Vivo-backed iQOO had launched a new smartphone as a part of its Neo series a few months back — iQOO Neo3, which went on sale in China in late April. Now, as a part of the Double Eleven promotion, the company is offering a discount on the device.

The iQOO Neo3 smartphone’s 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage model which is priced at 2,698 yuan (approximately $403), is being offered for a price of 2,398 yuan (~$358), a discount of 300 yuan (~$45).

The smartphone features a 6.57-inch FHD+ LCD display panel with 98% sRGB color gamut, DCI-P3, and HDR10. It offers a 144Hz refresh rate, an aspect ratio of 20:9 with a screen-to-body ratio of more than 90 percent.

Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC clocked at 2.84GHz, along with Adreno 650 GPU. The company has also upgraded the storage standard to UFS 3.1 which promises sequential reading speeds of up to 1733MB/s and write speeds of 731 MB/s.

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The device comes with an 11-tier cooling system which the company claims can cool the internal temperature by up to 10 degrees. For connectivity, the phone supports dual-mode 5G SA/NSA, NFC, and Wi-Fi 6+.

As for the camera department, it comes with an AI triple-camera setup that includes a 48MP primary sensor, an 8MP 112-degree ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2MP macro lens. On the front, it has a 16MP snapper housed inside the punch-hole cutout.

The phone runs the latest Android 10 operating system with the company’s own iQOO UI on top. As for the battery, the iQOO Neo3 is powered by a 4,500mAh battery and comes with support for 44W fast charging.

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Xiaomi launched the Redmi K30S Extreme Commemorative Edition in China. Although it doesn’t differ much from the Mi 10T, it is much cheaper($100 cheaper than India) in China. Also, Xiaomi announced a special price and sale as an 11.11 special offer. And as a result, it has sold about 100,000 units in 1 minute.

Xiaomi’s Redmi Weibo account has shared an official poster(via MyDrivers) that says the first sale clocked 100,000 units sold in one minute. However, a small-sized text below the poster says the sale detail includes all the platforms like JD.com, Tmall, and Suning. The number is calculated from November 1, 2020, at 10:00 to 10:01 AM China time. As said, the device went on first sale today morning at 10 AM local time.

With the Double-Eleven Sales kick-starting today(1.11), K30S Commemorative Edition got a special discount of 300 yuan($45). For the unware, Double-Eleven sales is a promotional event for celebrating Singles Day(11.11) in China. Originally the device is priced at 2,599 yuan($388). So that makes the device start at a discounted new price of 2,299 yuan($344). Other offers include 6-month interest-free periods(EMI). At this price, it is currently the cheapest Snapdragon 865 SoC smartphone.

That said, the company thanked everyone for a great response to the first sale. However, the sale figures reportedly could have been much brighter if it wasn’t for the pandemic situation.

Redmi K30S Extreme Commemorative Edition Specifications

The device features a 6.67-inch display supports a Full HD+ resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio, HDR10+, MEMC, 650nits brightness, and up to 144Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC paired with up to 8 GB of LPPDR5 RAM and  256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage. For optics, it has a 64MP Sony IMX682 main lens, 13MP ultra-wide with 123-degree FOV, and 5MP macro sensor. For selfies, there is a 20MP shooter.

Other features include a 33W fast charger, 5,000mAh battery, dual SIM, 5G / 4G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, dual-frequency GPS, and dual-linear stereo speakers. The device also has an AI face-unlock, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a microSD slot. It runs MIUI 12 based on Android 10 out of the box.

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