An all-round flagship for gamers, the battery life and charging experience has been upgraded, iQOO Neo9 Pro mobile phone charging review
Preface
On the evening of December 27, iQOO brought the Neo9 series products at the new product launch conference, and the iQOO Neo9 Pro mobile phone, which is a "Pro" performance flagship model, is simultaneously equipped with the Dimensity 9300, one of the "strongest flagship cores in 2023".
The iQOO Neo9 Pro is equipped with the self-developed gaming chip Q1, which provides higher scores for gaming and playing, and at the same time, it also supports 120W ultra-fast flash charging, has a large 5160mAh battery, and so on, bringing users a flagship-level gaming and battery life. Below, let's follow the charging head network to see how this mobile phone actually performs.
Unboxing introduction
As is customary, look at the packaging first.
The iQOO Neo9 Pro mobile phone box adopts a new design of light and shadow, with the number "9" as the background of the independent contour light and shadow effect, and the white word "Neo" superimposed on it, which has some technological look.
The box does not continue the classic beveled style, but a pure heaven and earth box design, with the words "iQOO Neo9 Pro" printed on the bottom left corner.
Open the package and remove all the belongings, the kit contains a card pin, a clear water shell protective case, a 120W charging kit and an instruction guide manual.
The iQOO Neo9 Pro phone is the first "Neo series" model to use LTPO material, with a 1.5K 144Hz 8T all-weather ultra-sensitive straight screen on the front, and its new flagship 8T circuit driver technology can achieve finer and faster 144Hz adaptive refresh rate switching, with lower power consumption, higher frame rates of the game full level and high brush and vivid and detailed display effects, as well as SGS low blue light certification, SGS low flicker certification and high frequency The PWM dimming mode cannot be absent, and it protects the eyes day and night in all aspects.
The iQOO Neo9 Pro phone is available in three styles: Red and White Soul, Marine Blue, and Fighting Black, with a slightly quad-curved glass back and a sleek enamel body design with a new generation of diffuse texture, which feels good whether you hold it horizontally or vertically.
The iQOO Neo9 Pro mobile phone camera module is no longer designed for the cloud level, but has a simple and exquisite square design, which has the same flagship IMX920 Sony outsole main camera, supports VCS bionic spectrum technology, and the flagship-level 50 million pixel ultra-wide-angle lens and Flicker sensor, and has OIS optical image stabilization to achieve better noise performance and color reproduction.
The top of the iQOO Neo9 Pro mobile phone is still equipped with a microphone and an infrared sensor cutout, and it can be observed that it is a flagship-level one-piece straight-edged middle frame design, which also pays more attention to the grip.
The bottom center frame has a speaker cutout, a USB Type-C port, a microphone cutout and a SIM card slot, and the new enclosed stereo dual speaker composed of upper and lower speakers has better balance and immersiveness, enhancing the user's gaming experience.
All buttons on the iQOO Neo9 Pro are located on the right side of the body, including the volume buttons and the power on and off buttons.
iQOO Neo9 Pro手机长度约为163.71mm。
The iQOO Neo9 Pro phone is about 75.92mm wide.
iQOO Neo9 Pro 手机厚度约为7.93mm。
The iQOO Neo9 Pro weighs around 198.8g, which is on par with the iPhone 15 Plus's 201g weight.
The iQOO Neo9 Pro phone is extremely comfortable to hold with one hand due to its thin and light body and light weight design.
Charging set
The iQOO Neo9 Pro phone is equipped with a 5160mAh battery, which is also equipped with 120W ultra-fast flash charging, which can be charged to 40% in 9 minutes, and has a super power saving mode and WiFi Ultrasave technology, which further improves the battery life experience.
The body of the 120W charger is pure white and simple, and it feels warm and moist like jade, and the body is only silk-screened with the word "120W" power.
The output panel is equipped with a single Type-C output port, and the female rubber core is pure black.
The side of the pin is printed with the charger parameter specification inscription.
型号：V12060L0A0-CN；
输入:100-240V~50/60Hz 3A;
输出:5V2A,9V2A,11V6A Max,20V6A Max;
PDO:5V3A,9V3A,12V3A Max,15V3A Max,20V5A Max;
PPS: 5-20V5A Max;
It is manufactured by Huizhou Kumho Industrial Development Co., Ltd. for Vivo, and has the CCC certification mark.
