VIVO’s iQOO brand expands its Neo Series smartphone lineup with a new flagship grade smartphone called iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition. It is offered in Black, Blue and Orange colors.
iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition specs and features
The phone comes in dimensions of 164.81 x 76.9 x 8.85 mm. The Black color model weighs 202 grams while Orange / Blue color models are slightly lighter at 197 grams.
The smartphone comes with dedicated dual Nano SIM slots and allows 5G SA/NSA and Dual 4G VoLTE. It has an in-display fingerprint sensor for biometrics and Infrared sensor to control IoT products.
The iQOO Neo 7 Racing Edition specs include 6.78-inch AMOLED HDR10+ display that offers 2400 x 1080 pixels resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate and 2000Hz instant touch sampling rate. It delivers 1.07-billion colors, DCI-P3 color gamut and 1500nits (peak) brightness levels. The smartphone is equipped with independent PixelWorks Display Chip Pro+ for further visual enhancements.
Powering inside is an octa-core (up to 3.2GHz) Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform with Adreno 730 GPU. It has 8GB / 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB UFS 3.1 storage options. The top-end model of Neo7 Racing Edition feature in 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB UFS 3.1 storage space.
The cell phone boasts a large 4013mm² VC cooling and uses multi-layer graphite heat dissipation. The device runs on Android 13 based OriginOS 3 out of the box. It has a 5000mAh dual-cell battery inside and supports 120W fast charging speeds.
The iQOO Neo 7 Racing Edition feature in 50MP (main, 1/1.57-inch Samsung GN5 sensor, F/1.88 Aperture, OIS) + 8MP (ultra-wide, F/2.2 Aperture) + 2MP (macro, F/2.4 Aperture) cameras at back along with LED Flash. For quality selfies and video calling, it has a 16MP front camera with F/2.45 Aperture.
Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 6 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual Band (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth V5.3, USB Type-C, NFC, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou/Galileo and USB Type- C audio.
iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition 5G price and availability
- 8GB/256GB model: 2799 yuan (US$ 402 / Rs. 33,300 approx.)
- 12GB/256GB model: 2999 yuan (US$ 430 / Rs. 35,700 approx.)
- 16GB/256GB model: 3299 yuan (US$ 473 / Rs. 39,250 approx.)
- 16GB/512GB model: 3599 yuan (US$ 516 / Rs. 42,850 approx.)
The iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition is up for order in China and will go on sale from January 5th, 2023.
