iQOO Z9 Lite takes on Redmi 13 for best 5G smartphone under Rs 15,000 title – check full specs, price

Vivo spin-off brand iQOO launched the iQOO Z9 Lite 5G in India at a starting price of Rs 10,499. iQOO is pitching the phone to buyers who might want to upgrade from 4G to 5G and require “robust performance, a stylish design, and lasting durability.” The iQOO Z9 Lite follows hot on the heels of the iQOO Z9x and iQOO Z9.

iQOO Z9 Lite 5G: India price, availability

The iQOO Z9 Lite 5G comes in a choice of 4GB/128GB and 6GB/128GB for Rs 10,499 and Rs 11,499 respectively. It will be available across iQOO e-store and Amazon in two colour variants, Aqua Flow and Mocha Brown, starting from July 20, 2024.

iQOO Z9 Lite 5G: Full specs, features

The iQOO Z9 Lite 5G has a 6.56-inch 720p LCD display with a 90Hz refresh rate and up to 840 nits of claimed brightness in high brightness mode. The panel has a waterdrop-style notch housing an 8-megapixel front camera. On the back, it has dual cameras—a 50-megapixel main and 2-megapixel secondary depth.

Powering the iQOO Z9 Lite is the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor and a 5,000mAh battery with 15W charging. Running the show is Funtouch OS 14 based on Android 14 with a guarantee of two years of major OS and three years of security updates from iQOO.

For memory, iQOO is using LPDDR4x RAM and eMMC5.1 storage. The phone supports expandable storage of up to 1TB. Connectivity options include 5G, Bluetooth 5.4 and Wi-Fi 5. Biometrics are handled by a side-mounted fingerprint reader. The phone is IP64 rated and has a headphone jack.

The iQOO Z9 Lite doesn’t directly compete with the Redmi 13 5G but at its price point, it takes on the recently launched Xiaomi phone, for the best 5G smartphone under Rs 15,000 title.