In April, Vivo had debuted its gaming phone brand called iQOO by launching the Vivo iQOO smartphone. In July, the Snapdragon 845 chipset powered edition of the phone was introduced with iQOO Neo moniker. A fresh leak reveals that iQOO could be working on an affordable Snapdragon 855 version of the iQOO Neo smartphone.
In the above shown Weibo post, the tipster has claimed that the a Chinese factory brand is gearing up to launch a sequel for the low-price-high-performance smartphone powered by Snapdragon 845 that it had launched in July. The only SD845 phone that had debuted in July is the iQOO Neo smartphone. Hence, he could be talking about the arrival of the more powerful version of the iQOO Neo handset.
The tipster has said that instead of Snapdragon 845, the phone will be featuring the Snapdragon 855 SoC. It 22.5W fast charging technology will be swapped with 33W rapid charging. The handset has an OLED screen with waterdrop notch. Its other rumored features include in-screen fingerprint scanner and 4,500mAh battery. Also, the phone will be arriving with an enticing price tag. In comparison, the Vivo iQOO phone has a 4,000mAh battery with 44W fast charging technology. Hence, it appears that iQOO could be now working on a new smartphone that will be positioned between the iQOO Neo and iQOO handsets in China.
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The iQOO Neo’s highest model with 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage is priced at 2,298 Yuan (~$327). On the other side, the 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage edition is the base model of the Vivo iQOO and it is priced at 2,698 Yuan (~$375). Hence, it appears that the iQOO Neo sequel with SD855 could be priced 2,298 Yuan and 2,698 Yuan. It is advisable to wait for newer reports to know about the next phone iQOO.
The iQOO Neo has a waterdrop notch enabled 6.4-inch Super AMOLED display. It has a fingerprint under embedded under its display. The Snapdragon 845 mobile platform is assisted by up to 6 GB and 8 GB of RAM. The handset comes in 64 GB and 128 GB storage editions.
The FunTouch OS 9 based Android 9 skin customized for iQOO runs on the iQOO Neo. The rear side of the smartphone has a 12-megpaixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel triple camera system. For shooting selfies, it has a front camera of 12-megapixel. The 4,500mAh battery powers the smartphone along with 22.5W fast charging technology.
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