iQOO 15R vs POCO F9 Ultra 5G

Comparing the iQOO 15R vs POCO F9 Ultra 5G across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: POCO F9 Ultra 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 4.6 GHz, while iQOO 15R runs at 3.8 GHz, making POCO F9 Ultra 5G the better performer.

Display: POCO F9 Ultra 5G offers a screen size of 6.9 inches, while iQOO 15R offers 6.59 inches, making POCO F9 Ultra 5G the larger display of the two. Both iQOO 15R and POCO F9 Ultra 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: POCO F9 Ultra 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 200 MP, while iQOO 15R offers 50 MP, making POCO F9 Ultra 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both iQOO 15R and POCO F9 Ultra 5G feature a 32 MP primary front camera.

Battery: POCO F9 Ultra 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 8050 mAh, while iQOO 15R offers 7600 mAh, making POCO F9 Ultra 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both iQOO 15R and POCO F9 Ultra 5G offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

iQOO 15R

₹53,999

@ Amazon

POCO F9 Ultra 5G

(Upcoming)

Summary

Release Date

03 2026

N/A

03 2025

Performance


Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Elite
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.47 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.59 inches (16.74 cm)	6.90 inches (17.53 cm)	6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1260x2750 px (FHD+)	1200x2608 px (FHD+)	1080x2340 px (FHD+)
144 Hz Refresh Rate	185 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	200 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)	12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	32 MP Wide Angle Lens	12 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


7600 mAh	8050 mAh	4000 mAh
100W Super Flash Charging	100W Hyper Charging	25W Fast Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	128 GB
UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.6/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

Pros

Ergonomic design
Bright AMOLED display
Fast and furious performance
Exceptional battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Premium & compact design
Excellent performance
Reliable cameras
New & improved AI features

Cons

Thermal management needs refinement
Limited camera features and modes

Device yet to be reviewed

Slow charging speeds
Battery life could have been better

User Ratings

4.4/5

(884 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(7,688 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

February 24, 2026

(Official)

N/A

March 18, 2025

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

Android v15

OS Updates

4 Year

N/A

7 Years

Security Updates

6 Year

N/A

7 Years

Custom UI

Origin OS

HyperOS

Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite

Processor

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

4.6 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Octa core

4.47 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.5 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 826

Adreno

Adreno 830

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X Ultra

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A

Vapor Chamber

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

3,078,708

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

13.0 s

N/A

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.

5,071

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

26.1 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.59 inches (16.74 cm)

6.90 inches (17.53 cm)

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)

Resolution

1260x2750 px (FHD+)

1200x2608 px (FHD+)

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

5000 nits

10000 nits

2600 nits

HBM Brightness

1800 nits

2200 nits

N/A

PWM Dimming

4320 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

144 Hz

185 Hz

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

360 Hz

4800 Hz

N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

Pixel Density

466 ppi

416 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.69 %

91.52 %

90.92 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

94.57 %

91.5 %

N/A

Design

Height

157.61 mm

163.49 mm

146.9 mm

Width

74.42 mm

77.94 mm

70.5 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

8.74 mm

7.2 mm

Weight

202 grams

235 grams

162 grams

Build Material

Back: Glass

Back: Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Water Resistance

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

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.88 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700V

200 MP
Primary Camera5x Optical Zoomf/1.68 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 2.0µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 ISO-CELL 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

50 MP
f/3.0 Telephoto Camera120 mm focal length 1/2.75" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.4 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera18 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A

8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

N/A

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
SuperMoon

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom

5 x Optical Zoom

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240/480/960/1920 fps
HD @30/120/240/480/960/1920 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

Slow Motion
Video HDR

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/3.44" sensor size 0.64µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Screen flash

N/A

Video Recording

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

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

4k @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

7600 mAh

8050 mAh

4000 mAh

Battery Type

Si/C Li-Ion

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 100W Super Flash Charging

Yes 100W Hyper Charging v3.0

Yes 25W Fast Charging 50% in 30 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 27W Reverse Charging

N/A

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 22.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless 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.

18h 23m

N/A

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

45m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.1

UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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) / 3500(band 42)
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) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 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) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

N/A

4G Bands: