The iQOO 9 and 9 Pro, Vivo’s gaming-focused sub-brand, have been unveiled as the company’s latest flagship phones for launch in India. They don’t look like gamer phones in the same way that past iQOO phones had, but they are focused on performance nonetheless. With a tie-in collaboration with BMW M Motorsport and a white variant with three rally stripes, iQOO is promoting this in its marketing.
The Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, up to 12GB of RAM, and a 4,700mAh battery power the iQOO 9 Pro. The screen is a 6.78-inch 1440p 120Hz OLED display, and the camera system features a 50-megapixel ultrawide, a 16-megapixel portrait camera, and a 50-megapixel primary sensor that, like recent Vivo flagships, incorporates gimbal-style stabilisation. It can be charged via cable at 120W or wirelessly at up to 50W, which is unique for a Vivo-adjacent phone.
Differences in the non-Pro iQOO 9 include a Snapdragon 888 Plus processor, a 4,350mAh battery, and a 6.56-inch 1080p 120Hz OLED screen. The smaller camera bump houses a 48-megapixel main camera, a 13-megapixel ultrawide, and a 13-megapixel portrait camera. The phone still has 120W wired charging, but there’s no wireless option. Both the iQOO 9 and 9 Pro run Vivo’s Funtouch OS 12, based on Android 12.
