Vivo iQOO Z9 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A72
Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy A72, Manufactured in March, 2021with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 720G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
- Larger display: 6.78in
- Higher pixel density: 452ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Lighter design: 194.6g vs 203g
- Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy A72
- Supports Dolby Atmos
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 6/128 GB - 6/256 GB - 8/128 GB - 8/256 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 | Super AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.7 in |
| Resolution | 1260x2800 pixels | 1080x2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 452 ppi | 393 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 1200 nits | 400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.3 % | 84.8 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
Always-On Display |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 98.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 367 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 4.8 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 163.72 mm (6.45 in) | 165 mm (6.5 in) |
| Width | 75.88 mm (2.99 in) | 77.4 mm (3.05 in) |
| Thickness | 7.98 mm (0.31 in) | 8.4 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 194.6 g (6.86 oz) | 203 g (7.16 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP64 | IP67 |
| Back panel | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Green |
- White - Black - Blue - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G |
| Max Frequency | 2630 MHz | 2300 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) |
- 6/1.8 (Kryo 465 Silver (Cortex-A55)) - 2/2.3 (Kryo 465 Gold (Cortex-A76)) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 650 | Hexagon 692 |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP4 | Adreno 618 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 256 |
| GPU Frequency | 1130 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | 578.6 GFLOPS | 384 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1191 | 661 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 3209 | 1783 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 4184 | n/a |
| CPU | 239086 | 132249 |
| GPU | 175677 | 74109 |
| Memory | 118258 | 72736 |
| UX | 179359 | 104059 |
| NanoReview Score | 712380 | 383153 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 38.2 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 99 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 6 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 1038 |
| Writing score | n/a | 9514 |
| Web score | n/a | 7307 |
| Video editing | n/a | 6296 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 7498 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 8967 |
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 2.1 |
| Memory Card | No | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 14 | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 25.8 GB |
| UI Skin | Funtouch OS 14 | One UI 6.0 |
Battery
| Volume | 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 80 W | 25 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 (54% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:39 h | 1:15 h |
| Web Browsing | n/a | 08:35 h |
| Video Playback | n/a | 13:14 h |
| Games | n/a | 05:11 h |
| Standby Mode | n/a | 144 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 9000x7000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 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 | 123 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Depth: 2 MP |
Standard: 64 MP Telephoto: 8 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP Macro: 5 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX882 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | 1/1.7 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 8 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV08A10 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.4 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 55 |
| Preview | n/a | 60 |
| Zoom | n/a | 76 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 16 MP | 32 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4000x3000 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5K3P9 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.1 | 1/2.8 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| 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 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 | PBAP/PAB, PAN, OPP, MAP, HSP, HID, HFP, DIP, AVRCP, A2DP |
| 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 | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Active |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM 850/900/1800 MHz | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B5/B8 | UMTS B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8 (900) |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B28B) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 15 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | March, 2024 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2024 yr | March, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 450 |
| 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 | n/a |
*
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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