The iQOO gaming smartphone will be getting a new limited edition variant tomorrow. Called the iQOO Lego Master Edition, the phone comes in a custom box that includes a Lego Master customized case and the Black Knight variant of the iQOO gaming phone.

It appears this limited variant will be sold by Jingdong seeing as the store’s logo is on the box. The Weibo post also says iQOO will be giving away 20 free Lego Master cases to lucky winners.

The iQOO is a gaming smartphone by Vivo. It has a 6.41-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display with a waterdrop notch and a fingerprint scanner under the screen. It is powered by the Snapdragon 855 processor and also comes in 6GB and 8GB RAM variants with 128GB or 256GB of storage. There is a 12MP + 13MP + 2MP triple camera setup on the back and a 12MP selfie camera inside the notch.

The phone has a dedicated AI assistant button on the left and two touch-sensitive buttons on the right. It also has liquid cooling and packs a 4,000mAh battery with support for 44W fast charging.

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Vivo’s gaming phone line, iQOO, may soon announce a new phone. Key details of the phone which will launch as the iQOO Youth Edition (iQOO Lite) have surfaced.

The iQOO Youth Edition will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 processor according to a poster of the phone that was shared on Weibo. The image also reveals the device will have 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. It will also pack a 4000mAh battery.

With respect to its design, the iQOO Youth Edition may not be different from its more powerful sibling. The upper half of the front is visible on the poster and it has a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera. However, Vivo might go for a different design for the rear of the phone.

The last key info the poster reveals is the price. The iQOO Youth Edition will sell for ¥1998 (~$289), ¥1000 (~$144) less than the base model of the iQOO gaming smartphone. Other than the processor, we have no idea what else Vivo will be trimming in this lite version but $289 doesn’t sound bad for a Snapdragon 845 phone. The chipset is a very capable one and only a very few chipsets currently outperform it.

The iQOO Youth Edition is believed to be the same Vivo phone that was benchmarked back in May. The phone has the model number V1914A and is powered by the Snapdragon 845 processor. It also has 6GB of RAM and runs Android 9 Pie.

That isn’t all about this new device. Another poster was also seen on Weibo but this one says the phone has a Snapdragon 710 processor and will sell for ¥1798 (~$259).

iQOO itself hasn’t made mention of a Youth Edition of its gaming smartphone. We, therefore, advise you to take this with a grain of salt until there is more concrete evidence.

(Sources: 1, 2, 3, | Via: 1, 2)

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On March 1, Vivo announced the iQOO (I Quest On and On) gaming smartphone. The iQOO is the first phone under the new gaming smartphone line. Today, the Vice President of the brand announced they have sold 1 million units as at yesterday, June 1.

With competitors such as the Black Shark 2 and Nubia Red Magic 3 which launched in March and April respectively, 1 million units is a milestone for the new Vivo line. With the iQOO expected to launch in India later this month, that figure is bound to go up.

The iQOO gaming smartphone has a 6.41-inch AMOLED display with a fingerprint scanner underneath. There is a Snapdragon 855 processor under the hood and it is paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The phone has triple cameras on the back which includes a 12MP primary camera, a 13MP ultrawide angle camera, and a 2MP depth sensor camera. Nestled within the notch in the display is a 12MP camera.

Like some gaming smartphones, the iQOO has a LED strip on its back. The LED is programmed to light up when the user achieves a milestone in a game. There are also touch-sensitive buttons built into the right side of the frame which mimic shoulder buttons on a gamepad. Another feature of the iQOO gaming smartphone is Multi-Turbo which is a combination of AI turbo (seamless and automatic switching between LTE and Wi-Fi while gaming); Cooling Turbo (kicks in the phone’s liquid cooling system when the CPU’s temperature rises); Game Turbo; and Center Turbo.

The iQOO has a 4000mAh battery with support for 22.5W fast charging on the base model and 44W fast charging on the other models. There is also NFC, Jovi Assistant on board, and Android Pie pre-installed.

The phone starts at ¥2998 (~$434) and maxes out at ¥4298 (~$622). You should be able to get it cheaper on 618 (June 18) – China’s biggest mid-year shopping festival.

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The iQOO is a gaming smartphone by Vivo that was launched on March 1. The phone comes in two color variants – Electro-optic Blue and Lava Orange. There is also a global limited edition released in partnership with Monster Energy which has 12GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. A few days ago, iQOO announced another limited edition called Space Knight.

The iQOO Space Knight Limited Edition is the result of a partnership between the phone manufacturer and the China National Space Administration. The phone comes in a futuristic custom made gift box that includes a unit of the Black Knight (Knight Black/Dark Knight) iQOO gaming smartphone which has 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage and a smaller box that contains an engraved nameplate made from a piece of metal from the Shenzhou spacecraft.

There is no mention of the price for this limited edition model but expect to pay a little more than the ¥4298 (~$621) price tag the Black Knight version sells for.

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The iQOO gaming smartphone has a 6.41-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a waterdrop notch and a fingerprint scanner under the screen. It is powered by the Snapdragon 855 processor and also comes in 6GB and 8GB RAM variants with 128GB or 256GB of storage. It has a 12MP + 13MP + 2MP triple camera setup on the back and a 12MP front-facing camera. There is a dedicated AI assistant button on the left and two touch buttons on the right. It also has liquid cooling and packs a 4000mAh battery with support for 44W fast charging.

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Recently, Vivo’s gaming brand, IQOO announced its first gaming phone. It’s a new sub-brand of Vivo which will focus only on gaming smartphones. It is aimed to compete against Razer, Xiaomi Black Shark, Asus ROG and few other gaming devices. Although, the new smartphone carries high-end specification including the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. Now according to the official information from IQOO product manager, the device will go on sale from tomorrow.

IQOO official product manager took to Weibo to officially announce the availability date of the device. Furthermore, IQOO gaming smartphone carries a 3D glass back which gives it a premium look. It features a 6.41 inch Full HD+ super AMOLED display with the resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. It has a 91.7 percent of the screen-to-body ratio means a broader viewing experience on the board.

In the performance, IQOO gaming smartphone comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC coupled with 6/8/12 GB RAM options. In order to keep it performing continuously while playing games, the company has added a Multi Turbo feature which will boost graphics performance. There are different Multi Turbo profiles available, and users can switch as per need. Its vapor cooling system won’t allow it to heat despite playing high-end games continuously. It is claimed to reduce the temperature as much as 12-degree Celsius without compromising its performance.

To give it a gaming smartphone look, Vivo has added an LED strip on the back. Further, there’s no fingerprint sensor on the rear side which means that it powers in-screen fingerprint sensor.

In-camera section, Vivo IQOO sports triple rear camera module with 13 megapixels Sony IMX263 secondary sensor + 12-megapixel primary sensor + 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the front, there’s a 12-megapixel camera sensor for video calling and taking beautiful selfies.

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In China, the Vivo IQOO gaming smartphone carries a starting price tag of 2998 Yuan (~$447) for 6GB RAM+ 128 GB Internal storage. While 8GB RAM + 128 GB storage option will go for 3289 Yuan which roughly translates to $492. The last and the most mightier carrying 8GB RAM + 256 GB Storage will be available for 3598 Yuan (~$536).

It will go on sale tomorrow via Vivo online store and other retailers in China.

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