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The iQOO Neo 12 now has a launch window. Tipster Digital Chat Station says the phone will launch in October, and his latest Weibo post reveals more details about its display, cooling system, and gaming hardware.
It follows his earlier report on the Neo 12’s 2K, 185Hz display testing, which also mentioned a dedicated display chip, a battery that could pass 9,000mAh, and 100W charging.
According to the tipster, you get a custom 2K+ panel running at 185Hz. Visionox is the brand behind it, and the Neo 12 will be the first phone to use this screen. The panel relies on Visionox’s fourth-generation pTSF luminescent material, which he says no other phone has shipped with. He also says you won’t find this screen in any of the flagship phones that launched in September.
The new details also support earlier reports that iQOO was testing a 6.83-inch Visionox display for the Neo 12.
The phone also carries an active cooling fan, which fits earlier word that iQOO was weighing active cooling for this model.
Under the hood, the Neo 12 reportedly runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, paired with iQOO’s own Q3 gaming chip. iQOO first introduced the Q3 with the iQOO 15 as a companion chip that takes some of the workload off the main GPU to help maintain frame rates while keeping power consumption steady.
Combined with the active cooling fan, the chipset setup could make the Neo 12 more than a routine upgrade over its predecessor. Digital Chat Station says the phone feels closer to an “Ultra-class device.”
Design and what we don’t know yet
On the design side, the Neo 12 is likely to follow iQOO’s family design language. It will have a metal frame and a 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.
iQOO has yet to confirm the phone or its specifications. The exact launch date, pricing, camera hardware, and final battery capacity remain unknown, so these details should be treated as leaks until the company makes an official announcement.
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