Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo vs Apple iPhone SE (2020)

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone SE (2020), Manufactured in April, 2020 with chipsetApple A13 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 453ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 1821mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone SE (2020)
  • Lighter design: 148g vs 194.9g
  • 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
- 3/64 GB
- 3/128 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo and Apple iPhone SE (2020)
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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.78 in 4.7 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 750x1334 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 16:9
Pixel density 453 ppi 326 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness n/a 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 65.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
655 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.9 %
Response timen/a29 ms
Contrastn/a2457:1

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.72 mm (6.45 in) 138.4 mm (5.45 in)
Width 75.88 mm (2.99 in) 67.3 mm (2.65 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 7.3 mm (0.29 in)
Weight 194.9 g (6.87 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP67
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- White
- Black
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
89.3 %
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
65.3 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo and Apple iPhone SE (2020) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Apple A13 Bionic
Max Frequency 3000 MHz 2650 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 3/2 (Cortex-A520)
- 4/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/1.6 (Thunder)
- 2/2.65 (Lightning)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 735 Apple A13 GPU
GPU Cores 768 256
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 1230 MHz
FLOPS 1689.6 GFLOPS 629.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
1965
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
1612
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
5187
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
4209
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19651612
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)51874209
Geekbench Compute (GPU)10406n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
1501794
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
800585
CPU381507196968
GPU541551317041
Memory287552122258
UX291184164318
NanoReview Score1501794800585
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
11216
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
6872
Max Surface Temp.n/a44.3 °C
Stabilityn/a68 %
Graphics Testn/a41 fps
Graphics Scoren/a6872
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
12475
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
n/a
Writing score14978n/a
Web score9849n/a
Video editing6161n/a
Data manipulation12844n/a
NanoReview Score12475n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 13 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 8.4 GB
UI Skin OriginOS 4 n/a

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 1821 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 17 min) Yes (55% in 60 min)
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 2:32 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
16:40
Web Browsingn/a06:52 h
Video Playbackn/a10:09 h
Gamesn/a03:33 h
Standby Moden/a79 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
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)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
SensorSony LYT-600Apple iSight Camera
Sensor size1/1.951/3
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
SensorGalaxyCore GC08A3n/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
103
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
98
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
101

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution n/a 3088x2320 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.0 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
103
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
122

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B5/B8HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE categoryn/a16
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO Z9 Turbo
n/a
Apple iPhone SE (2020)
86.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April, 2024 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr April, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 375 399
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 Yes 5 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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