vivo sub-brand iQOO started teasing its launch in Malaysia a few weeks ago, and last week, as we rightly presumed, the company announced it will debut in Malaysia with a number series smartphone - the iQOO 11 5G powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Today, iQOO announced it will debut in Malaysia on December 2 with the iQOO 11 5G at the iQOO 11 5G Experience Day event.
The four-hour event will begin at 6PM
local time, where iQOO will introduce the iQOO 11 5G as Malaysia's first
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered smartphone. It won't be the world's first Snapdragon
8 Gen 2 smartphone, though, since that honor will go to the vivo X90 Pro+ set
to launch later today in China. However, the iQOO 11 5G could very well become
the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered smartphone outside China, unless any other
brand has a surprise announcement for us.
iQOO hasn't detailed the iQOO 11 5G's
specs sheet yet but touted it as the "king of gaming smartphones" in
the media invite sent to us. We don't know what gaming features the iQOO 11 5G
will have. However, the In-Display Monster Touch previously seen on the iQOO 7
Legend, iQOO 9, and iQOO 9T will likely be present.
That said, iQOO previously teased the iQOO
11 5G on social media as a smartphone with the "fastest refresh rate"
and "powerful battery life." The iQOO 11 5G's leaked specs revealed
the smartphone will feature a 6.78" 144Hz 1,440p screen and a 5,000 mAh
battery with 120W charging. It might also have the vivo V2 chip onboard, which
will debut on the vivo X90 series first.
iQOO hasn't yet revealed the iQOO 11 5G's
design either. However, the company has confirmed BMW M Motorsport as its
premium partner, so you can expect the iQOO 11 5G to have a version sporting a
white-colored back panel with red, black, and blue-colored stripes representing
BMW Motorsport. With the launch still over a week away, you can expect iQOO
Malaysia to reveal more about the iQOO 11 5G to build hype around it. However,
it's unclear if the iQOO 11 will be the only smartphone that will be introduced
in Malaysia next week or if it will be accompanied by the iQOO 11 Pro, which we
exclusively reported last week will come with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC,
6.78" E6 AMOLED display, Android 13, and the vivo V2 chip. It might launch
in India in January.
