iQOO already has U5 and U5x smartphone in China. Now, company has introduced yet another U5 series cellphone called iQOO U5e. Notably, the U5e seems to be a rebranded version of VIVO Y33e.
The smartphone bears model number V2197A. It has dual SIM connectivity with 5G support. The device boors with OriginOS Ocean which is based on Android 12.
The cellphone is 8.25mm thick and comes with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. It has a 6.51-inch multi-touch LCD display with HD+ resolution, 60Hz refresh rate and 88.99% screen-to-body ratio.
The iQOO U5e feature in eight-core Dimensity 700 SoC inside. It has 4GB / 6GB RAM options and 128GB built-in storage space. It does include a microSD card slot for further storage expansion.
The smartphone includes a combination of 13MP main and 2MP macro cameras at back. Selfies are taken care by an 8MP front shooter. The handset is juiced up by a 5000mAh battery. There is support for 18W fast charging as well.
iQOO U5e specs
- Model: V2197A
- Dimensions: 164 x 75.84 x 8.25 mm
- Weight: 193 grams
- SIM: Dual Nano slots
- Biometrics: Fingerprint sensor (side), Face Wake facial recognition
- Operating System: Android 12 OS based OriginOS Ocean
- Display: 6.51-inch LCD screen with 1600 x 720 pixels resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, up to 60Hz refresh rate, 70% NTSC color gamut, 1500:1 (typ) contrast ratio, multi-touch support. 88.99% screen-to-body ratio.
- Chipset: Octa-core (2.2GHz x 2 + 2GHz x 6) MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor with Mali-G57 GPU
- RAM: 4GB / 6GB LPDDR4X
- Storage: 128GB UFS 2.1, expandable up to 1TB using microSD card
- Front camera: 8MP with F/2.0 Aperture
- Rear cameras: Dual cameras with LED Flash
- 13MP main with F/2.2 Aperture, 10X digital zoom, AF
- 2MP macro with F/2.4 Aperture
- Battery: 5000mAh (typical) with 18W Flash charging
- Up to 650.4 hours 4G standby
- Up to 18.13 hours 4G VoLTE talk time
- Connectivity: 5G (SA/NSA), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4/5.1/5.8GHz), Wi-Fi Hotspot, Bluetooth V5.1, USB Type-C 2.0, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou/Galileo/QZSS
- Sensors: Acceleormeter, Ambient Light, Proximity, E-Compass
The iQOO U5e 5G 4GB/128GB model is priced at 1399 Yuan ($210/€200) while its 6GB/128GB variant costs 1499 Yuan ($225/€210). It comes in dark black and silver white colors. There is now word on exact availability dates. [source]