[Excellent Technology Evaluation Room].iQOO mobile phones have always focused on the ultimate performance experience and high cost performance, and after the first batch of the launch of the third-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 flagship iQOO 12 series, the main extreme performance and cost-effective neo series has also been updated, and the new iQOO neo9 series has been launched. Recently, the very popular iQOO neo9 also came to the excellent technology evaluation room, so let's have an in-depth understanding with me!
Packaging design
First of all, in terms of packaging box, iQOO neo9 also adopts a new design style, without the classic asymmetrical design, the packaging as a whole is more simple and atmospheric, the front is marked with a pixel dot matrix font "neo" and also has a large "9" shading, and there is a certain halo effect, or more individual.
As for the back of the package, there is a sticker with relevant specification information, and this time it is a 16GB+1TB version with red and white soul color. At the same time, the back of the box is also marked with the manufacturer's information.
The inside of the box is still layered, with the iQOO Neo9 body on the top layer, and the quick start guide and the included clean water shell, data cable and power adapter at the bottom.
Among them, it is worth mentioning that the included 120W power adapter is very small in size, and it also supports up to 100W PD protocol and 100W PPS protocol, which has a very high compatibility.
Airframe design
The iQOO Neo9 debuts this time in a total of three colors with two materials on the back, which are marine blue made of glass, fighting black and red and white soul made of plain leather, and this time the color of the red and white soul is started, of which the size of the fuselage is 16353×75.68×8.34mm, and the weight is only 190 grams, compared to the current 200 grams+ flagship industry, Neo9's 190 grams feel very thin and light, and it can definitely be called the iQOO Neo mobile phone with the best feel.
The iQOO Neo9 red and white soul color scheme is not only made of plain leather, but also more unique in terms of detail design, among which the red and white pigment leather splicing part of the back of the machine is tightly seamed, and there are stitching embellishments, and the details are impeccable. In addition, the rear lens adopts a delicate square design, which is also more compact, accounting for only 7 percent of the overall area of the back of the camera62%, users will not have finger dye lenses when playing games on the horizontal screen, and the convex protrusion of the iQOO Neo9 lens group is also very small, and there will be no top-heavy visually.
The front of the iQOO Neo9 fuselage is equipped with a piece of 678 inches of 15K resolution 8T all-weather super sensing screen, support up to 144Hz refresh rate, and adopt flagship-level 8T circuit design, with the advantages of fast frequency conversion, fast response, low power consumption, with flagship-level LTPO, no whitelist to support full-scene high brushing, but also support 1Hz all-day screen-off display, and support 40% of the screen screen-off display, but also support custom design dynamic screen-off, playability is also very high. At the same time, the plastic screen bracket is also canceled, and the left and right bezels of the screen are only 154mm, which effectively improves the screen-to-body ratio and visual effects.
In addition, this screen of neo9 also has a global excitation brightness of up to 1400nit, which is a full 40% upgrade from the previous generation, and the outdoor screen is still clear, and 1The 5K resolution is also perfect for clarity and power savings. In addition, in terms of eye protection, it also supports the flagship-level full-scene eye protection strategy, at 2 600nit screen brightness, users can turn on "full high-frequency dimming" through the developer option to achieve 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, so that the mobile phone screen SVM strobe index can reach as low as 003。And it has also passed the SGS low blue light certification and SGS low flicker certification, which can effectively protect the eyes of players.
Although the iQOO Neo9 is equipped with short-throw fingerprint recognition, it benefits from an ultra-thin body design and only 7568mm body width, fingerprint recognition is still more convenient, and the front lens also supports face unlocking, so it is still very convenient to unlock in daily use, and fingerprint recognition can only be used for operations such as payment or design privacy.
In terms of fuselage details, the middle frame of the iQOO Neo9 adopts a flat design, but uses double C angles at the front and rear to provide a more comfortable grip, while the middle frame at the top of the fuselage is equipped with a microphone cutout and an infrared remote control cutout, and the speaker cutout adopts a two-in-one design with the earpiece.
The middle frame on the right side of the fuselage is an integrated volume control key and power button from top to bottom,And there is a chamfered design on the edge of the button,Very exquisite,At the same time, the feel feedback of the keys is also very good,Crisp and powerful,The blue factory is still worth believing in terms of detail workmanship。
As for the bottom middle frame of the fuselage, they are speaker cutouts, Type-C interfaces, microphone cutouts and SIM card slots. Among them, the microphone opening adopts an oval design, which avoids the misinsertion of the SIM card tray.
