iQOO has silently launched the iQOO U3x 5G smartphone in China. It is the cheapest 5G-ready iQOO branded phone to arrive in the home market. Some of its key features include a 90Hz display, Snapdragon 4-series 5G chipset, and a huge battery with fast charging support.

iQOO U3x 5G specifications and features

The iQOO U3x 5G has a 6.58-inch IPS LCD screen with a waterdrop notch. it supports a Full HD+ resolution, a 20.07:9 aspect ratio, a 401ppi pixel density, and a 90Hz refresh rate. The handset offers a screen-to-body ratio of 90.61 percent.

The Snapdragon 480 chipset fuels the iQOO U3x with up to 8 GB of LPDDR4x RAM. The handset offers up to 128 GB of UFS 2.1 storage. It runs on iQOO 1.0 based Android 11 OS. For security, it has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and it carries support for face unlock.

iQOO U3x 5G
iQOO U3x 5G

The U3x has a front-facing snapper of 8-megapixel. The squarish rear camera module of the phone has a 13-megapixel primary camera, 2-megapixel depth-of-field lens, and an LED flash.

The iQOO U3x 5G has a 5,000mAh battery that supports 18W fast charging. It offers with other features like dual SIM slot, 5G, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, USB-C, and a 3.5mm headphone slot. The iQOO U3x is rebranded version of the Vivo Y31s 5G, which debuted in China as the world’s first Snapdragon 480 powered handset.

iQOO U3x 5G pricing and availability

The three variants of the iQOO U3x such as 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 4 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage are priced at 1,199 Yuan (~$184), 1,199 Yuan, and 1,499 Yuan (~$230). It is scheduled to go on sale on April 1 in color variants like Ya Grey and Magic Blue.

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