The original 120W charger was tested with the POWER-Z KM003C tester, and the Type-C port supports UFCS, VFCP, QC2.0, PD3.0, QC5, DCP, and PPS charging protocols.
In terms of PDO messages, the measured support is 5V3A, 9V3A, 12V3A, 15V3A, 20V5A five sets of fixed voltage ranges, and 5-20V5A a set of PPS voltage ranges, which are consistent with the parameter inscription information.
The fusion fast charging protocol has been independently tested, and the port has a set of 5-11V3A fusion fast charging gears.
A C to C cable with a white PC jacket is included, which is bundled with a white eco-friendly paper tape.
The connection between the shell of the wire end and the wire body is designed with thickened injection molding, and the word 6A is printed on the thickened material.
The POWER-Z KM003C tester is used to read the cable information, and the measured cable has a built-in E-Marker chip, and has 20V 5A power transmission and USB 2.0 specification data transmission capabilities.
The length of the charging cable is about 97cm.
The length of the 120W charger is about 61.01mm.
The height of the 120W charger is about 52.46mm.
The thickness of the 120W charger is about 28.8mm, the volume is about 92.17cm³, and the power density is as high as 1.3W/cm³ based on the power of the charger of 120W.
The 120W charger weighs about 123.3g.
The weight of the 120W charging kit is about 153.5g.
Charging review
Next, let's take a look at the charging performance of this iQOO Neo9 Pro phone. Charging head network will take you to understand the new iQOO Neo series mobile phones from the aspects of charging compatibility test and charging whole process test.
Charging compatibility test
In the compatibility test link, you can clearly know the charging situation of the mobile phone with different chargers and charging cables, and the charging head network will take readers to understand the charging compatibility performance of this iQOO Neo9 Pro mobile phone from three aspects: the original charger compatibility test, the fast charging cable compatibility test and the third-party charger compatibility test, and present the real test data for readers.
Original charger
If you have used iQOO or vivo's mobile phone before, then you must still retain the original charger, and the charging head network will select several original chargers for testing, let's take a look at the power performance of the iQOO original charging kit.
Use the original 120W charger (model: V-12060L0A0-CN) to charge the mobile phone, and the measured power with POWER-Z KM003C is 18V 5.67A 102.01W.
Summarizing the compatibility test data of various series of iQOO chargers, iQOO Neo9 Pro can shake hands with private voltage levels, and the charging power of chargers with 120W and above in different ports can be close to 102W, which is outstanding.
Drawing out the histogram, you can see that the charging power of the three 120W chargers and 200W chargers is about 102W, and the power of the 80W charger has also come to 68W.
Three-way charger
Sometimes when you forget to bring a charger when you go out, you have to use a third-party charger to charge your phone, and finally let's take a look at the charging compatibility performance of a third-party charger with a third-party charging cable.
Use Olympian 140W charger (model: AOC-C012) to charge the mobile phone, and the input power of the mobile phone measured with POWER-Z KM003C is 8.28V 3.97A 32.89W.
Based on the compatibility test data of the third-party charger with the original A/C to C cable, the third-party charging head in this test and the iQOO Neo9 Pro mobile phone can be charged with 9V shaking hands, which can support high-power PD and PPS fast charging.
The charging power of the third-party chargers tested this time is generally divided into 11W, 18W, 25W, 30W and 35W segments, which can be seen that the charging compatibility of the mobile phone is relatively excellent, and at the same time, it supports high-power PD and PPS fast charging, and the maximum charging power can reach 36.33W, and the user's three-party charging experience is more excellent.
三方 A/C to C 线材
Next, let's take a look at the charging effect of iQOO's various series chargers with non-original fast charging cables.
Use HP Ray cable with the original 120W charger (model: V-12060L0A0-CN) to charge the mobile phone, and the input power of the mobile phone measured by using the POWER-Z KM003C is 17.3V 4.96A 85.83W.
Here will summarize the charging data of various series of iQOO chargers with non-original fast charging cables, and list the power of charging with original cables, so that you can compare and view.
