iQOO Z9 Lite vs POCO M6 Pro 5G

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Comparing the iQOO Z9 Lite vs POCO M6 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: POCO M6 Pro 5G scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,053, while iQOO Z9 Lite scores 1,968, making POCO M6 Pro 5G the better performer.


Display: POCO M6 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.79 inches, while iQOO Z9 Lite offers 6.56 inches, making POCO M6 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. POCO M6 Pro 5G features a IPS LCD display compared to iQOO Z9 Lite's LCD, making POCO M6 Pro 5G the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both iQOO Z9 Lite and POCO M6 Pro 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both iQOO Z9 Lite and POCO M6 Pro 5G feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: iQOO Z9 Lite delivers longer battery life with 16h 36m, while POCO M6 Pro 5G delivers 16h 28m, making iQOO Z9 Lite the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: POCO M6 Pro 5G offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while iQOO Z9 Lite offers 128 GB, making POCO M6 Pro 5G the better option for storage.


Expert Review: POCO M6 Pro 5G receives a higher expert rating of 7.7 from the editorial team, while iQOO Z9 Lite is rated 7.5.


User Rating: iQOO Z9 Lite and POCO M6 Pro 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

20 Jul, 2024
09 Aug, 2023
06 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
6.79 inches (17.25 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1612 px (HD+)
1080x2460 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
18W Fast Charging
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
256 GB
eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10
7.7/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Durable design
  • Good performance for regular usage
  • Impressive battery life
  • Appealing design
  • Capable performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • Good daylight cameras
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Underwhelming cameras
  • Charging speeds could have been better
  • Bloatware
  • Charging speeds are slow
  • Same as Redmi 12 5G
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.2/5
(2,934 ratings)
4.2/5
(78,417 ratings)
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

401,756
AnTuTu Score
430,900
AnTuTu Score
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
16h 36m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 28m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jul 20, 2024
(Official)
Aug 09, 2023
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v14
Android v13
Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years
2 Year
5 Year

Security Updates

3 Years
3 Year
7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
MIUI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
4 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2
Adreno 613
Adreno 829

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

401,756
430,900
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

34.0 s
30.0 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
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %
5.0 %
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
39.3 %
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)
6.79 inches  (17.25 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1612 px (HD+)
1080x2460 px (FHD+)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

840 nits
N/A
5000 nits

Brightness

N/A
550 nits
N/A

HBM Brightness

840 nits
N/A
N/A

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

269 ppi
396 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.01 %
85.26 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
91 %
94.38 %

Design

Height

163.63 mm
168.6 mm
150.83 mm

Width

75.58 mm
76.28 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

8.39 mm
8.17 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

185 grams
199 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64
Yes Splash proof IP53
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide AngleIMX852 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2.76" sensor size 1.28µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 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)
N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Voice Shutter
N/A
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Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
Movie Frame
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.05 Wide Angle Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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.

16h 36m
16h 28m
16h 04m

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

1h 47m 0s
1h 49m 20s
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / 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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A
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SIM 2

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
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)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.847 W/kg Body: 0.687 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.4
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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