

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

13m 9s

25m 3s

1h 19m 35s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

128 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:

FDD N1 / N3 / N28
TDD N41 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
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)
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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
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) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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) MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

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

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

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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