Vivo iQOO Z9 5G vs Honor X7b
Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Honor X7b, Manufactured in December, 2023with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 680. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
- Higher pixel density: 452ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Lighter design: 194.6g vs 199g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Honor X7b
- Larger display: 6.8in
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | TFT LCD |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1260x2800 pixels | 1080x2412 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 452 ppi | 389 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 1200 nits | 850 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.3 % | 87.6 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
DCI-P3 |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.72 mm (6.45 in) | 166.7 mm (6.56 in) |
| Width | 75.88 mm (2.99 in) | 76.5 mm (3.01 in) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 in) | 8.24 mm (0.32 in) |
| Weight | 194.6 g (6.86 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | No |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Green |
- Black - Silver - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 |
| Max Frequency | 2630 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) |
- 4/1.9 (Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)) - 4/2.4 (Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 6 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 650 | Hexagon 686 |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP4 | Adreno 610 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 128 |
| GPU Frequency | 1130 MHz | 1114 MHz |
| FLOPS | 578.6 GFLOPS | 284 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1191 | 412 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3209 | 1422 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 4184 | n/a |
| CPU | 239086 | 102545 |
| GPU | 175677 | 39835 |
| Memory | 118258 | 93470 |
| UX | 179359 | 67434 |
| NanoReview Score | 712380 | 303284 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 6 GB - 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| UI Skin | Funtouch OS 14 | MagicOS 7.2 |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 80 W | 35 W |
| Battery Type | Silicon Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 17 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:39 h | 2:00 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Ultra-wide: 5 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | Samsung ISOCELL HM6 |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/1.67 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.64 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Matrix | n/a | 5 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | n/a |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Varies by region | No |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800 MHz | n/a |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B5/B8 | n/a |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B28B) | n/a |
| LTE category | n/a | 13 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | No |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | March, 2024 yr | December, 2023 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2024 yr | December, 2023 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 230 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 80 W | Yes 35 W |
Note
Honor X7b:
The Clark-L03E1 model is available only with a single SIM card. NFC is exclusive to the CLK-LX1 model.
*
Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Vivo iQOO Z9 5G the clear winner in this comparison.
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