SpecEagle review · iQOO

iQOO 9 Pro review: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 flagship with 120W charging.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2022·$680
Overall
84/100
Class rank
#38 of 210
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

BMW M-livery flagship.

iQOO 9 Pro paired Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, a 2.5x periscope and 120W charging in a phone wearing BMW M Motorsport colours. The V1 imaging co-processor tamed the chip's heat and lifted low-light shots above stock 8 Gen 1 performance.

01Display

90/100

90/100 puts it above the 86-point average for flagship phones of 2022.

TypeLTPO AMOLED, 120Hz, 1500 nits
Size6.78 inches
Resolution1440 x 3200 px

02Camera

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 79-point average for flagship phones of 2022.

Main50 MP Samsung GN5, f/1.75, OIS
Ultrawide50 MP, 150 deg
Periscope16 MP 2.5x optical, OIS
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

90/100

90/100 puts it above the 85-point average for flagship phones of 2022.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4nm)
GPUAdreno 730
CoolingV1 chip + vapor chamber

04Battery

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 81-point average for flagship phones of 2022.

Capacity4700 mAh dual-cell
Charging120W FlashCharge wired, 50W wireless

05Build

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.

What works
  • 120W charging fills 4700 mAh in ~20 min
  • 150 deg ultrawide + 2.5x periscope
  • V1 imaging chip for night mode
What doesn't
  • Heavy 215 g
  • BMW M-branded Legend colour polarising
  • Funtouch 12 cluttered
Cross-shop it against
Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
$649 · score 89/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 210-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .