With the Mi 11, Xiaomi became the first Android phone maker to launch a Snapdragon 888 phone earlier last year. Vivo’s gaming-centric brand, iQOO, takes the second spot with the launch of the much-awaited iQOO 7 in China today. It is a successor to the iQOO 5 series from last year. It is powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC, features a 120Hz display, 48MP triple cameras, and mind-boggling 120W fast-charging support.
Starting off with the design, iQOO 7 sports an aluminum frame for added durability and AG Glass back panel. The device features a 6.62-inch Full-HD+ AMOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 300Hz touch response rate. The display also boasts a 2400 x 1080-pixel resolution, 91.4% screen-to-body ratio, 105% NTSC color gamut, HDR10+, and more.
In the optics department, iQOO 7 features a 48MP primary camera, a 13MP ultra-wide lens, and a 13MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom. You also get up to 20x digital zoom to capture far-away subjects. Let’s not forget about the 16MP (f/2.) selfie camera housed in the punch-hole cutout on the front.
iQOO 7 has been priced starting at CNY 3,798 (~Rs. 43,000) for the 8GB+128GB base variant whereas the high-end 12GB+256GB variant will set you back CNY 4,198 (~Rs. 47,625) in China.
