iQOO Z9s vs iQOO Z10R

Comparing the iQOO Z9s vs iQOO Z10R 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 Z9s scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,011, while iQOO Z10R scores 2,988, making iQOO Z9s the better performer.

Display: Both iQOO Z9s and iQOO Z10R offer the same screen size of 6.77 inches and feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO Z9s and iQOO Z10R feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO Z10R offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO Z9s offers 16 MP, making iQOO Z10R better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Z9s delivers longer battery life with 16h 11m, while iQOO Z10R delivers 13h 56m, making iQOO Z9s the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO Z9s and iQOO Z10R offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Z10R receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while iQOO Z9s is rated 7.5.

User Rating: iQOO Z9s and iQOO Z10R both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

iQOO Z9s

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iQOO Z10R

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Summary

Release Date

29 Aug, 2024

29 Jul, 2025

29 Apr, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300	MediaTek Dimensity 7400	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB / 12 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera, with Sony-LYTIA 710
2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP AF

Battery


5500 mAh	5700 mAh	6500 mAh
44W Flash Charging	44W Flash Charging	90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

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8.0/10

Read Expert Review

8.2/10

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Pros

Striking design
Good display
Excellent battery life
Respectable performance

Premium design with IP68/69
Excellent multimedia output
Good performance
Front camera supports 4K videos

Slim design, excellent durability
Gorgeous display
Good performance and battery life
Capable low light photography

Cons

Cameras could have been better
Lots of pre-loaded apps

Charging time feels a little slow
No wide-angle camera

Thermal efficiency could have been better
Skin tones lack accuracy

User Ratings

4.4/5

(15,199 ratings)

4.4/5

(9,387 ratings)

4.3/5

(974 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

702,347 AnTuTu Score	666,321 AnTuTu Score	2,194,258 AnTuTu Score
16h 11m Battery Life (PC Mark)	13h 56m Battery Life (PC Mark)	14h 01m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 29, 2024

(Official)

Jul 24, 2025

(Official)

Apr 22, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v15

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

2 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

3 Year

5 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300

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MediaTek Dimensity 7400 MT6878

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MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

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Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

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

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

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

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.

702,347

666,321

2,194,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

26.0 s

17.0 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

4,385

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

6.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.2 %

9.6 %

20.6 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

1800 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1300 nits

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

300 Hz

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.9:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

387 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.12 %

88.33 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.13 %

92.6 %

96.80 %

Design

Height

163.72 mm

163.29 mm

162.7 mm

Width

75 mm

76.72 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.49 mm

7.39 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

180 grams

183.5 grams

183 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

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

Yes IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size IMX882 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera50x Digital Zoomf/1.81/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera25 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Smart Aura Light

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

8192 x 6144 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

50 x Digital Zoom

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording

Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera28 mm focal length 1/3.1" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

5500 mAh

5700 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 42.3 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 44W Flash Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 44W Flash Charging 100% in 78 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes 7.5W Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 5W 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.

16h 11m

13h 56m

14h 01m

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

1h 6m

1h 4m

44m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

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

N/A

SIM 1

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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) / 700 (band 12)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

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

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)

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)