iQOO already launched a midranger called
iQOO Z1 with Dimensity 1000+ chipset and 44W super-fast charging last month. A
cheaper version, dubbed iQOO Z1x, is going to be coming soon.
We already knew it will have Snapdragon
765G chipset and a 5,000 mAh battery, but today two leaksters revealed even
more details on Weibo. The iQOO Z1x will arrive with a 6.57” LCD that comes
with a 120Hz refresh rate, while the fast charging will be downgraded to the still
very respectable 33W.
One of the leaksters also revealed the
main camera will have a 48MP sensor. What is more important for a gaming device
is the memory - and the other leakster says 8/128 GB, but he didn't confirm
whether it will be DDR5 RAM + UFS 3.0 storage, or iQOO is more likely to stick
with the cheaper and somewhat less speedy DDR4X & UFS 2.1.
The price is the big question here - the
regular iQOO Z1 started from CNY 2,198, but the 8/128 GB version was CNY 2,498
(US$ 350/€ 320). If the Z1x is trying to reduce the price while keeping the iQOO
experience, we are likely looking at the realm of CNY 2,000 (US$ 280/€ 250), which
is the most competitive price range for midrangers, even if not all of them are
gaming-oriented.
