Vivo’s newly
established sub-brand for premium smartphones — iQOO, launched a new variant of
the Vivo iQOO phone dubbed as Vivo iQOO Neo, another gaming phone with decent
specs. Now, the Vivo iQOO Neo smartphone is officially available for
purchase in China with a starting price of 1,798 Yuan, which roughly converts
to US$ 261, for the base variant with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.
The smartphone features a 6.38-inch Full HD+ Super
AMOLED display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and comes with the trendy in-display
fingerprint scanner as well as support for face unlock feature. One of the ways the iQOO Neo is
able to have a low price tag is as a result of its processor. Rather than
opting for the Snapdragon 855 chipset, the device is powered by last year’s
Snapdragon 845 processor which is a beast nonetheless.
The device comes with up to 8GB of RAM and up to
128GB of internal storage. In the camera department, it features a triple
camera setup on the back, consisting of an 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide angle camera
and it is followed by the primary 12MP f/1.79 camera and then a 2MP f/2.4 depth
sensor. On the front side, housed inside the notch in the display is a 12MP
camera sensor with f/2.0 aperture. While the iQOO Neo does not pack as much
processing power as its sibling, it does have a bigger battery capacity –
4500mAh which should last a full day even if you decide to burn some time
playing PUBG. With Vivo’s FlashCharge 22.5W fast charging technology, you
should be back up and running in the shortest time possible.
The smartphone comes with several features such as
4D Game Shock 2.0, anti-Bluelight eye protection, touch acceleration, a
dedicated game mode, DC Dimming, dark mode with support for up to 300 different
apps, and a dedicated Jovi Assistant button painted orange. The Vivo iQOO Neo runs FunTouch
OS 9 which is based on Android 9 Pie operating system. It comes in Carbon Black
and Neon Purple colors and below are the phone’s pricing of different variants:
- 6GB + 64GB = ¥ 1798 (US$ 260)
- 6GB + 128GB = ¥ 1998 (US$ 290)
- 8GB + 64GB = ¥ 2098 (US$ 305)
- 8GB + 128GB = ¥ 2298 (US$ 334)