The SIM card tray of iQOO Neo9 adopts a double-sided Nona card design, which is made of plastic + middle metal partition, and is also equipped with dustproof and waterproof rubber ring protection.
Hardware configuration
As for the hardware configuration, the iQOO Neo9 series is also very kind, the Pro version is equipped with the Dimensity 9300 flagship three-piece set, while the standard version of the iQOO Neo9 uses the second-generation Snapdragon 8 processor, and is also equipped with LPDDR5X memory and UFS 40 storage, of which the standard version is equipped with the second-generation Snapdragon 8 processor has a good reputation in terms of power consumption and performance, and the iQOO Neo9 also brings it to the 2K price point, and the cost performance has skyrocketed.
iQOO Neo9 uses a full-blooded version of LPDDR5X specification memory, compared with the previous generation, the theoretical read and write speed is increased by 33%, and the configuration starts at 12GB, supports up to 16GB optional, and supports memory fusion 40, which can achieve up to 16GB+16GB storage experience to ensure more background application residency. In terms of memory chips, it is also the current top UFS 40 storage, the energy consumption is significantly higher than the previous generation by 40%, and the configuration is 256GB, and the maximum 1TB version can be selected.
Although iQOO Neo9 is a 2K price segment model, it is still full of materials, equipped with self-developed e-sports chip Q1, with the blessing of self-developed e-sports chip Q1, iQOO Neo9 can achieve a higher super-frame frame rate, the same super-frame gear, self-developed e-sports chip Q1 achieves lower latency, super-resolution and super-frame concurrency, and the self-developed e-sports chip Q1 can achieve long-term frame stabilization!
On the basis of a good hardware configuration, the heat dissipation of iQOO Neo9 is also very powerful, it is equipped with a 6043mm VC vapor chamber, and the projection of the whole machine is as high as 4882%, fully covering the main heat sources, the CPU heat can be spread more widely and more evenly. At the same time, the 3D stainless steel stamping VC used is lighter than the traditional VC but dissipates heat faster, and the gas circulation volume of the steam chamber is increased by 176% and 30% lighter. In addition, the industry's exclusive double-layer capillary power pump effectively improves the liquid circulation capacity of the core CPU heat source, and the overall heat transfer effect is increased by 26%.
In terms of the network, which everyone is very concerned about, iQOO Neo9 has 16 high-energy antennas, and has the same independent e-sports data antenna as the flagship, which optimizes the antenna layout and solves the problem of users blocking the signal with both hands in horizontal games. Also upgraded 5GHz and 2The 4GHz dual-band independent Wi-Fi antenna and supports through-the-wall antenna cluster technology, which has good through-wall capability, 5GHz coverage and network speed.
As for charging and battery life, the iQOO Neo9 is equipped with the largest 5160mAh battery in the history of NEO, and it also has a good performance in terms of power saving, with super power saving mode 20, which can effectively extend the battery life. As for charging, it supports 120W ultra-fast flash charging, and it only takes about 25 minutes to revive with full blood. Other features such as stereo dual speakers, infrared remote control, full-scene NFC, and a large X-axis linear motor are also equipped.
Performance scores
The following is the indispensable running score of each experience, although the running score does not reflect the real experience performance of a mobile phone, but it can also give users a certain reference. Below, the author will use several popular running score software on the market to test the iQOO neo9.
About Antutu Review: Antutu Benchmark is a professional software that specializes in scoring mobile phones and tablets for iOS and Android devices. The new version of Antutu can be completed with one click, UE test (multi-tasking and virtual machine), CPU overall performance test, RAM memory test, 2D 3D graphics performance test and data storage IO performance test. Through the Antutu review, you can get the individual and overall scores of the device, which can be used to judge the performance level of the hardware.
About Master Lu: Master Lu is a personal computer system tool, and the mobile version supports verifying the authenticity of the phone, testing the fluency of the phone, and the performance test of AI and VR.
About Androbench Testing: Androbench is a benchmarking app that measures the 4K random storage performance of Android devices, including internal or external storage tests.
