Today, iQOO unveiled the iQOO 5 series of flagship phones in China. The lineup includes two phones such as iQOO 5 and iQOO 5 Pro. The iQOO 5 series offers users with high refresh rate display and top-notch cameras. The major attraction of the series is that the iQOO 5 Pro comes with support for 120W fast charging.
iQOO 5 and iQOO 5 Pro specifications
The iQOO 5 series has a 120Hz refresh rate supporting AMOLED display that measures 6.56 inches. The display of the iQOO 5 is flat whereas the iQOO 5 Pro features a screen with curved edges. The 20:9 aspect ratio display with punch-hole design supports 1,300nits brightness, 100 percent P3 color gamut, and HDR10+ These phones are equipped with in-display fingerprint readers. The series measures 8.32mm in thickness and weighs 197 grams.
The iQOO 5 and iQOO 5 Pro phones are equipped with 16-megapixel front cameras. The rear side of the iQOO 5 series features a triple camera system. It comprises of the Samsung GN1 50-megapixel as the primary lens. It is the same primary shooter that is available on the Vivo X50 Pro+. The rear camera setup of the iQOO 5 Pro includes a 13-megapixel ultrawide lens with 120-degree field-of-view, and a 13-megapixel periscope telephoto lens. The other lenses in the iQOO 5’s camera setup include a 13-megapixel ultrawide lens and an 8-megapixel portrait lens. The iQOO 5 supports EIS and 20x digital zoom whereas the iQOO 5 Pro comes with support for OIS, 5x optical zoom, 60x hybrid zoom, and 8K video recording.
The Snapdragon 865 fuels the iQOO 5 series with LPPDR5 RAM and UFS 3.1 storage. It comes with a larger VC liquid cooling heat dissipation system with thermal conductivity gel. The iQOO 5 series runs on iQOO UI 5.0 based Android 10 OS.
The iQOO 5 houses a 4,500mAh battery with 55W fast charging support. On the other side, the Pro edition is packed with a smaller 4,000mAh battery that comes with 120W fast charging. As the company has previously claimed, the 120W charging technology takes only 15 minutes to completely charge the iQOO 5 Pro. The iQOO 5 duo offers other features such as dual SIM support, 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, GPS, X-axis linear motor, USB-C, stereo speakers with built-in audio chip, facial recognition, and Hi-Res audio support.
iQOO has become the global partner of the BMW M Motorsport. Hence, in partnership with BMW, iQOO has launched the iQOO 5 Pro in special color variants. The Track Version comes with a carbon textured matt glass rear along with blue accents at edges. On the other side, the Legendary Edition color variant is made out of pure leather.
iQOO 5 and iQOO 5 Pro price and availability
Here is all the pricing and availability of the iQOO 5 and iQOO 5 Pro smartphones:
iQOO 5
- 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 3,998 Yuan (~$576)
- 12 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 4,298 Yuan (~$619)
- 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage – 4,598 Yuan (~$662)
Colors: Star Trace and Hao Ying
iQOO 5 Pro
- 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage – 4,998 Yuan (~$720)
- 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage – 5,498 Yuan (~$792)
Colors: Track Version and Legendary Edition
The pre-sales of the iQOO 5 and iQOO 5 Pro smartphones have started in China. The sales of both models will begin on Aug. 24.
