Earlier today, Vivo’s iQOO sub-brand for gaming smartphones confirmed that it will be launching the iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 edition on Oct. 24. It will be arriving as the more powerful version of the Snapdragon 845 powered iQOO Neo that went official in July. The Chinese manufacturer has now confirmed the color variants of the iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 edition.
iQOO has shared images of the two color variants of the iQOO Neo SD855. Its color options are Carbon Fiber Black and Electric-optic Purple. The rear view of the smartphone reveals that it is equipped with a vertical triple camera setup. Like the other iQOO phones, the iQOO Neo SD855 model does not feature a rear-facing fingerprint sensor.
The frontside of the phone is fitted with a waterdrop notch enabled OLED display with in-screen fingerprint reader. The bottom edge of the device features a 3.5mm audio jack, a microphone, a USB-C port and an external speaker. A volume rocker and a power key are available on the right spine of the device.
iQOO Neo Snapdragon 855 Specifications
The exact size of the display is not known yet. The AnTuTu listing of the phone has revealed that its display carries support for full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. Through Geekbench and AnTuTu listings, it has been found that the phone will come at least come in 8 GB RAM version. This variant will be coming with 256 GB of storage.
The handset is loaded with Android 9 Pie OS and it has recorded an impressive scored of 477,016 on AnTuTu. So far, it appears to be a better performing phone compared to other phones fueled by Snapdragon 855 mobile platform. The smartphone is equipped with UFS 3.0 storage.
The iQOO SD855 version will have a 4,500mAh battery. Its 3C appearance has revealed that it could be shipped with a 33W rapid charger. The other details of the smartphone are currently under the wraps. Also, there is no word on the pricing of the phone. However, since the highest version of the iQOO Neo is currently selling at 2,298 Yuan (~$324), its Snapdragon 855 edition could be priced around 2,498 Yuan (~$352). With only few days remaining for the launch, the Chinese firm is expected to soon release more information on the phone.
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