The iQOO U1x mid-range smartphone has gone official today as the second U-series phone from iQOO in China. The 4G phone is a bit more powerful version of the iQOO U1 phone that went official in the home market in July. The iQOO U1x has arrived with some key features such as Snapdragon 662 mobile platform, a 5,000mAh battery, and 13-megapixel triple rear cameras.

iQOO U1x specifications and features

The iQOO U1x has a 6.51-inch IPS LCD screen that offers an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels. The punch-hole display supports 296ppi pixel density and an aspect ratio of 20:9. The phone delivers a screen space of 89 precent. The teardrop notch on the screen is the home for its f/1.8 aperture 8-megapixel front-facing camera.

The backside of the phone iQOO U1x has a rectangle-shaped camera module. It includes a primary shooter of 13-megapixel with f/2.2 aperture, a macro lens of 2-megapixel with f/2.4 aperture and 4cm focal length, and a 2-megapixel bokeh camera.

iQOO U1 featured
iQOO U1x

The iQOO U1x is fueled by the SD662 chip and up to 6 GB of LPPDR4x RAM. The phone comes with up to 128 GB of UFS 2.1 storage. It is unclear whether the phone features a microSD card slot. The Android 10 OS customized with iQOO UI can be found on the device.

The iQOO U1x comes with supports 18W charging for its 5,000mAh battery. The handset offers users with dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, microUSB, a 3.5mm audio jack, a side-facing fingerprint reader and face unlock. The phone measures 164.41 x 76.32 x 8.41mm and it weighs 192.3 grams.

iQOO U1x price and release date

The iQOO U1 is now up for pre-sale in China and it is slated to hit the shelves by Nov. 1. The U1 has three variants like 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. These are priced at 899 Yuan (~$135), 999 Yuan (~$150), and 1,199 Yuan (~$180), respectively. Morning Forest and Light Black are the two color editions of the iQOO U1.