iQoo Z9 Turbo Endurance Edition with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC, 6400 mAh battery to launch this week in China

iQoo Z9

Earlier this year, Vivo’s sub-brand iQoo launched the iQoo Z9 Turbo smartphone with a 6,000 mAh battery and Android 14-based OriginOS 4. The company has now announced the launch date of the new variant of the iQoo Z9 Turbo, which is tipped to come with a bigger battery and upgraded software. iQOO has been teasing the smartphone for quite some time, and it has finally revealed the China launch date.

According to a new Weibo post by iQoo, the Z9 Turbo Endurance Edition or Long Battery Life Version will launch in China and be available for a special sale on January 3. It is currently open for pre-reservations via the Vivo China e-store and other popular Chinese e-commerce platforms.

The post also confirms that the phone will come with a big 6,400 mAh battery and will support dual-frequency GPS. While the design will remain the same, iQoowill also introduce a new Flying Blue colour option alongside the black and white variant from the existing model.

Previous reports have also tipped that the iQOO Z9 Turbo Endurance Edition will run on OriginOS 5 based on Android 15 out of the box and will be powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC. The rest of the specifications will remain the same, and other features will be launched during the launch later this week.