Last month vivo spilled the beans on a few of its
interesting ongoing projects and upcoming products. Chief among these was the
company's first commercial 5G phone, expected to launch under their iQOO brand
as the iQOO 5G. 5G buzz-words aside though, the thing that got most of us
excited at said event was the extra info on the company's eagerly-anticipated
120W fast charging technology. Putting two and two together, it really seemed
like vivo FlashCharge 120W would make its debut on the iQOO 5G.
A freshly leaked banner, however, kind a throws a
curve ball our way with its confusing collection of info. First off, it refers
to a phone called the iQOO Plus 5G. This could theoretically hint at a regular
and a "Plus" version of the upcoming iQOO flagship. Reading on we
also see a clear mention of 44W, followed by a text that roughly translates to
"ultra fast flash charge". So, the same standard present on the
current vivo iQOO. If this is indeed correct, then the coveted 120W charging
tech might not be part of the upcoming vivo phone or phones release at all.
This is especially true if we decide to subscribe to the theory that there is a
vanilla and a Plus version in store. And if 120W is not present on the Plus
one, then it clearly won't be coming to its vanilla sibling either.
It's not all bad news, though. The banner also
clearly mentions a Snapdragon 855+ chipset, which is the latest and greatest
Qualcomm currently has on offer. Also a beefy 4,500 mAh battery. These are
paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage and the whole configuration will
apparently retail for CNY 4498 (US$ 655). No word on launch date or
availability yet, though. Also, as always, since this is a leak, you should
take it with a grain of salt.
