iQOO has introduced the Z9 Turbo Long Battery Life Edition in the Z9 series in China, as it had promised. The phone packs a 6.78-inch 1.5K TCL C8 screen with 144Hz refresh rate, independent graphics chip Turbo, is powered by Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC with up to 16GB LPDDR5x RAM, and 6043mm² canopy VC liquid cooling design, similar to the standard version.
The 50MP Sony LYT-600 main camera with OIS, 8MP Ultra-wide camera, and IP64 ratings for dust and splash resistance, are also the same. However, this packs a bigger 6400mAh battery compared to 6000mAh in the standard version without any increase in thickness and the weight has increased only a few grams to 196g.
There is 7.5W reverse charging, and the company says that the battery health will be ≥80% even after 1600 full charge cycles. The phone is equipped with a Turbo independent display chip, and upgraded dual-frequency GPS.
iQOO Z9 Turbo Long Battery Life Edition specifications
- 6.78-inch (2800×1260 pixels) 1.5K AMOLED 20:9display, 144Hz refresh rate, 480Hz touch sampling rate, up to 4500 nits peak brightness, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 3840Hz PWM Dimming, DC Dimming
- Octa Core Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 735 GPU
- 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5x RAM with 256GB / 512GB UFS 4.0 storage
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- Android 15 with Origin OS 5
- 50MP rear camera with 1/ 1.95″Sony LYT-600 sensor, f/1.79 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 8MP ultra-wide angle lens with GC08A3 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 4K video recording
- 16MP Samsung S5K3P9 front-facing camera
- In-display fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers
- Dimensions: 163.72×75.88×7.98mm; Weight: 196g
- Dust and Splash resistant (IP64)
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 be, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS: L1+L5, Beidou: B1C+B1I+B2a, GLONASS: G1, Galileo: E1+E5a, QZSS: L1+L5, USB Type-C 2.0, NFC
- 6400mAh (Typical) battery with 80W fast charging
Pricing and availability
The iQOO Z9 Turbo Long Battery Life Edition comes in Midnight Black, Starlight White and Voyage Blue colours. Pricing as follows.
- 12GB+ 256GB – 1899 yuan (USD 260 / Rs. 22,320 approx.)
- 16GB+ 256GB – 2099 yuan (USD 287 / Rs. 24,670 approx.)
- 12GB+ 512GB – 2199 yuan (USD 301 / Rs. 25,845 approx.)
- 16GB+ 512GB – 2399 yuan (USD 328 / Rs. 28,200 approx.)
The phone is already on sale in China.