The iQOO U5 was recently announced in China as the successor for the iQOO U3 handset. Unlike the recently unveiled Neo5S and Neo5 SE smartphones that feature Snapdragon 8-series chipset, the iQOO U5 is a midrange phone powered by the Snapdragon 695 chipset. The handset has been listed on Vivo China’s since Dec. 21. As scheduled, it is now up for pre-orders in the home market. The company has also confirmed the pricing and release date of the iQOO U5.
The iQOO U5 is listed in three variants such as 4 GB, 6 GB, and 8 GB of RAM. They are priced at 1,299 Yuan (~$204), 1,399 Yuan (~$220), and 1,499 Yuan (~$235). All three RAM variants offer 128 GB of storage. The handset comes in three colors such as Magic Blue, Silver White, and Dark Black.
The U5 pre-orders have started from today in China. Its first sale will be carried on Jan. 1.
iQOO U5 specifications
The iQOO U5 has a 6.58-inch AMOLED display with a waterdrop notch. It produces an FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. It has a front camera of 8-megapixel, and its back panel has an LED-assisted 50-megapixel primary camera and a 2-megapixel macro snapper.
The U5 runs on Android 11 OS and iQOO UI 1.0. For security, it has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The Snapdragon 695 and LPDDR4x RAM is at the helm of the U5. It comes with UFS 2.1 storage. It offers 18W charging support for its 5,000mAh battery.
A recent leak claimed that iQOO is gearing up to launch the iQOO U5x smartphone. It is expected to arrive with Snapdragon 480 Plus chipset. A 4G edition of the U5x with Helio G88 is also rumored to be in the works.
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