vivo Z1x vs iQOO 3

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Comparing the vivo Z1x vs iQOO 3 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 3 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,362, while vivo Z1x scores 1,523, making iQOO 3 the better performer.


Display: iQOO 3 offers a screen size of 6.44 inches, while vivo Z1x offers 6.38 inches, making iQOO 3 the larger display of the two. Both vivo Z1x and iQOO 3 feature the same Super AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both vivo Z1x and iQOO 3 feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: vivo Z1x offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while iQOO 3 offers 16 MP, making vivo Z1x better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo Z1x offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while iQOO 3 offers 4440 mAh, making vivo Z1x better for longer battery life.


Storage: vivo Z1x offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while iQOO 3 offers 128 GB, making vivo Z1x the better option for storage.


Expert Review: iQOO 3 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while vivo Z1x is rated 7.


User Rating: vivo Z1x and iQOO 3 both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

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Summary

Release Date

13 Sep, 2019
25 Feb, 2020
11 Jun, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 712
Snapdragon 865
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.38 inches (16.21 cm)
6.44 inches (16.36 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
13 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

32 MP
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
4440 mAh
6500 mAh
22.5W Flash Charging
55W Super Flash Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Good looking design
  • Capable display
  • Smooth performance
  • Ultra-fast performance 
  • Capable cameras
  • 55W charging is insanely fast
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Wide-angle lens has distortion along the edges
  • Does little to stand out from the herd
  • No high refresh rate screen
  • Scope for improvement in the software department
  • No current use for 5G functionality in India
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(166,508 ratings)
4.5/5
(18,224 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

186,499
AnTuTu Score
589,793
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
21h 43m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Sep 13, 2019
(Official)
Feb 25, 2020
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
IQOO UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 Kryo 585
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
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
7 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 616
Adreno 650
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

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

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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.

186,499
589,793
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
22.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
11.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

35.4 %
16.5 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.38 inches  (16.21 cm)
6.44 inches  (16.36 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
800 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1800 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

404 ppi
409 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.23 %
84.46 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90 %
91.4 %
96.8 %

Design

Height

159.3 mm
158.5 mm
162.7 mm

Width

75.2 mm
74.8 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
9.1 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

189.6 grams
214.5 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size IMX582 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
13 MP
f/2.46 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh
4440 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 22.5W Flash Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes 55W Super Flash Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired 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.

N/A
21h 43m
N/A

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

1h 36m 57s
0h 42m 2s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
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)
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SIM 2

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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
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)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.030 W/kg Body: 0.549 W/kg
Head: 1.190 W/kg Body: 0.590 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1
Yes v5.4

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
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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