Vivo iQOO Z9 5G vs Apple iPhone 14 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Apple iPhone 14 Plus, Manufactured in October, 2022 with chipsetApple A15 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 194.6g vs 203g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4325mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.3
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 14 Plus
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 6/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Z9 5G and Apple iPhone 14 Plus
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 6.7 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1284x2778 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 452 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 1200 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 87.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
799 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a59 Hz
Response timen/a5 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.72 mm (6.45 in) 160.8 mm (6.33 in)
Width 75.88 mm (2.99 in) 78.1 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 194.6 g (6.86 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- Black
- Blue
- Red
- Purple
- Yellow
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
89.3 %
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
87.7 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Z9 5G and Apple iPhone 14 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Apple A15 Bionic
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 3230 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 4/2.02 (Blizzard)
- 2/3.23 (Avalanche)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 650 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Apple A15 GPU
GPU Cores 256 640
GPU Frequency 1130 MHz 1338 MHz
FLOPS 578.6 GFLOPS 1712.6 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
1191
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
2232
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
3209
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
5407
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11912232
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32095407
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4184n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
712380
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
1330956
CPU239086339500
GPU175677437729
Memory118258228846
UX179359324881
NanoReview Score7123801330956
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
9430
Max Surface Temp.n/a44 °C
Stabilityn/a82 %
Graphics Testn/a56 fps
Graphics Scoren/a9430

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 iOS 16 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.3.2)
OS Size n/a 16 GB
UI Skin Funtouch OS 14 n/a

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4325 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 20 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 17 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
26:02
Web Browsingn/a09:55 h
Video Playbackn/a15:18 h
Gamesn/a05:41 h
Standby Moden/a133 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion n/a 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.5
Focal length26 mm26 mm
SensorSony IMX882Sony IMX703
Sensor size1/21/1.66
Pixel size0.7 μm1.9 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX372
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
135
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
146
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a85
Zoomn/a90

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4032x3024 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.9
Focal length n/a 23 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.6
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
138
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
153

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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 n/a
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*2n/a
SIM TypeNanoeSIM
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800 MHzGSM/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/B28B)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B46/B48/B53/B66/B71)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

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 5G
n/a
Apple iPhone 14 Plus
79.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr October, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 899
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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