Vivo iQOO Z9 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo iQOO Z9 5G Manufactured in March, 2024, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 194.6g vs 234g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 5000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Vivo iQOO Z9 5G and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
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 AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1260x2800 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 452 ppi 515 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 1200 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3 % 91.4 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
939 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a510 Hz
Response timen/a2.8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.72 mm (6.45 in) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 75.88 mm (2.99 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 7.98 mm (0.31 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 194.6 g (6.86 oz) 234 g (8.25 oz)
Water resistance IP64 IP68
Back panel Plastic Ceramic
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Green
- White
- Black
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
89.3 %
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Vivo iQOO Z9 5G and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 2630 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 650 Hexagon 780
Graphics Mali-G610 MP4 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 256 1024
GPU Frequency 1130 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 578.6 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
1191
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
1463
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
3209
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11911463
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32093911
Geekbench Compute (GPU)4184n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
712380
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
CPU239086246800
GPU175677260294
Memory118258182528
UX179359233954
NanoReview Score712380923576
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Max Surface Temp.n/a43.1 °C
Stabilityn/a91 %
Graphics Testn/a31 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5285
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Writing scoren/a14672
Web scoren/a11015
Video editingn/a7568
Data manipulationn/a9531
NanoReview Scoren/a12250

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 14 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 31 GB
UI Skin Funtouch OS 14 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 80 W 67 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (67 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 17 min) Yes (90% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 0:37 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Web Browsingn/a06:28 h
Video Playbackn/a11:22 h
Gamesn/a04:38 h
Standby Moden/a90 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
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 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 128 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/2.0
Focal length26 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX882Samsung GN2
Sensor size1/21/1.12
Pixel size0.7 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/4.1
Focal lengthn/a120 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a48 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a12 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Overall camera score
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a142

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution n/a 5380x3620 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.3
Focal length n/a 27 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/3.4
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
117
Video quality
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, 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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Varies by region Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800 MHzGSM850 900 1800 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B5/B8WCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/B28B)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE categoryn/a24
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos n/a No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Vivo iQOO Z9 5G
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
89.5 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced March, 2024 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date March, 2024 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) n/a 1299
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- 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.

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