Vivo announced the launch of the iQOO 5G at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 Shanghai back in June. The iQOO 5G is the first 5G-enabled smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer. The company had confirmed that the device will go on sale as early as the third quarter of 2019. A listing of a 5G-enabled Vivo smartphone with model number V1916A from has appeared on the database China’s 3C certification body. It could be the upcoming Vivo iQOO 5G.
The 3C listing further states that the Vivo V1916A will be shipped with the Vivo V3030A-CN charger, which supports up to 44W Fast Charging. No other information of the specs of the phone is currently available on 3C.
The regular Vivo iQOO smartphone carries support for 44W rapid charging technology. Hence, it is being speculated that the V1916A is the iQOO 5G hiding in plain sight. There is no concrete evidence at the moment to confirm on its exact identity.
Vivo iQOO Specifications and Features
The Vivo iQOO features a 1080 x 2340pixel full HD+ 6.41-inch Super AMOLED display with waterdrop notch. It offers an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The device is powered by a 2.84GHz octa-core Snapdragon 855 SoC and gets up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of built-in storage. The device lacks support for expandable memory.
The Vivo iQOO runs on the Android 9.0 Pie-based FunTouch 9.0 OS, and draws power from a 4,000 mAh battery. It has a triple camera setup at the rear. The primary lens is a 12-megapixel unit, which works along with a 13-megapixel ultra-wide sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The front-facing camera is a 12-megapixel unit.
The Vivo iQOO is equipped with an in-display fingerprint scanner. The connectivity options include dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB Type-C and 3.5mm audio jack. The 5G edition of the smartphone may house a smaller battery compared to its regular version.
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