Vivo expands its iQOO Neo smartphone range with the announcement of iQOO Neo3 5G smartphone. It is a dual SIM mobile with side mounted fingerprint sensor and boots on Android 10 based iQOO UI.
It has 6.57-inch HDR10 display which offers 2408 x 1080 pixels FHD+ resolution at 20:9 aspect ratio. The screen also boasts 144Hz refresh rate, making it perfect for gaming and visuals. Thanks to its slim bezels, the handset managed to achieve 90.4% screen-to-body ratio.
The iQOO Neo3 specs include octa-core Snapdragon 865 SoC inside with 6GB / 8GB / 12GB RAM options. Depending on the variant, you either get 128GB or 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage space. Company claims that Neo 3 managed to achieve 608801 points in AnTuTu score which itself is impressive.
To keep this iQOO smartphone’s temperature in check, it has eleven layer liquid-cooled heat dissipation system which is made up of multiple heat dissipation structures.
To further enhance performance, the device includes multi-Turbo 3.0 deep optimizations. For gaming enhancements, it has 4D Game Shock 2.0, Game Hi-Fi sound effects, Game voice change 2.0, Pioneer Co-creation, Game countdown and Game Space 3.5.
The phone sports Maxwell antenna system which includes multi-mode antenna, side distributed antenna, intelligent NR multi-antenna switching technology and AOL signal enhancement technology. Apart from fast Wi-Fi 6, it has Zero Sense network switching for quickly shuffling between 4G / 5G / Wi-Fi.
The iQOO Neo 3 features in 4500mAh (typical) battery capacity and supports 44W ultra-flash charging. It can basically charge more than 50% in just 20 minutes.
The optics are handled by 16MP front camera and a combination of 48MP (main) + 8MP (wide-angle) + 2MP (macro) shooters at the back with LED flash.
iQOO Neo3 5G Specifications
- Model: V1981A
- Dimensions: 163.71 x 75.55 x 8.93 mm
- Weight: 198.1 grams
- Operating System: Android 10 based IQOO UI
- Biometrics: Fingerprint sensor (side), Face Wake facial recognition
- SIM: Dual Slots
- Display: 6.57-inch Full In-cell HDR10 display with 2408 x 1080 pixels resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 144Hz refresh rate, 96% NTSC color gamut, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400ppi pixel density, multi-touch support, 90.4% screen-to-body ratio
- Chipset: Octa-core Snapdragon 865 mobile platform with Adreno 650 GPU
- RAM with Storage:
- 6GB / 8GB / 12GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB UFS 3.1 storage
- 12GB LPDDR5 LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB UFS 3.1 storage
- Front camera: 16MP with F/2.0 Aperture
- Rear cameras: Triple rear cameras with LED Flash, PDAF, Digital Zoom, 4K video recording
- 48MP main with 1/2-inch Sony IMX582 sensor, F/1.79 Aperture
- 8MP 112-degree super-wide-angle camera with F/2.2 Aperture, 16mm focal length
- 2MP macro sensor with 4cm macro, F/2.4 Aperture
- Battery: 4500mAh (typical) Lithium battery with 44W fast charging. Offers up to 24 Hours of 4G VoLTE talk time or up to 492 hours of 4G standby
- Audio: Ultra-linear large-amplitude speaker (top, bottom), Super Audio sound effect algorithm, Hi-Fi audio (independent AK4377A Hi-Fi Chip), 3.5mm Audio jack
- Connectivity: 5G / Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual Band (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth V5.1, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou/Galileo, USB Type-C
- Sensors: Gravity, Light, Proximity, Gyro, E-compass
iQOO Neo3 Price List
- iQOO Neo3 (6GB + 128GB): 2698.00 yuan (US$ 381 / Rs. 28,950 approx.)
- iQOO Neo3 (8GB + 128GB): 2998.00 yuan (US$ 424 / Rs. 32,170 approx.)
- iQOO Neo3 (12GB + 128GB): 3298.00 yuan (US$ 465 / Rs. 35,400 approx.)
- iQOO Neo3 (8GB + 256GB): 3398.00 yuan (US$ 480 / Rs. 36,470 approx.)
The iQOO Neo3 colors include Dark Night and Sky Blue shades. It is up for order in China with sale starting April 29th.