Home Phone comparison Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus and Sony Xperia 1 IV - Which is better?

Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus vs Sony Xperia 1 IV

83 out 100
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
VS
67 out 100
Sony Xperia 1 IV
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
Sony Xperia 1 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus Manufactured in September, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus, vs Sony Xperia 1 IV, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

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 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 IV
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 185g 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		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus and Sony Xperia 1 IV
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
vs
Sony Xperia 1 IV

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 in 6.5 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 21:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 1300 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 84.2 %
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
Sony Xperia 1 IV
644 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a480 Hz
Response timen/a2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Sony Xperia 1 IV]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.72 mm (6.45 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 75.88 mm (2.99 in) 71 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 196 g (6.91 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray		 - White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
89.3 %
Sony Xperia 1 IV
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus and Sony Xperia 1 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 9300 Plus Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3400 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/2.85 (Cortex-X4)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-X4)		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 790 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G720 Immortalis MP12 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1536 1024
GPU Frequency 1300 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 3993.6 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
2226
Sony Xperia 1 IV
1466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
7125
Sony Xperia 1 IV
3898
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)22261466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)71253898
Geekbench Compute (GPU)15507n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
2117738
Sony Xperia 1 IV
995685
CPU509925270941
GPU852992341298
Memory394643175475
UX360178207971
NanoReview Score2117738995685
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
6192
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.3 °C
Stabilityn/a70 %
Graphics Testn/a37 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6192
Sources: 3DMark [Sony Xperia 1 IV]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
12147
Writing scoren/a16836
Web scoren/a8963
Video editingn/a6103
Data manipulationn/a10724
NanoReview Scoren/a12147

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2417 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 14 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 37 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 4 n/a

Battery

Volume 6400 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:47 h 1:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
16:28
Web Browsingn/a05:38 h
Video Playbackn/a10:08 h
Gamesn/a04:39 h
Standby Moden/a85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5.2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 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 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.7
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.951/1.7
Pixel size0.7 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.3
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor sizen/a1/3.5
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a16 mm
SensorGalaxyCore GC08A3Sony IMX563
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
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
112
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Bokehn/a55
Previewn/a59
Zoomn/a116
Sources: DxOMark [Sony Xperia 1 IV]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 20 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Sony IMX663
Sensor size 1/3.0 1/2.9
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) 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 6E (802.11 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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B5/B8HSDPA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 19)
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a20
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
Sony Xperia 1 IV
86.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2024 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2024 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 310 1599
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 80 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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