2024-03-13 10:57:30
If you think of buying a 5G smartphone in the budget segment of Rs 20,000, you will get a lot of options, but there are some shortcomings in all the options. Recently iQOO Z9 5G has been launched. It is being claimed that the phone fulfills all the needs of the youth. How much truth are there in these claims? Let us know in today’s review…Design
The rear of the phone has a brushed pattern design, which makes it different from other smartphones. The phone comes in two color options blue and green. I personally liked the green color option more. The corners of the phone are round. The rest of the phone comes in a boxy design. Meaning the phone is flat from front, back and sides. The option of USB Type C port, speaker and SIM-tray is available at the bottom of the phone. Volume buttons are provided along with the power button on the right side. iQOO is a good smartphone in terms of design.
in hand feel
The phone comes in large screen size. In such a situation, there is difficulty in using one handed. However, due to the large screen, one gets a good experience while gaming and watching videos. The phone is quite lightweight. Its weight is 188 grams. In such a situation, there is no problem in holding the phone for a long time. Also, the phone has good grip. Apart from this the phone is quite thin. Its thickness is 7.83mm. In such a situation, the phone gets a good in-hand feel.
display
The phone has a large 6.67 inch Full HD+ AMOLED display. Talking about personal use, I like smartphones with 6.3 inch screen size. But if you edit Instagram reels or watch videos on the phone, then 6.7 inch can prove to be a good smartphone for you, because it supports 60Hz to 120Hz refresh rate. The display of the phone is quite bright. It comes with 1800 nits peak brightness. Dragontrail Star 2 plus glass protection has been provided in the phone. If you leave the glass protection key, the phone is fine in terms of display. Very good colors are available in the phone.
camera
Dual rear camera setup has been given in the phone. The main camera comes with 50MP 4K OIS support. Apart from this, another 2MP camera sensor is provided. Very good photos are clicked from the main camera of the phone. The portrait mode of the phone clicks great photos. The main camera captures light well during the day as well as at night. You can click good macro photos from the same phone. However, you will not get to see ultra wide camera in the phone. The phone will be able to record 4k video at 30fps. OIS support has been provided in the phone, which will enable good stable video capture. You will get Moon Mood in the phone, which comes with 20k zoom. A 16MP camera sensor has been provided in the front of the phone, which will be able to capture good photos and videos. The white balance in the phone is good. Apart from this, good skin tone is obtained. There is no extra white light visible in the front camera, which is a good part of the front.
processor
The phone comes with MediaTek Dimension 7200 5G chipset. If I talk about my experience, the phone gives smooth experience in daily tasks. When I was editing the reel on Insta, there was no issue of excessive heat or lag in the phone. Generally, expensive phones start heating up when too many effects are used in Insta Reel, but it is good that this was not seen in this one. The phone comes with an Antutu score of around 7.35 lakh. Light gaming can be done on the phone. However, if you want to play games with higher graphics for a longer time, then you should look at other options. If we talk about performance, then it is included in the best smartphone in the Rs 20,000 price segment.
software update
iQOO Z9 smartphone comes with Android 14 based Funtouch OS operating system. The phone comes with 2 years of Android updates and 3 years of security updates. In-display fingerprint sensor support has been provided with the phone. Which is quite good for this price point.
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Connectivity Features
The phone has Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3 along with dual SIM slot and 8 5G bands, which makes it a future ready smartphone. The phone has 8 GB RAM and two storage options, 128 GB and 256 GB.
Battery
The phone has a 5000mAh battery. This battery can easily last a whole day on a full charge. But it is also true that phone battery performance depends on your phone usage. If I talk about my usage, I watched music on YouTube for about half an hour on the phone. Used WhatsApp and Insta the whole day. Despite this, the battery of the Shatak phone was still up to 20 percent after being fully charged. A 44W fast charging adapter is provided with the phone.
our decision
iQOO Z9 5G is offering all the daily use features with 5G connectivity at a price of less than Rs 20 thousand. However, some features like ultra wide camera, 3.5mm audio jack, and fast charging will have to be compromised. Despite this, it will be called a budget complete package phone. Because iQOO Z9 has increased the competition in this segment by providing a powerful chipset with daily use at a price of less than Rs 20 thousand.