Vivo launched its
sub-brand name iQOO for premium gaming smartphone earlier this year and has
launched a few devices under this brand. A couple of months ago, the brand
launched iQOO Neo smartphone and recently it launched iQOO Neo SD855 variant.
A couple of days
ago, the company announced a special edition variant of the device, named iQOO
Neo 855 ‘Flying Horse of Gansu’ Edition. Now today, the company has announced a
special ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ custom gift box edition of the iQOO Neo 855.
It’s pricing starts at 1,798 Yuan which roughly converts to US$ 254.
Coming to the
specifications, the iQOO Neo SD855 comes powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC
as well as the faster UFS 3.0 storage replacing the SD845 and UFS 2.1 storage
of the standard version. There’s also super-liquid cooling which can reduce the
CPU’s temperature by up to 10 degrees and the surface temperature by up to 3
degrees.
This offers a
significant improvement in the performance of the smartphone and the company is
even bragging about the device’s 477,016 AnTuTu score. The brand’s focus on
speed is not just limited to the processor and storage. The device comes with a
dual-WiFi acceleration technology that enhances connection and ensures that
online gameplay is stable and webpages load faster.
iQOO says lab tests
reveal latency reduces by up to 90% with the feature active. The phone comes
with faster fast-charging technology than its predecessor. Rather than 22.5W
fast charge, the iQOO Neo 855 comes with Vivo’s 33W FlashCharge 2.0 which
charges the phone up to 25 percent in just 10 minutes.
The smartphone
features a 6.38-inc Full HD+ AMOLED display with 1080 x 2340 pixels screen
resolution along with support for DC Dimming and HDR10. The device packs up to
8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.
The iQOO Neo SD855
keeps the in-display fingerprint scanner of the standard version but it is now
10 percent faster, claims the company. It comes with Monster Mode UI based on
FunTouch OS 9 with features such as MultiTurbo 2.0.
