Back in March, iQOO announced the iQOO Neo5 in China, which was later rebranded as the iQOO 7 in India. The topmost variant of the Neo5 offered 256 GB of storage. The Chinese manufacturer has now confirmed the arrival of a new 512 GB variant for Neo5 in the home market. The company has announced ahead of the upcoming Double Eleven (Nov. 11) shopping festival in China.
The 512 GB variant of the Neo5 has 12 GB
of RAM. It is listed in Night Shadow Black and Cloud Shadow Blue color variants
at iQOO China’s website. The new variant will go on sale from Nov. 1 with a
price tag of 3,399 Yuan (US$ 531). On JD.com, this model will be available for as
low as 3,099 Yuan (US$ 484) after discounts.
The iQOO Neo5 has a 6.62-inch AMOLED FHD+
display that offers a 120Hz refresh rate. The device runs on OriginOS 1.0 for
iQOO, which is based on Android 11. The Snapdragon 870 is present under the
hood of the device. The Neo5 ships with 8 GB / 12 GB of RAM and 128 GB / 256 GB
/ 512 GB of UFS 3.1 storage in China. It is backed by a 4,400mAh battery that
supports 66W rapid charging.
The handset features a 16-megapixel camera
for capturing selfies and video calls. Placed on the back is a 48-megapixel
main camera, a 13-megapixel ultrawide lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. For
security, it features an in-screen fingerprint scanner.
