Just recently Vivo iQOO smartphone got certified by TENAA. Now, company has put an end to the rumors and has officially unveiled this smartphone, or rather a gaming smart phone.
iQOO phone has an official slogan, “Monster Inside” and it is indeed a monster. The device is targeted towards smartphone gamers and comes with “Super Liquid Cooling” including a Vapor Chamber.
The Vivo iQOO runs on Android 9.0 Pie based Funtouch OS 9.0 and includes several performance enhancement features like Cooling Turbo, Game Turbo, Net Turbo, Center Turbo and AI Turbo, all cramped in to a single service like Multi-Turbo. Statistically speaking, the features gives about 30% faster app launches, 70% increased frame rates and automatic Wi-Fi/4G Switching.
This gaming mobile phone is powered by Qualcomm’s latest octa-core Snapdragon 855 SoC. Its V1824BA model comes with 6GB RAM and 128GB Storage while the V1824A houses 8GB RAM with 128GB Storage, 8GB RAM with 256GB internal memory and 12GB RAM with 256GB storage space.
At 12MP shooter sites at the front while the back side sports 12MP, 13MP and 2MP triple rear shooters. The main 12MP camera comes with Vivos very own dual-pixel technology.
The handset packs in a 4000mAh battery. Premium 12GB RAM variant comes with 44W fast charging which goes from 0% to 50% in 15 minutes, about 85% in 30 minutes and 100% in 45 minutes.

Vivo IQOO specifications

• Dimensions: 157.69 x 75.2 x 8.51 mm
• Weight: 196 grams
• Unlocking: In-display fingerprint sensor, Face Wake Facial Recognition
• SIM: Dual SIM support
• Operating System: Android 9.0 Pie based Funtouch OS 9
• Display: 6.41-inch Super AMOLED display with 2340 x 1080 pixels resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, multi-touch support, 91.7% screen-to-body ratio
• Processor: octa-core Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform with Adreno 640 GPU
• Memory, Storage and Price:
  • 6GB RAM with 128GB storage: CNY2,998 ($450/€390)
  • 8GB RAM with 128GB storage: CNY3,298 ($490/€430)
  • 8GB RAM with 256GB storage: CNY3,598 ($535/€472)
  • 12GB RAM with 256GB storage: CNY4,298 ($640/€563)
• Front camera: 12MP with F/2.0 Aperture
• Rear camera: 12MP (F/1.79, Dual Pixel, Sony IMX363) + 13MP (Wide angle, Sony IMX263 sensor, F/2.4) + 2MP (Depth, F/2.4) triple cameras with LED Flash
• Battery: 4000mAh Typical (top variant supports 44W fast charging)
• Connectivity: Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual Band (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth V5.0, GPS/A-GPS/GLONSS, USB OTG, NFC
• Sensors: Gravity, Ambient Light, Proximity, Gyro, eCompass

The Vivo iQOO comes in Blue Lightening and Lava Orange colors. Its first flash sale is dated for March 6th, 2019 (10:00AM local time). Registrations are already open.