iQOO Z9 Lite Review in 2025: Does It Still Compete?

Author: Yash | Date: March 9, 2025 | Time: 6:00 am

The iQOO Z9 Lite features a tough plastic construction, IP64 certification, water-drop notch, and a variety of features such as 3.5mm audio jack, side fingerprint reader, and microSD card slot.

Design and Build

Display

The iQOO Z9 Lite boasts a 6.56-inch HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 840 nits of brightness for improved legibility.

The iQOO Z9 Lite, based on MediaTek Dimensity 6300, provides silky-smooth daily and multi-tasking performance with minimal heat generation.

PERFORMANCE

The iQOO Z9 Lite has dual rear cameras of 50MP main and 2MP depth camera. It takes decent daylight shots but falters in low-light conditions. The 8MP selfie camera takes decent selfies.

Camera

The iQOO Z9 Lite features a 5,000mAh battery for a day of use, charged at 15W, although not as quickly as some devices.

Battery Life

iQOO Z9 Lite is rooted in Android 14 with Funtouch OS 14 and supports two years of Android updates alongside three years of security patches.

Software and Updates

The iQOO Z9 Lite provides 5G, acceptable performance, and acceptable battery life but subpar low-light camera performance and slow charging.

VERDICT