After the success of the iQOO 7, the Chinese phone giant is expected to launch its successor iQOO 8 in the H2 of this year. Previous rumors have revealed that the phone could arrive on August 4 in China. Later, iQOO’s president Fen Yufei shared a video teasing the smartphone. Now, a fresh leak confirms the phone’s moniker.

According to the previous video, the president is playing billiards with the number ‘8’ ball hinting at the iQOO 8 flagship smartphone. In addition, a Weibo tipster named WHYLAB has shared an image that confirms the iQOO 8 moniker and confirms the August 4 launch. The tipster reveals that the phone will launch at 2:30 PM China time. The image also reveals that the device will have flash charging support.

It may arrive with fast charging speeds of 100W+and is said to boast a periscope telephoto camera.

Apart from this, the popular Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station shared the device’s settings page. The screenshot of the page confirmed the phone’s key details. The iQOO 8 is said to come with a model number V2141A sporting a 2K(3200 x 1440 pixels) resolution display.

The page also reveals that the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus chipset, clocked at 3.0GHz. It features 12GB of RAM and 4GB of additional memory expansion option (which seems like a virtual memory option). It will have 256GB of onboard storage and runs on OriginOS (Android 11) out of the box.

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