iQOO started off as a subbrand of Vivo
when it was announced last year. Its first smartphone was a gaming phone called
the iQOO, though some did refer to it as the Vivo iQOO. It followed it up with
the iQOO Neo, a super affordable phone with a Snapdragon 845 processor. It also
announced the iQOO Pro, and its first 5G smartphone, the iQOO Pro 5G. Afterward
came the iQOO Neo 855 and the iQOO Neo 855 Racing.
It has been confirmed that iQOO will begin
selling its phones in India this year but as a standalone brand and not a line
of smartphones owned by Vivo. In an official press statement, the new company
revealed it will launch a flagship phone in India in February. A new leak has
revealed what may be the official name of the phone.
According to Sudhanshu Ambhore
(@Sudhanshu1414), iQOO’s upcoming flagship will be called the iQOO 3 and it
turns out its specs were already leaked last week by @Digital Chat Station. Going
by the Weibo post, the iQOO 3 will have a 6.44-inch 2400 x 1080 Samsung OLED
display with a small punch hole at the top right corner. While most
manufacturers are going for a higher refresh rate, the phone will have a 60Hz
refresh rate.
Inside the device is the Snapdragon 865
Mobile Platform which will be paired with a 5G modem. Based on this, the iQOO 3
will be the manufacturer’s second 5G device. The leaker says the phone will
have 48MP quad cameras on the rear arranged in a grid matrix (rectangular
housing) and positioned on the left side of the phone.
The iQOO 3 will have a 4410mAh battery
capacity, which should be marketed as 4500mAh. While the battery capacity has
remained unchanged from that of its predecessors, save for the original iQOO
phone, the leak said the iQOO 3 will have support for 55W Fast Charge. This
means it will be able to charge faster than the original iQOO which supports
44W fast charge and charges from empty to full in 45 minutes. While Digital
Chat Station does have a good track record, we advise you to take this with a
grain of salt as the above specs are for a prototype and the specs of the final
product may be different.
iQOO says it will announce a flagship
phone in India next month powered by the Snapdragon 865 processor. The phone
may launch first in China before India. However, it may arrive in India under a
new name and not as the “iQOO 3”. The reason for this is because none of the
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