iQOO 9 vs realme GT Neo 3T 5G

Comparing the iQOO 9 vs realme GT Neo 3T 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 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,430, while realme GT Neo 3T 5G scores 2,553, making iQOO 9 the better performer.

Display: realme GT Neo 3T 5G offers a screen size of 6.62 inches, while iQOO 9 offers 6.56 inches, making realme GT Neo 3T 5G the larger display of the two. Both iQOO 9 and realme GT Neo 3T 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: realme GT Neo 3T 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while iQOO 9 offers 48 MP, making realme GT Neo 3T 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both iQOO 9 and realme GT Neo 3T 5G feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: realme GT Neo 3T 5G delivers longer battery life with 14h 49m, while iQOO 9 delivers 14h 19m, making realme GT Neo 3T 5G the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO 9 and realme GT Neo 3T 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: realme GT Neo 3T 5G receives a higher expert rating of 7.5 from the editorial team, while iQOO 9 is rated 7.

User Rating: realme GT Neo 3T 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while iQOO 9 has a rating of 3.8.

iQOO 9

₹35,999

@ Amazon

realme GT Neo 3T 5G

₹29,999

@ Flipkart

Summary

Release Date

23 Feb, 2022

23 Sep, 2022

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 888 Plus	Snapdragon 870	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.56 inches (16.66 cm)	6.62 inches (16.81 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2376 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
13 MP Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	2 MP Macro Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


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

Battery


4350 mAh	5000 mAh	6600 mAh
120W Flash Charging	80W Super Dart Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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7.5/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Excellent performance
Nice display
Superfast 120W charging speeds

Good performance
Nice display
Decent battery life
Stereo speakers sound good

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

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

Ultra-wide and macro sensors could be better
Uses same specs as Realme GT Neo 2

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.8/5

(11,184 ratings)

4.3/5

(23,955 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

857,984 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
14h 19m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 23, 2022

(Official)

Sep 23, 2022

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus

Qualcomm Snapdragon 870

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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

3.2 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm

7 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660

Adreno 650

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s

17.0 s

14.0 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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

9.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.2 %

38.0 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)

6.62 inches (16.81 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2376 px (FHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

1200 nits

1300 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

398 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.95 %

85.69 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

92.60 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

159.1 mm

162.9 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75.1 mm

75.8 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

200 grams

194.5 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

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

64 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle 80° field-of-view25.2 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.7µm pixel size

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

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

8 MP
f/2.25 Wide Angle Camera15.7 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

13 MP
f/2.4650 mm focal length

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.8 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

9000 x 7000 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
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Bokeh portrait video
Movie Frame

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4350 mAh

5000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 120W Flash Charging 100% in 18 minutes

Yes 80W Super Dart Charging 50% in 12 minutes

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless 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

14h 49m

15h 10m

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

0h 13m 9s

0h 31m 7s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 4.1

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 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 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) / 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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

N/A

Head: 1.173 W/kg Body: 0.902 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 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

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹29,999

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