Last year, Vivo had introduced iQOO sub-brand in China by launching the Vivo iQOO phone in April. It was previously believed that the iQOO brand will include gaming-centric phones that will take on the likes of Xiaomi Black Shark, ASUS ROG and Nubia Red Magic. However, iQOO phones that were unveiled last year all featured flagship chipsets and they were made available at affordable pricing. Hence, the iQOO brand is all about selling performance focused phones with some gaming capabilities. A recent report had claimed that iQOO brand will be introduced in India in March. Today, another report courtesy of India Tech Today has revealed that the first iQOO phone for India will be powered by Snapdragon 865 mobile platform.
The new report claims that India will be receiving the new iQOO phone soon. However, the name of the device is not known yet and the only thing known about it is that it has Snapdragon 865 onboard.
The first iQOO phone that was unveiled last year had a top variant called Monster Inside Edition. It had a sportier appeal with halo lights. However, a Chinese tipster has claimed that iQOO is no longer a gaming-focused brand. The company has cancelled the Monster Inside lighting and design an engineering machine of the next generation iQOO. He could be talking about the pre-production unit of the upcoming iQOO 3.
Rumors have revealed that the upcoming iQOO 3 for China will be the company’s first phone with Snapdragon 865 mobile platform. The SoC tags along X55 modem which enables support for NSA and SA 5G networks in the home market. The same iQOO phone could be also coming to India. It remains to be seen whether the device arrives with the iQOO 3 moniker or some other name. India is not 5G ready yet. Hence, the phone may arrive in its 4G version in the country. It is advisable to wait for further reports to known about the first iQOO phone for India.
Vivo iQOO 3 specifications (Rumored)
Based on the recent reports, it can be said that the Vivo iQOO 3 will be arriving with a punch-hole S-AMOLED display that offers full HD+ resolution, an aspect ratio of 20:9 and a refresh rate of 60Hz. It could be featuring the same display that’s available on the Vivo X30 series, Vivo S5 and Vivo V17 India version.
The Snapdragon 855 powered iQOO 3 will be equipped with a 4,410mAh battery. It seems that the Vivo V1950A that recently passed the 3C certification with 55W charger could be the iQOO 3 smartphone. The device is expected to come with a 48-megapixel quad camera setup on its back.
