SpecEagle review · iQOO

iQOO Z7 review: OIS, an AMOLED and 44 W charging on a tidy sub-$250 all-rounder.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2023·$230
Overall
66/100
Class rank
#12 of 232
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A compact OIS shooter for cheap.

Z7 packs a 64 MP OIS camera and a tidy compact AMOLED into a sub-$250 body — a steadier shooter than most rivals at the price. The 90 Hz panel and single speaker are the give-back. For one-handed comfort and a stable camera on a budget it lands well.

01Display

74/100

At 74/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2023 — 8 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED, 90 Hz
Size6.38 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

68/100

At 68/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2023 — 10 points above the cohort average.

Main64 MP, f/1.79, OIS
Bokeh2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2023 — 11 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 920 (6 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2023.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired44 W FlashCharge

05Build

68/100

68/100 puts it above the 63-point average for budget phones of 2023.

06Value

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among budget phones of 2023 — 7 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • 64 MP OIS camera at $230 — rare this cheap.
  • Compact 6.38" AMOLED, 184 g.
  • 44 W charging, microSD, jack.
  • Dimensity 920 handles daily work.
What doesn't
  • 90 Hz, not 120 Hz.
  • Single speaker, 2 MP filler.
  • Wi-Fi 5 only.
  • No IP rating.
Cross-shop it against
Moto G85
$299 · score 74/100

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 232-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .