iQOO has rolled out a refreshed Z10 Lite in Russia, bringing a new chipset, better display, and a few other upgrades over the model launched in India earlier this year.
The screen now uses a 6.67-inch Full HD+ AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and 1,200 nits peak brightness. That’s a solid jump from the 90Hz HD+ LCD on the Indian variant. The slightly smaller size — down from 6.74 inches — also means a higher pixel density.
Battery capacity stays at 6,000mAh, but charging speed climbs from 15W to 44W. iQOO claims a 1% to 50% top-up in just 34 minutes. The phone is also thinner at 7.99mm (from 8.2mm) and swaps the side-mounted fingerprint reader for an in-display one. Water and dust protection also improves from IP64 to IP68/IP69, with support for underwater photography.
The cameras see a modest upgrade too: an 8MP front shooter (up from 5MP) joins a 50MP Sony IMX582 main sensor and a 2MP depth camera on the back.
The trade-off is in performance. This model runs on the Snapdragon 685 instead of the Dimensity 6300. It’s a step down in CPU and GPU power and lacks 5G support — a notable omission in 2025. You still get Android 15 with Funtouch OS 15, up to 8GB RAM, and 256GB storage, but there’s no microSD slot.
Essentially a rebranded vivo Y400 4G, the phone comes in Taiga (green) and Glacier (white). It’s priced at RUB 16,999 (~$185) for the 8GB/128GB model, with sales starting in August.
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