About Geekbench Testing: Geekbench provides a set of benchmarks designed to comprehensively and accurately measure processor and memory performance. Designed to make benchmarks easy to run and easy to understand, Geekbench needs to guess strong production and reliable benchmark results.
About PCMark test: PCMark is a test software that considers the comprehensive performance of the whole machine, which can accurately reflect the processing performance of the mobile phone in daily use, and can be used in multiple daily test scenarios, such as web browsing, editing, document writing, editing, etc., and can be used for battery life testing.
About 3DMark: 3DMark, FutureMark's software designed to measure graphics card performance, is now available with 3DMarkdmarkDMarkdmark, 3DMark 11 and The New 3DMark. 3DMark is no longer just a software to measure the performance of graphics cards, it has gradually transformed into a software to measure the performance of the whole machine.
About GFXBENCH: GFXBENCH is a mobile graphics performance testing application produced by GFXBENCH. Car Chase (OpenGL ES3.)1) Manhattan (OpenGL ES3.)1 and es30) and Tyrannosaurus Rex (OpenGL ES20) Several test items. GFXBENCH provides a more intuitive and clear understanding of the 3D processing capabilities of mobile phones. GFXBarn supports all industry-standard and vendor-specific APIs, including OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, Metal, DirectX Direct3D, and DX12.
System experience
iQOO Neo9 is equipped with the OriginOS 4 version system developed based on Android 14, which brings a new branded custom font vivo sans to bring clearer and more comfortable text display, as well as kernel-level underlying performance innovations, and the overall smoothness is very high.
First of all, the system page supports simple mode and drawer mode optional,At the same time, the desktop transition and the overall color matching are very individual,As for the negative screen, it brings together a number of shortcut tools and calendars、Sports and consulting and other plug-ins。
The OriginOS 4 system is a system with a very high degree of freedom, which supports the customization of wallpapers, themes, screen offs, icons, and various animation effects, which is very playable.
At the same time, the desktop function still supports deformers, which can quickly modify the desktop window style, icon style and other settings, while the console function has always been unique to iQOO, which can easily set animation effects and performance modes, and supports manual quick adjustment of the screen refresh rate and the current network delay of the display.
iQOO neo9 also supports eye protection mode, and can support automatic opening and closing, as well as manual strength adjustment of eye protection effect. In addition, it also supports sleep mode, which gradually adjusts the color temperature of the screen to achieve a comfortable sleep effect, while the anti-fatigue brightness adjustment is based on the automatic adjustment of the screen brightness, combined with the duration of the continuous brightness of the screen and the degree of eye fatigue, to gradually adjust the screen brightness to improve eye fatigue. At the same time, it still supports dark mode, supports automatic turning on and off, and you can choose whether to darken the wallpaper in dark mode and whether to turn on dark mode for third-party apps.
Regarding the screen color, it provides standard, professional and brilliant three options, and supports manual adjustment of color temperature, users can easily find the best display color, and also supports visual effect enhancement, by optimizing the color and contrast of some pictures to enhance the display effect. The super-frame super-resolution function is to increase the number of frames and resolution of some dynamic pictures to experience a smoother and clearer picture.
As for the screen resolution, it provides ultra-clear and high-definition two options, users can choose between clearer and longer battery life, and the screen refresh rate supports intelligent adaptation and standard and high three levels are optional, the default choice is intelligent adaptation, after all, iQOO neo9The screen has 8T LTPO intelligent refresh rate control, which saves power consumption.
iQOO neo9 also supports screen-off display, and the content of the screen-off display is richer, with a number of built-in content options, and also supports custom screen-off display, users can generate comic images for screen-off display through **AI, and the playability is still very high.
Thanks to the iQOO Neo9 equipped with full-scene NFC, NFC cards can be added in the system settings, and support tap payment, and it also supports the card information migration function under different mobile phones with the same account, which is more convenient to use.
In terms of multi-device interconnection, iQOO neo9 also has a good performance, supporting data relay and cross-device use, and also supports one-touch casting and one-touch transfer functions, in addition to supporting the projection function with large-screen devices such as TVs.
As for security, iQOO neo9 still pays great attention to it, supports system security detection and payment safe, and also supports harassment interception, application isolation box and lock screen shutdown need to unlock function, which is also very practical, to avoid the situation that the mobile phone is lost and turned off and difficult to find, in addition, it also supports background pop-up window control, effectively preventing frequent pop-up windows in the background to ensure the smoothness of the mobile phone.
