SpecEagle review · iQOO

iQOO Z9 5G (China) review: A 2024 Dimensity 7200 budget 5G with 6,000 mAh battery.

Item: iQOO Z9 5G (China)
Rating: 64
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2024·$200

Overall

64/100

Class rank

#140 of 171

Tier

Mid-range

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

A 6,000 mAh value 5G.

iQOO Z9 brought 6,000 mAh, 80 W charging and AMOLED OIS to $200 — strong value 5G.

01Display

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2024.

TypeAMOLED, 120 Hz, 5,000 nits peak

Size6.67 inches

Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2024 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS

Aux2 MP

Selfie16 MP

03Performance

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2024.

ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7200

RAM8 / 12 GB

Storage128 / 256 GB

04Battery

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 84-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.

Capacity6,000 mAh

Wired80 W

05Build

72/100

72/100 trails the 76-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2024.

06Value

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 77-point average for mid-range phones of 2024.

What works

6,000 mAh + 80 W at $200.
AMOLED + 5,000 nit peak.
OIS main camera.
Stereo + jack.

What doesn't

Wi-Fi 5 only.
2 MP aux filler.
OriginOS heavy.
China-focused.

Cross-shop it against

Xiaomi 15T

$649 · score 84/100

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