From the histogram part, you can more intuitively see the power gap between the original line and the non-original line. Compared with the original fast charging cable, the difference between the non-original fast charging cable and the charger with the same C port is basically about 18W, and the power gap between the USB-A port charger is more obvious after replacing the third-party A to C cable, so the iQOO USB-A port charger is more recommended to use the original A to C cable for a better charging experience.
Charging is tested throughout the process
After the phone is depleted, place the iQOO Neo9 Pro phone and the original 120W charger in a 25°C incubator, turn on the power supply, and use the POWER-Z KM003C to record the data, the test data is as follows.
After the power is turned on, shake the 18V voltage level, the maximum power is maintained at about 103W for the first 40 seconds, then the power drops to about 81-86W, and continues to charge until the 4th minute at this power, then the power drops to about 64W and continues to charge until the 8th minute, then the power drops to 53W and continues to charge until the 15th minute, and then the charging power decreases in a "step" manner, and the charging process takes about 27 minutes.
Drawing a line chart, you can see that the original 120W charger is used to charge the iQOO Neo9 Pro phone to 50% in 9 minutes, 80% in 17 minutes, and 100% in 27 minutes.
Temperature test
Let's see how the iQOO Neo9 Pro controls the temperature during charging, the test was conducted in a 25°C incubator, and the temperature was taken at 5 minutes, 10 minutes, and 20 minutes.
Charge for 5 minutes
After 5 minutes of charging, use the thermal imager to shoot the front of the phone at a maximum temperature of 36.6°C.
After 5 minutes of charging, use a thermal imager to take a picture of the back of the phone at a maximum temperature of 38.4°C.
Charge for 10 minutes
After 10 minutes of charging, use the thermal imager to shoot the front of the phone at a maximum temperature of 38.6°C.
After 10 minutes of charging, use a thermal imager to photograph the back of the phone with a maximum temperature of 39.6°C.
Charge for 20 minutes
After 20 minutes of charging, use the thermal imager to photograph the front of the phone at a maximum temperature of 35.8°C.
After 20 minutes of charging, use a thermal imager to photograph the back of the phone with a maximum temperature of 36.3°C.
Summarizing the temperature speed into a table, it can be seen that the temperature on the back of the phone will be slightly higher than the temperature on the front of the phone during the charging process, and the highest charging temperature of the phone in the two time nodes selected is 10 minutes, which is about 39°C.
Drawing the data into a histogram, it can be seen that at 10 minutes, the temperature of the mobile phone charging is the highest, and the charging power of the mobile phone is about 53W, and the temperature on the back of the mobile phone is in a state of decline between 10 minutes and 20 minutes. Overall, the temperature of the mobile phone can be stable below 40°C when charging, and the mobile phone can quickly return to a normal temperature after 20 minutes, and the temperature control performance is very good.
Summary of the charging head network
The iQOO Neo9 Pro phone is equipped with the Dimensity 9300 flagship strong core, and is equipped with a full-blooded version of the LPDDR5X + UFS 4.0 combination as standard, and at the same time, it has a self-developed gaming chip Q1, supplemented by a closed stereo dual speaker, dual pressure sensitivity under the display and symmetrical dual X-axis linear motors, to achieve the ultimate gaming experience with high frame and low power consumption, in addition, the iQOO Neo9 Pro mobile phone is equipped with a 5160mAh capacity battery, which can be charged to 50% in 9 minutes using the original 120W charger It takes about 27 minutes.
In terms of charging performance, the charging power performance of the 120W and 200W chargers is comparable to that of the iQOO Neo9 Pro mobile phone when tested with the original charger, both of which can reach about 102W. At the same time, the iQOO Neo9 Pro mobile phone supports high-power PD and PPS fast charging protocols, and for third-party chargers, the output power can be further increased to about 36W, making the user's fast charging experience even better. Secondly, the cable is also an important factor affecting charging, the same charger with non-original cable will further reduce the output power, A to C type is more obvious.
Overall, as a gaming phone, the iQOO Neo9 Pro phone is equipped with a 5160mAh battery for ultra-long battery life, while its ultra-thin body, 144Hz ultra-sensitive screen, high-standard cooling software and hardware, and Wi-Fi 7-level wireless connection performance allow gamers to have a smoother, more stable and immersive gaming performance, or become the performance ceiling of the same class model.