In addition, there is an emergency call and ** early warning function in the system, after which you can contact the emergency contact under special circumstances and fill in the relevant personal information in the medical card. The ** early warning function is built-in guidance to nearby emergency shelters and emergency contacts, which can be dialed immediately in case of emergency**.
In terms of battery life, the battery management in the system can be set to automatically turn on the power-saving mode, and support the automatic opening of super power-saving, which can effectively alleviate the anxiety of battery life. In addition, you can also know the current battery health level and the relevant charging settings of the mobile phone in the battery.
The system still supports smart suggestions, in which you can turn on the nearby power bank prompt function, which is convenient for users to charge their mobile phones nearby, and still supports the red envelope assistant function. At the same time**Call beautification function is also supported, including WeChat, DingTalk and other common call applications.
In the quick and auxiliary options, it supports the functions of standing care mode, simple mode and voice highlight, among which the elder care mode is very practical, after opening, it will enlarge the display of page fonts, and support incoming call voice broadcast and message voice broadcast and other functions.
As for the infrared remote control function, the equipment supported by the remote control function is also very comprehensive, such as TV, air conditioner, set-top box, etc., and the operation is also very simple, only need to take pictures for identification or manually add operations, and the matching degree is very easy.
In addition, as the first batch of models equipped with the OriginOS 4 version system, iQOO Neo9 has a built-in exclusive personal assistant Blue Heart V, based on the global intelligent assistance of vivo AI technology, the strength of Blue Heart V is also very powerful, with super semantic search, super Q&A, super writing, super creation, and super sense of intelligent interaction. Its Chinese script creation and super creation are very useful.
Gameplay experience
iQOO Neo9's strength in gaming is also undoubted, not only has a strong hardware foundation, but also has the blessing of the self-developed e-sports chip Q1, which far surpasses products at the same price in terms of gaming experience.
Among them, the game assistant panel function is also very comprehensive,Not only can you manually adjust the performance mode of the mobile phone,At the same time, it also supports manual adjustment of refresh rate, brightness and delay,Very convenient,And in the game tool, it also supports voice changer、Game sound effects and other practical functions。
Among them, super touch and control adjustment can be said to be very practical,After all, most of the current games have very high requirements for touch sensitivity,Improving touch and operation sensitivity is still very obvious for the experience of the game。
The 4D vibration function also enriches the game experience, supporting the mobile phone vibration effect at the release of skills and specific moments in the game, making the game experience richer, and the experience control function also further increases the playability of the game.
In addition, the game center in the game assistant also supports group chats, friends, and cheats and other expansion spaces, which is convenient for users to improve their game strength more quickly. At the same time, it still supports the WeChat small window function, and it is easier to chat while playing.
As for the game super-resolution function, with the blessing of the self-developed chip Q1 and the self-developed super-resolution algorithm, the definition enhancement such as high-resolution effect and anti-aliasing is realized.
Glory of Kings Experience.
Honor of Kings perfdog performance analysis.
Peace Elite Experience.
Peace Elite Perfdog Performance Analysis.
QQ Flying Experience.
QQ Speed Perfdog Performance Analysis.
Genshin Impact Experience. Genshin Impact Perfdog performance analysis.
Honkai: Star Dome Rail Experience.
Honkai: Star Dome Railroad Perfdog Performance Analysis.
First of all, in terms of game smoothness performance,iQOO neo9The performance is also very good,From the perfdog performance analysis, you can see that in 120 frames of the highest image quality, the king of glory and QQ are very smooth,Tend to a straight line。 And the peace elite under the 90 frames of smooth picture quality also has a good performance, in addition, such as Genshin Impact and Honkai, which have high requirements for configuration heat dissipation: The performance of the Star Dome Railway is also very smooth, among which Honkai: The Star Dome Railway fluctuates slightly, but the overall performance is still very good, and Genshin Impact is relatively stable, and some of the frame drops are also caused by switching scenes, of which within 30 minutes of experience time, the first 14 minutes are 60 frames of the highest image quality + game super-resolution, and the last 16 minutes are to turn on the game frame insertion function, After turning on, perfdog records 48 frames based on the value, but at this time the mobile terminal is 144 frames, which is more smooth to follow.
