SpecEagle review · iQOO

iQOO 9 SE review: A 2022 Snapdragon 888 phone with 66 W charging at $400.

Item: iQOO 9 SE
Rating: 70
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2022·$400

Overall

70/100

Class rank

#39 of 125

Tier

Mid-range

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

A value SD 888 iQOO.

iQOO 9 SE brought SD 888 and 66 W charging to $400 — China-market value flagship.

01Display

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 78-point average for mid-range phones of 2022.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz

Size6.62 inches

Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Main48 MP, f/1.79, OIS

Ultrawide13 MP

Macro2 MP

Selfie16 MP

03Performance

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2022 — 13 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 888

RAM8 / 12 GB

Storage128 / 256 GB

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Capacity4,500 mAh

Wired66 W

05Build

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

06Value

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 72-point average for mid-range phones of 2022.

What works

SD 888 + 66 W at $400.
120 Hz AMOLED.
OIS main cam.
Stereo speakers.

What doesn't

China-only.
Plastic frame.
2 MP macro filler.
No jack.

Cross-shop it against

Pixel 7a

$499 · score 81/100

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