The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s next-generation flagship processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, while iQOO’s proprietary Supercomputing Chip Q2 is aimed at boosting performance.
Features
The iQOO 13 features a 6.82-inch 2K 144Hz display with a dynamic Monster Halo, which provides real-time alerts for calls, messages, gaming, and music. iQOO says the phone scored over 3 million on AnTuTu benchmark testing, bringing it on par with the most powerful phones in the market.
The smartphone comes with three cameras: a 50MP Sony IMX 921 VCS true-colour camera, a 50MP telephoto camera, and a 50MP ultrawide lens. These cameras can record videos in 8K resolution. A 6,000mAh battery powers the device supported by 120W fast charging, which can go from 0% to 100% in just 30 minutes, iQOO says.
The iQOO 13 will run Funtouch OS 15, based on Android 15, and comes with a promise of four years of OS updates and five years of security patches.
Price
The iQOO 13 costs ₹54,999 for the 12GB + 256GB model and ₹59,999 for the 16GB + 512GB model, with prices starting at ₹51,999 after discounts. You can choose between two colours: Legend and Nardo Grey. Pre-orders began on December 5. The smartphone will be sold at offline retail outlets, vivo stores, and on Amazon.
The company will manufacture the device at vivo’s plant in Greater Noida, and has set up more than 670 service centres across India for after-sales support.
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