iQOO has officially announced the upcoming launch of their Z9 series in April, with the iQOO Z9 Turbo leading the lineup. The company confirms that the series will feature the newly announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor.

iQOO Z9 Series Announcement

The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor, unveiled by Qualcomm today, promises powerful performance, positioning itself just below the current Gen 3. In terms of configuration, the CPU consists of a Cortex-X4 prime core, four Cortex A720 cores, and three Cortex-A520 cores. It supports up to 24GB LPDDR5x RAM and offers advanced image and video processing capabilities with an 18-bit triple cognitive ISP.

iQOO Z9 Series Details (Leaked)

As per reports, iQOO plans to introduce two more smartphones in the Z9 series i.e. iQOO Z9 which has already launched in India, and iQOO Z9x alongside the iQOO Z9 Turbo. These upcoming devices are anticipated to be equipped with different chipsets, potentially including the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and Snapdragon 6 Gen 1. The Indian variant of Z9 features a Dimensity 7200 chipset.

Reliable tipster Digital Chat Station first hinted at the Z9 Turbo’s existence and also leaked a bunch of key specs. As per leaks, the Turbo will feature a 6.78-inch 1.5K OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, 2800×1260 resolution, and 2160Hz PWM dimming. The device is also expected to ditch the plastic build and come with improved build quality and materials.

The Z9 series has gone through CQC and CMIIT certifications recently which also reveals some more key specs. As per certifications, the Turbo model is expected to feature an 80W charger, capable of supporting up to 11V 7.3A fast charging. Speaking of battery life, the phone is rumored to pack a massive 6,000mAh battery.

iQOO Z9 Turbo is also expected to sport a dual-camera setup with a 50-megapixel main sensor, while details regarding the secondary sensor have not yet been leaked.

Additionally, whispers suggest the phone might boast up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM, 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage, and a short-focus in-display fingerprint sensor. In terms of software, the device is rumored to run on OriginOS 4.0, based on the latest Android 14.

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