Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus, vs Apple iPhone 15 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2023with chipsetApple A17 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6400mAh vs 3274mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 15 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 196g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus and Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1179x2556 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits 2000 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 88.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
1801 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a242 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.72 mm (6.45 in) 146.6 mm (5.77 in)
Width 75.88 mm (2.99 in) 70.6 mm (2.78 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 187 g (6.6 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
89.3 %
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
88.2 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus and Apple iPhone 15 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus Apple A17 Pro
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/2.11 (Sawtooth)
- 2/3.78 (Everest)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 790 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Apple A17 GPU
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 1398 MHz
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 2147.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
2226
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
2920
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
7125
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
7447
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22262920
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71257447
Geekbench Compute (GPU)15507n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
2117738
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
1532369
CPU509925345236
GPU852992562280
Memory394643275580
UX360178349273
NanoReview Score21177381532369
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
10006

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2417 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0n/a
Memory CardNon/a

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 17 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5)
UI Skin OriginOS 4 n/a

Battery

Volume 6400 mAh 3274 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 23 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (57% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 1:33 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
24:47
Web Browsingn/a09:28 h
Video Playbackn/a17:33 h
Gamesn/a05:41 h
Standby Moden/a111 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8064x6048 pixels
Zoom Digital 139
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No n/a
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX803
Sensor size1/1.951/1.28
Pixel size0.7 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.8
Focal lengthn/a77 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX713
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorGalaxyCore GC08A3Sony IMX633
Sensor size1/41/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
153
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
158
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
154
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a85

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX714
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm 1.12 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Optical
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
145
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
156

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyActive
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B5/B8UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
79.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr September, 2023 yr
Launch Price ($) 310 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 999
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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