iQoo announced three smartphones this year as a part of its premium 9-series lineup. We all expected an iQoo 9 to be launched, but iQoo surprised us with two new phones. The iQoo 9 Pro (Review), with its Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and gimbal-stabilised camera is meant to compete with top-tier smartphones from Samsung and OnePlus. And then there's the iQoo 9 SE, a smartphone designed to take on the competition at the value end of the premium smartphone segment. After testing iQoo 9 SE for a week, I discovered that it isn't perfect but still offers good value for money. Here's why.
The iQoo 9 SE has a polycarbonate back panel and mid-frame but feels and looks quite premium. There's no official IP rating, but you get two high-quality stereo speakers that sound great while streaming video and playing games.
The phone has a 6.62-inch 120Hz Super AMOLED display, which produces punchy colours and is also HDR10+ certified, which is rare in this price segment.
The software experience with Android 12 is smooth and fluid, but the phone does come with too many preinstalled third-party apps. Gaming performance with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC is top-notch, and the same applies to its 4,500mAh battery, which lasted a day and a half on a single charge in our tests.
Camera performance in daylight is impressive, but we expected better from the ultra-wide-angle camera. The iQoo 9 SE also shoots some good macros, and selfies shot in all kinds of lighting conditions came out nicely.
Product Name | Price in India |
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iQOO 9 SE (8GB RAM, 128GB) - Space Fusion | ₹ 30,990 |
iQOO 9 SE (12GB RAM, 256GB) - Space Fusion | ₹ 33,890 |
iQOO 9 SE (8GB RAM, 128GB) - Sunset Sierra | ₹ 33,990 |
iQOO 9 SE (12GB RAM, 256GB) - Sunset Sierra | ₹ 33,990 |
iQOO 9 SE price in India starts from ₹ 30,990. The lowest price of iQOO 9 SE is ₹ 30,990 at Flipkart on 21st December 2024.
Brand | iQOO |
Model | 9 SE |
Price in India | ₹30,990 |
Release date | 23rd February 2022 |
Launched in India | Yes |
Form factor | Touchscreen |
Battery capacity (mAh) | 4500 |
Fast charging | Proprietary |
Colours | Space Fusion, Sunset Sierra |
Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Screen size (inches) | 6.62 |
Touchscreen | Yes |
Processor | octa-core |
Processor make | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 |
RAM | 8GB, 12GB |
Internal storage | 128GB, 256GB |
Rear camera | 48-megapixel (f/1.79) + 13-megapixel (f/2.2) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4) |
No. of Rear Cameras | 3 |
Rear autofocus | Yes |
Rear flash | Yes |
Front camera | 16-megapixel (f/2.45) |
No. of Front Cameras | 1 |
Operating system | Android 12 |
Skin | Funtouch OS 12 |
Wi-Fi | Yes |
GPS | Yes |
Bluetooth | Yes |
USB Type-C | Yes |
Number of SIMs | 2 |
SIM 1 | |
SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
GSM/CDMA | GSM |
3G | Yes |
4G/ LTE | Yes |
5G | Yes |
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
SIM 2 | |
SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
GSM/CDMA | GSM |
3G | Yes |
4G/ LTE | Yes |
5G | Yes |
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
In-Display Fingerprint Sensor | Yes |
Proximity sensor | Yes |
Accelerometer | Yes |
Ambient light sensor | Yes |