This is the VIVO iQOO phone!

Written by Carl LamielPublished • March 2, 2019

VIVO has just officially revealed in China the iQOO phone, sporting great hardware at a competitive price.

The said smartphone had hardcore gamers in mind with a unique feature. These are pressure-sensitive “Monster Touch” shoulder buttons seen at the left and right mid-frame of the device. There’s also a vapor-liquid cooling system built inside, which the company claims could keep the phone 14% cooler than the VIVO NEX. There are also special software enhancements made to avoid frame drops, prioritize app resources, and seamlessly switch between 4G and WiFi.

It’s also one of the company’s first phones to sport a triple-rear camera setup, bearing a 12-megapixel Sony IMX363 also found on the Google Pixel 3, as well as a wide-angle 13-megapixel snapper and a 2-megapixel module for depth enhancement. The phone also touts to have one of the fast charging technologies around at 44W and claims to get the phone from zero to 50% or 100% in just 15 and 45 minutes, respectively.

VIVO iQOO specs:

6.41-inch 19.5.9 notched AMOLED display @ 1080 x 2340 px, 402ppi
Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
1 x 2.84GHz Kryo 485
3 x 2.41GHz Kryo 485
4 x 1.78GHz Kryo 485
Adreno 640 GPU
6GB, 8GB, or 12GB RAM
128GB or 256GB internal storage
Triple rear camera setup with LED Flash:
12MP f/1.8 1/2.55″ 1.4µm dual pixel PDAF
13MP ultra-wide
2MP f/2.4, depth sensor
12MP front camera
4G LTE
Dual SIM (nano), Dual Standby
Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
In-display fingerprint scanner
Vapor-Liquid Cooling
USB Type-C
VIVO FunTouch OS 9 (Android 9 Pie)
4000mAh Li-Ion battery (non-removable)
44W Fast charging (50% in ~15 mins, 100% in ~45 mins)
22W Fast charging (6GB/128GB variant only)
157.7 x 75.2 x 8.5 mm
Colors: Optic Blue, Lava Orange

VIVO will sell the iQOO phone in China with four variants, one with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage for CNY 2,998 (~PHP 23,200), another with 8GB of RAM with either 128GB or 256GB of internal storage for CNY 3,298 (~PHP 25,600) and CNY 3.598 (~PHP 27,900) , while the top-line variant has 12GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage for CNY 4,298 (~PHP 33,300) . All models will go on sale in China starting March 6. VIVO also plans to bring this to international markets, so… fingers crossed.

Source: VIVO; Via MyDrivers CN