In June, Vivo had confirmed that a 5G iQOO phone will be launching in the third quarter of the year. At the end of the previous month, iQOO had revealed that it will be announcing the iQOO Pro 5G smartphone in August. Today, it has released an official confirmation on Weibo to reveal the iQOO Pro 5G will be debuting in China on Aug. 22.
The launch poster only confirms the unveil date of the smartphone. It has no information on the specs of the phone. It is believed that the Vivo V1916A 5G smartphone that was recently spotted on 3C could be the upcoming iQOO Pro 5G. The 3C listing had revealed that the phone may come with a 44W fast charging.
The Vivo iQOO Pro 5G will be arriving as an advanced of the 2.84GHz Snapdragon 855 powered iQOO gaming phone that was made official in April. The Snapdragon 855+ with 2.96GHz octa-core processor will be powering the iQOO Pro 5G. After the ASUS ROG Phone 2 and Xiaomi Black Shark 2 Pro, the iQOO Pro 5G will be the third smartphone to be fueled by Snapdragon 855+ SoC. Also, it will be the first Snapdragon 855+ fueled phone to come with support for 5G connectivity. The X50 5G modem will bring forth 5G connectivity on the iQOO Pro 5G phone.
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Feng Yufei, the Vice President of iQOO brand has said that the iQOO Pro 5G will be excel in departments like performance, cameras, battery life, gaming experience and sound quality. The detailed specs of the phone are currently under the wraps. It is expected to borrow some of its specs from the original iQOO smartphone. Recently, the handset was spotted with iQOO President Violet Sung at the ChinaJoy 2019 expo that was held in China.
The iQOO Pro 5G may continue to feature a waterdrop-style notch screen with in-display fingerprint scanner. It could be coming with a larger battery of 4,500mAh battery. The rear panel of the phone will be equipped with a triple camera. The SoC could be coupled with 6 GB of RAM and it may come with a native storage of 128 GB. The handset could be priced at 4,498 Yuan (~$638). Hopefully, more details of the phone may appear in the coming days.
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