iQOO Z9s vs iQOO Z11x

Comparing the iQOO Z9s vs iQOO Z11x 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 Z11x scores 2,826, making iQOO Z9s the better performer.

Display: iQOO Z9s offers a screen size of 6.77 inches, while iQOO Z11x offers 6.76 inches, making iQOO Z9s the larger display of the two. iQOO Z9s features a AMOLED display compared to iQOO Z11x's LCD, making iQOO Z9s the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both iQOO Z9s and iQOO Z11x feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: iQOO Z11x offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO Z9s offers 16 MP, making iQOO Z11x better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Z11x delivers longer battery life with 19h 59m, while iQOO Z9s delivers 16h 11m, making iQOO Z11x the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both iQOO Z9s and iQOO Z11x offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

Expert Review: iQOO Z11x receives a higher expert rating of 8.3 from the editorial team, while iQOO Z9s is rated 7.5.

User Rating: iQOO Z9s receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while iQOO Z11x has a rating of 4.2.

iQOO Z9s

₹18,400

(Out of Stock)

iQOO Z11x

₹22,999

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

29 Aug, 2024

16 Mar, 2026

14 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 7300	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Turbo	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.77 inches (17.2 cm)	6.76 inches (17.17 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	LCD	AMOLED
1080x2392 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP	50 MP

Battery


5500 mAh	7200 mAh	6600 mAh
44W Flash Charging	44W	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	512 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

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8.3/10

Read Expert Review

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Striking design
Good display
Excellent battery life
Respectable performance

Excellent battery life
Superb performance
Fluid software
Workable primary camera

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

Cons

Cameras could have been better
Lots of pre-loaded apps

Hefty weight
Lacks camera versatility

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

User Ratings

4.4/5

(19,427 ratings)

4.2/5

(794 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

702,347 AnTuTu Score	960,651 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
16h 11m Battery Life (PC Mark)	19h 59m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Not Available in any store

₹22,999

@ Amazon

₹159,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Aug 29, 2024

(Official)

Mar 12, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Years

2 Year

5 Year

Security Updates

3 Years

4 Year

7 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 7300

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Turbo

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G615 MC2

Mali-G615 MP2

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

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.

702,347

960,651

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

24.0 s

26.0 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

1,013

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.2 %

27.1 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED (Curved Display)

LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

6.76 inches (17.17 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2392 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

1800 nits

N/A

4500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

388 ppi

382 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.12 %

85.64 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

93.13 %

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

163.72 mm

166.64 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75 mm

78.43 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.49 mm

8.39 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

180 grams

219 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IP64

N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

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/1.828 mm focal length IMX852

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

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

2 MP

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

N/A

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

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Smart Aura Light

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

3072 x 4096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom

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

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 Primary Camera28 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5500 mAh

7200 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 44W Flash Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Yes 44W 50% in 43 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.

16h 11m

19h 59m

15h 10m

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

1h 6m 0s

1h 16m 0s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

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 N40 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28B
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)
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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

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

5G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8
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)
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)
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)