Update: A fresh leak by the same tipster has revealed that the V2141A Vivo phone will launch as the iQOO 8. It will be equipped with a screen that offers 1440 x 3200 pixels resolution, Snapdragon 888 Plus, 12 GB RAM + 4 GB virtual RAM, and 256 GB storage, OriginOS 1.0 based Android 11 OS. Some of these specs are mentioned on the leaked screenshot shared by the leaker.
Original story follows…
An iQOO official released a teaser video to hint that the company will be holding an unveiling event in China on Aug. 4. It also hinted that it may announce the iQOO 8 series on the said date. A new Weibo post by reliable tipster Digital Chat Station reveals what to expect from the iQOO 8 lineup.
The tipster claimed that the iQOO 8 series could be powered by the Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset. As it is known, the SD888+ that offers up to 3GHz processing speeds is an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 888 that max out at 2.84GHz. It remains to be seen whether the company manages to launch the iQOO 8 is the world’s first phone powered by the Snapdragon 888 Plus chip.
He added that as compared to the previous generation, the iQOO 8 series will offer users a larger display and better fast charging capabilities. Unfortunately, he did not share specific information on the innards of the iQOO 8.
Recently, a couple of new Vivo phones such as V2130A, V2133A, and V2141A were spotted in the database of the CMIIT authority. Probably, these models may belong to the upcoming iQOO 8 series and the Vivo X70 lineup. Hopefully, newer reports will confirm the identities of these models in the coming days.
iQOO 8 is expected to replace the Snapdragon 888 powered iQOO 7 that debuted at the beginning of this year. It came with specs like a 6.62-inch AMOLED FHD+ 120Hz display, up to 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, up to 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, a 4,000mAh battery with 120W fast charging support, a 16-megapixel front camera, and a 48-megapixel triple camera unit.
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