Last year, iQOO, the sub-brand of vivo made its debut in India with the iQOO 3 series. A year later, the company launched its next devices in the form of iQOO 7 and iQOO 7 Legend in late April. Now, according to a tip, the brand will be soon introducing its first budget smartphone in the country.
iQOO started as a sub-brand of vivo for affordable flagship smartphones. However, with growing competition, the company ventured into the mid-range and the budget categories. But these phones still remain exclusive to China.
Thankfully, that’s going to change, as per Mukul Sharma, a popular Indian tech influencer on Twitter. According to him, iQOO will be launching its Z series (mid-range smartphone lineup) in India in mid-June. He also mentions that this series will be exclusive to Amazon India, just like the iQOO 7 series.
Unfortunately, Sharma does not say the name of the phone. Neither he reveals the number of devices launching since he uses the word ‘series’.
Going by a recent report, one of these handsets could be iQOO Z3. This device has been registered on the Indian IMEI database.
The iQOO Z3 has features like Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G, LPDDR4X RAM, UFS 2.2 storage, 6.58-inch FHD+ 120Hz display (LCD), 64MP (wide) + 8MP (ultra-wide) + 2MP (macro) triple camera setup, 16MP selfie camera, side-mounted fingerprint sensor, 3.5mm headphone jack, Android 11, 4,400mAh battery, and 55W fast charging.
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