On the evening of January 5, the iQOO 9 series was officially unveiled. This time it is still the two new machines of the large cup iQOO 9 and the super cup iQOO 9 Pro, and covers the high-end and ultra-high-end price points of 3999 to 5999. Moreover, the two mobile phones have their own characteristics, and they have something to watch in terms of performance and screen control.
As iQOO's first flagship phone this year, the iQOO 9 Pro uses a 6.78-inch Samsung AMOLED hyperboloid screen with a resolution of 3200*1440, reaching the 2K level. And use the Samsung E5 luminous material, the local peak brightness is 1500nit. This screen also uses the second generation LTPO technology, which supports the dynamic adjustment of the refresh rate from 1 to 120Hz.
The iQOO 9 Pro's standalone display chip has also been upgraded to the Pro version. Using this chip, the original 60 frames of the game can be interpolated to 90 frames or even 120 frames by interpolating frames, further improving the smoothness of the picture. At the same time, this chip can also share a part of the GPU computing power, which can reduce the overall power consumption of the processor.
The iQOO 9 is equipped with a 6.78-inch Samsung AMOLED flexible direct screen, which also supports a 120Hz refresh rate, also uses E5 luminous material, and has an ultra-narrow bezel of 1.7mm. This feature makes the machine ideal for playing games.
In terms of photography, the iQOO 9 Pro debuted with a 50-megapixel Samsung GN5 sensor, which has a 1/1.57-inch CMOS, supports full-pixel dual-core focus Pro and micro-gimbal, and is very stable for shooting photos and videos. It also uses an ultra-wide angle fisheye lens that is also 50 megapixels and supports a 150° viewing range. There's also a 16MP portrait telephoto lens that's 60mm-equivalent and supports OIS optical image stabilization.
The main camera of the iQOO 9 is also the 50-megapixel Samsung GN5, which supports OIS optical image stabilization. There's also a 13-megapixel wide-angle lens that supports a 120° viewing range. And a 12MP IMX663 portrait lens, equivalent to a 47mm focal length.
iQOO 9 and iQOO 9 Pro are equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 processors and adopt a cascading VC stereospatch cooling system. The camera module behind its fuselage is made of aerospace-grade aluminum alloy, which occupies nearly 1/4 of the area of the back cover and covers the SoC area, so it also plays a role in strengthening heat dissipation.
Both phones are also equipped with LCDD5 memory and overclocked version of UFS 3.1 flash memory, and can also be overclocked in Turbo mode to 1.3 times the previous generation, further improving read and write speed. At the same time, it can also intelligently reduce the frequency to reduce power consumption and heat generation when necessary.
The iQOO 9 series has a built-in dual-cell 4700mAh battery and supports 120W wired ultra-fast flash charging, while the iQOO 9 Pro supports 50W wireless flash charging and 10W wireless reverse charging. In order to facilitate users to carry chargers on the go, this time iQOO also specially launched a smaller mini version of 120W gallium nitride ultra-fast flash charge, and as a standard charger for both mobile phones.
In addition to the screen and taking pictures, the two phones also have some differences in detail function. iQOO 9 Pro supports ultrasonic 3D wide-area fingerprint, which can enter fingerprint data at a time, unlock in 0.2 seconds, and supports quickly launching functions such as health code and payment code through fingerprint.
iQOO 9 supports dual-control pressure sensitivity under the screen, supports left and right area pressing, and symmetrical dual X-axis linear motors, which makes the hand feel better when playing games. The iQOO 9 Pro is a single X-axis linear motor, both of which support closed stereoscopic dual-beam.
Finally, in terms of appearance, the fuselage of iQOO 9 has a legendary version, a track version, and a sharp color scheme. iQOO 9 Pro has two colors: Legendary Edition and Ignition Edition.
In general, the iQOO 9 series has significantly improved in terms of performance, screen, and camera, while the focus of the two phones is slightly different. iQOO 9 Pro still supports the previous generation of well-known ultrasonic 3D wide-area fingerprint recognition and micro-gimbal, which is more suitable for users who have higher requirements for the appearance, performance and photography of mobile phones. The iQOO 9 is more inclined to the game attributes, and adds on-screen dual control pressure sense and symmetrical dual X-axis linear motors, which are more suitable for high-end mobile game players.