iQOO 11 Legend is tipped to be the world’s first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered phone in the global market. Qualcomm unveiled its second-generation flagship processor yesterday. A host of brands are expected to debut smartphones powered by the said processor in China in the coming weeks. Now, tipster Anvinraj (Twitter @zionsanvin) has revealed that Vivo sub-brand iQOO could be the first to launch a phone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. 

The tipster adds that the iQOO 11 Legend could debut by the end of this month. It may be announced after November 25th with the launch event possibly taking place on November 27th or 29th. It is already teased to launch soon in Malaysia, hence the date could also be for the Malaysian market. 

The iQOO 11 series will arrive as the successor to the iQOO 10 series. iQOO has been offering the Legend Edition of its number series flagship which is developed in partnership with BMW Motorsports. It comes with the automaker’s signature Red-Black-Blue stripe design on the back panel. Previously, the RAM and storage configurations of the Legend Edition were tipped. The device is expected to come in 12GB + 256GB and 16GB + 256GB options. 

The iQOO 11 series will reportedly be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor coupled with LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.2 storage. It will also feature an in-house V2 image processing chip. The regular variant is said to be backed by a 5,000mAh battery with support for 120W charging, whereas the Pro model is tipped to come with a 4,700mAh cell with 200W charging. 

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