Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus vs Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus, vs Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro, Manufactured in January, 2024 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 225g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6400mAh vs 5500mAh
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus and Asus ROG Phone 8 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 AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 388 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 1300 nits 2500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 720 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 88.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
1748 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a485 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.72 mm (6.45 in) 163.8 mm (6.45 in)
Width 75.88 mm (2.99 in) 76.8 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 225 g (7.94 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
89.3 %
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
88.2 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus and Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 3300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)
- 2/2.27 (Cortex-A520)
- 2/2.96 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3.15 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.3 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 790 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 750
GPU Cores 1536 1536
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 903-1000 MHz
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 2774 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
2226
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
2273
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
7125
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
7260
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22262273
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71257260
Geekbench Compute (GPU)15507n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
2117738
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
2210469
CPU509925496599
GPU852992906517
Memory394643426516
UX360178380837
NanoReview Score21177382210469
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
18451
Max Surface Temp.n/a49.5 °C
Stabilityn/a75 %
Graphics Testn/a110 fps
Graphics Scoren/a18451
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
21662
Writing scoren/a25554
Web scoren/a23122
Video editingn/a9016
Data manipulationn/a19250
NanoReview Scoren/a21662

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2417 MHz 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 4.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 14
OS Size n/a 28 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 4 ROG UI

Battery

Volume 6400 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 65 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (80% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 0:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
25:06
Web Browsingn/a10:18 h
Video Playbackn/a17:21 h
Gamesn/a06:04 h
Standby Moden/a108 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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) 120 fps (2160p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 32 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a238 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX890
Sensor size1/1.951/1.56
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a32 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV32C
Sensor sizen/a1/3.2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorGalaxyCore GC08A3Omnivision OV31B
Sensor size1/41/3
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/3.2
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
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 DP 1.4
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B5/B8WCDMA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100MHz
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B48/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro
92.2 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr January, 2024 yr
Launch Price ($) 310 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W Yes 65 W

Note

Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro:

Support for NTFS is available for external storage devices.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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