After launching the iQOO 7 flagship smartphone with Snapdragon 888 earlier this year, Vivo’s gaming-centric brand has unveiled the iQOO Neo 5 in China today. It is a budget flagship, featuring a 120Hz display, Snapdragon 870 chipset, 48MP triple cameras, and 66W super-fast charging.
Starting off with the design, the iQOO Neo 5 features an all-glass design and the back panel uses AG Glass technology. There’s also a rectangular triple camera system at the back with the iQOO branding underneath.
Coming to the internals, iQOO 5 Neo is powered by the Snapdragon 870 SoC paired with an Adreno 660 GPU. It comes in three RAM + storage configurations – 8GB + 128GB, 8GB + 256GB, and 12GB + 256GB. Moreover, as it is a gaming device, the device comes installed with an improved liquid cooling technology to deal with the thermal issues.
The iQOO Neo 5 base variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage is priced at CNY 2,499 (~Rs. 27,868). The 8GB + 256GB variant retails for CNY 2,699 (~Rs. 30,098), and the highest-end 12GB + 256GB variant retails for CNY 2,999 (~Rs. 33,444).
