When vivo introduced the iQOO phone, it arrived with
the slogan “Monster Inside” and had the 44W fast-charging, latest flagship
chipset and plenty of software acceleration modes to back it up. Now a younger
and more affordable handset was announced and its name is vivo iQOO Neo.
The phone’s most impressive feature is the
Snapdragon 845 chipset. It is over a year old but is by no means underpowered.
The screen is 6.38” OLED panel with Full HD+ resolution, and the maker
implemented a fingerprint scanner underneath. The manufacturer has added touch
acceleration for the digitizer, so tlyou will have zero lag when using in-game
joysticks.
Next to the Qualcomm chipset we have 6/8 GB RAM and
64/128 GB storage. The triple camera on the back has a 12 MP main shooter, an 8
MP wide-angle lens and a 2 MP depth sensor, with the front-facing camera also
taking 12 MP stills.
Since it is more of a mobile gaming rig, the iQOO
Neo also has a dedicated cooling system - two multi-layer graphite slates
sandwiching a vapor chamber and a piece of aluminum. The event host said the
phone can reach 3 degree Celsius lower temperatures than other Snapdragon
845-powered smartphones.
The current trend among gamers in China dictates
performance boosters, so the vivo iQOO Neo comes with AI Turbo, Center Turbo,
Net Turbo, Cooling Turbo, and other features, all packed under the name
Multi-Turbo. Other specs worth mentioning are the Funtouch OS 9, based on Android
Pie, and the 4,500 mAh battery that supports the 22.5W vivo FlashCharge that
can top 50% of the power cell in 30 minutes.
Vivo iQOO Neo specifications
- 6.39-inch ( 1080 × 2340 pixels) Full HD+ Super AMOLED 19.5:9 aspect ratio display, 105% NTSC color gamut
- Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform with Adreno 630 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4x / 8GB RAM with 64GB / 128GB internal memory
- Dual SIM
- Android 9.0 (Pie) with Funtouch OS 9
- 12MP Dual Pixel rear camera with LED flash, Sony IMX363 sensor, f/1.79 aperture, 8MP 108-degree ultra-wide lens with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP depth sensing camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 12MP Dual Pixel front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack
- Dimensions: 157.69×75.2×8.51mm ; Weight: 196g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 4500mAh (typical) battery with 22.5W fast charging
The Vivo iQOO Neo comes in Carbon black and Electro-optic violet colors,
is priced at 1798 yuan (US$ 261) for the 6GB RAM with 64GB
storage version, 1998 yuan (US$ 290) for the 6GB RAM with
128GB storage version, 2098 yuan (US$ 305) for the 8GB RAM with 64GB storage
version and the top-end 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version costs 2298 yuan (US$
334). It will be available for order today and goes on
sale in China from July 8.
