5. Vivo iQoo 9T – Best for Gaming
The gaming phone market is increasingly competitive, so it takes a real cracker of a device to stand out and turn heads.
For almost all the metrics that really matter, the iQoo 9T delivers, with a reliable camera array, strong battery life, an excellent display and more than enough power for even the most demanding gamers thanks to the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. It even packs a surprisingly fast 120W charge.
It’s in small ways that the device lets itself down, with poor thermal management, weak haptics, and plenty of pre-installed bloatware among other software frustrations.
As such, for most people this will be a smartphone that meets and maybe even exceeds their needs in many ways, and for a price that won’t leave a huge hole in your pocket. Although it doesn’t quite have the “x-factor” to make it a true superstar, the iQoo 9T is a well thought out and accomplished smartphone that does enough to merit a recommendation.