As for the temperature control performance of iQOO neo9, thanks to the blessing of large size heat dissipation, the temperature control performance of iQOO neo9 is still very good, the author is at 265 of the most popular games in the indoor runtime, and below are the thermal images of the iQOO Neo9's temperature control performance**.
First of all, the 120 frames of the highest image quality + game super resolution + game visual effects enhancement mode of the king of glory single game qualifying, nearly 20 minutes of duration, iqoo neo9 temperature control performance is still good, the maximum temperature of the fuselage is only about 37.
As for the same 120 frames of the highest image quality + game visual effects in the mode of increasing the visual effects of the game, the maximum temperature of the fuselage did not exceed 40 after two rounds of competition, and the feel experience is also relatively mild.
And after a single game in the mode of 90 frames of smooth picture quality + game super-resolution + game visual effects enhancement, the maximum temperature on the front of the fuselage reached 422. The maximum temperature of the back of the machine is 428, but the overall heating area still avoids the parts of the game that the fingers touch.
As for Genshin Impact, it is in 60 frames of the highest image quality + game super-resolution + game interpolation (after 16 minutes) 30-minute experience, it can be seen that the optimization of Genshin Impact is still good, and the overall temperature control performance is also on par with the current flagship machine.
And in terms of the performance of Honkai: Star Dome Railway, also after 30 minutes of experience, the maximum temperature on the front of the fuselage is 445. The maximum temperature of the back of the machine is 446, but the bezel and finger contact area are not too warm, and the comfort of the gaming experience is still relatively good.
Imaging prowess
As for iQOO Neo9The image strength is also more generous, using a rear dual lens group design, and the lens convex degree is very low, the visual perception is better, and the lens group is a flagship-level 50 million pixel Sony custom VCS IMX920 main camera, with a sensitive area of 1 149 inches, with f1With a large aperture of 75 and a 23mm-equivalent focal length, it also supports VCS Bionic Spectroscopy and OIS optical image stabilization and autofocus. It is also equipped with a 1 4-inch f22-aperture 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens.
In terms of performance, iQOO neo9 has three color modes: vivid, textured and natural, and also supports up to 20x digital zoom, and also supports up to 8K** shooting in **, and also supports super image stabilization, which is very effective in improving **quality.
As for the camera page, it is also very easy to use, first of all, the top of the viewfinder is the flash control, color mode selection and settings. At the bottom of the viewfinder is the zoom switch and style filter selection, and at the bottom control area is the camera mode selection. In the more options on the far right, there are 50 million pixel direct out, panorama, time slow door, and professional mode selection, and support for custom editing.
The front camera of the iQOO Neo9 uses a 16-million-pixel ** lens, which supports AI beautification and custom beautification**, and has functions such as HDR** and HD portrait**. In addition, the front lens also supports the face unlock function, and the recognition speed is very fast, so you can enter the system without feeling in daily life.
Sample Appreciation High-quality Author List As for the sample part, they are all taken by the author holding a mobile phone, simulating the use of daily users, let's take a look at the samples of iQOO Neo9, (due to server upload restrictions, so the samples** are all uploaded in reduced size, but they have not been beautified in the later stage).
Outdoor proofs
Interior proofs
Sample of the night scene
As for night scene shooting, iQOO neo9 does not excessively increase the brightness and ignore the details, after all, night photography is also more important for the control of the sense of time, but there are also shortcomings, that is, the camera does not shoot in seconds for night scene shooting, and there is a little calculation time.
Review Summary:First of all, iQOO neo9 has made great progress in terms of appearance design, especially the control of the size of the fuselage, and the hand feel performance is worthy of praise, and the details and workmanship also reflect the style of the big factory, and the details are not ignored because of positioning. In terms of hardware configuration, iQOO neo9 is also very kind, directly using the flagship configuration, and the standard version is still optional16GB+1TB version, and the gap with the PRO version is small, it can be said that in terms of configuration, iQOO neo9 is still full of materials. In other aspects such as screen, vibration, image, etc., iQOO neo9 does not have major shortcomings, and it can be said that iQOO neo9 is very capable of playing in products at the same price.
In a word:The iQOO Neo9 is definitely a great value in its price range!