vivo iQOO 9 vs vivo Y500i: Which is better?

Screen size

iQOO 96.6"

Y500i6.8"+2.8%

Technology

iQOO 9

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Y500i

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

iQOO 9

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Y500i

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800

3G bands

iQOO 9

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

Y500i

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100

4G bands

iQOO 9

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

Resolution

iQOO 91080 × 2376 px+56%

Y500i720 × 1570 px

Refresh rate

equal specs

iQOO 9120 Hz

Y500i120 Hz

Peak brightness

equal specs

iQOO 91,200 nits

Y500i1,200 nits

Pixel density

iQOO 9398 ppi+36%

Y500i256 ppi

CPU speed

iQOO 9Octa-core (1x2.99 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)+26%

Y500iOcta-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

RAM

equal specs

iQOO 98.0 GB

Y500i8.0 GB

Storage

equal specs

iQOO 9128 GB

Y500i128 GB

Main camera

iQOO 948.0 MP

Y500i50.0 MP+4%

Front camera

iQOO 916.0 MP+69%

Y500i5.0 MP

Battery

iQOO 94,350 mAh

Y500i7,200 mAh+40%

Wired charging

iQOO 9120 W+63%

Y500i44 W

Weight

iQOO 9200 g+9.5%

Y500i219 g

Thickness

iQOO 98.7 mm

Y500i8.4 mm+3.6%

IP rating

iQOO 9Glass front (Panda Glass), aluminum frame, glass back

Y500iIP69/IP68

Wi‑Fi

iQOO 9Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Y500iWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

iQOO 95.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless+19%

Y500i4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive

USB

equal specs

iQOO 9USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Y500iUSB Type-C 2.0, OTG

5G support

equal specs

iQOO 9Yes

Y500iYes

NFC

equal specs

iQOO 9Yes

Y500iYes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

iQOO 9No

Y500iNo

SD card

equal specs

iQOO 9No

Y500iNo

Stereo speakers

equal specs

iQOO 9Yes

Y500iYes

5G bands

iQOO 9

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Y500i

1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Speed

iQOO 9

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Y500i

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

iQOO 9

2022, February 23

Y500i

2026, January 12

Status

iQOO 9

Available. Released 2022, March 02

Y500i

Available. Released 2026, January 16

Dimensions

iQOO 9

159.1 x 75.1 x 8.6 or 8.7 mm

Y500i

166.6 x 78.4 x 8.4 mm (6.56 x 3.09 x 0.33 in)

Weight

iQOO 9

200 g / 202 g (7.05 oz)

Y500i

219 g (7.72 oz)

Build

iQOO 9

Glass front (Panda Glass), aluminum frame, glass back

Y500i

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

SIM

iQOO 9

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Y500i

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Other

iQOO 9

Splash and dust resistant

Y500i

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Type

iQOO 9

AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1200 nits (peak)

Y500i

IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)

Size

iQOO 9

6.56 inches, 104.6 cm2 (~87.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Y500i

6.75 inches, 111.4 cm2 (~85.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

iQOO 9

1080 x 2376 pixels (~398 ppi density)

Y500i

720 x 1570 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~256 ppi density)

Protection

iQOO 9

Panda Glass

Y500i

Other

iQOO 9

Monster Touch support

Y500i

iQOO 9

Android 12, Funtouch 12

Y500i

Android 16, OriginOS 6

Chipset

iQOO 9

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm)

Y500i

Qualcomm SM4450 Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 (4 nm)

CPU

iQOO 9

Octa-core (1x2.99 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

Y500i

Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x1.95 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

iQOO 9

Adreno 660

Y500i

Adreno 613

Card slot

iQOO 9

Y500i

Internal

iQOO 9

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Y500i

128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM

Other

iQOO 9

UFS 3.1

Y500i

UFS 3.1

Dual

iQOO 9

48 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, gimbal OIS 13 MP, f/2.5, 50mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom 13 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)

Y500i

Features

iQOO 9

Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama

Y500i

LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

iQOO 9

4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps

Y500i

1080p@30fps

Single

iQOO 9

Y500i

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF

Single

iQOO 9

16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.0µm

Y500i

5 MP, f/2.0, (wide)

Features

iQOO 9

HDR

Y500i

Video

iQOO 9

1080p@30fps

Y500i

1080p@30fps

Loudspeaker

iQOO 9

Yes, with stereo speakers

Y500i

Yes, with stereo speakers

3.5mm jack

iQOO 9

Y500i

Other

iQOO 9

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio Snapdragon Sound

Y500i

WLAN

iQOO 9

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Y500i

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band

Bluetooth

iQOO 9

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless

Y500i

4.2, A2DP, aptX Adaptive

Positioning

iQOO 9

GPS, GLONASS

Y500i

GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS

NFC

iQOO 9

Yes

Y500i

Yes

Radio

iQOO 9

Y500i

USB

iQOO 9

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Y500i

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Infrared port

iQOO 9

Y500i

Yes

Sensors

iQOO 9

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Y500i

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Type

iQOO 9

4350 mAh

Y500i

Si/C Li-Ion 7200 mAh

Charging

iQOO 9

120W wired, 50% in 6 min, 100% in 18 min

Y500i

44W wired Reverse wired

Colors

iQOO 9

Legend, Alpha, Phoenix Orange

Y500i

Black, Silver, Gold

Price

iQOO 9

About 510 EUR

Y500i

About 180 EUR

Models

iQOO 9

Y500i

V2531A

iQOO 9 vs Y500i

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