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IQOO

iQOO Communication Technology Co. Ltd. is a Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer headquartered in Dongguan, Guangdong.[1] The company was founded on 30 January 2019[2] as a subsidiary of the consumer electronics manufacturer Vivo based in the same city.[3][4] The brand name iQOO stands for I Quest On and On.

IQOO primarily focuses on making high performance, feature-packed smartphones at a low price.[5] Often with limited edition models in vibrant colours and patterns on back panel.[6][7]

History

In March 2019, the world's second largest smartphone manufacturer, BBK Electronics,[8] announced iQOO as a sub-brand of Vivo as its newest member to its smartphone brand lineup along with Oppo, Vivo, Realme and OnePlus.[9] The brand was introduced in India in February 2020.[10][11] The iQOO is also a performance focused sub-brand giving more importance to build and market their phones specifically for gaming and other performance intense tasks, rather than their Vivo phones focusing mainly on camera and sound quality. The smartphone iQOO 3 introduced on 25 February 2020 is their first smartphone with Snapdragon 865 giving a competitive advantage for gamers.[12] The smartphones are sold online initially.[13]

During 2020–2021, the iQOO introduced six smartphones in the Chinese market[14] and three smartphones in the Indian market, as of May 2021.[15]

  • iQOO U3 with MediaTek Dimensity 800U processor[16]
  • iQOO U1x with Snapdragon 662 processor and 5000 mAh battery[17]
  • iQOO Neo3 with Snapdragon 865 processor and 144 Hz refresh rate display[18]
  • iQOO 5 with Snapdragon 865 processor and 55 W fast charging[19]
  • iQOO 7 (International) with latest Snapdragon 888 processor and 66 W fast charging[20]
  • iQOO 9 Pro, launched in 2022 with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (2022) processor, 1500 nits of brightness and 120w fast charging.[21]
  • iQOO 11 launched on 10 January 2023 with the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, and 120 W Fast Charging[22]
  • iQOO Z6 Lite 5G is equipped with World's First Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 with efficient 6nm process, 120Hz screen refresh rate, along with 5000mAh battery.
  • iQOO Z7 5G launched on 21 March 2023 with the latest MediaTek Dimensity 920 processor, 1300 nits of brightness and 44 W fast charging.

Products

Smartphones

iQOO 3 5G

iQOO 3 is a 5G smartphone launched in 2020 with Snapdragon 865 processor and iQOO UI 1.0 based on Android 10. The phone has a AMOLED display with support for HDR10+ and Corning Gorilla Glass 6,[23] an aluminium frame with a glass back, and UFS 3.1 storage technology. It comes with a quad camera on the back with a 48MP primary sensor capable of recording at 4K@60fps.[24] It also has an in-display fingerprint scanner, Wi-Fi 6[25] and a 55 W fast charging capable of charging the 4400 mAh battery to 50% in 15 minutes.

iQOO 3 5G

iQOO 3 is a 5G smartphone launched in 2020 with Snapdragon 865 processor and iQOO UI 1.0 based on Android 10. The phone has a AMOLED display with support for HDR10+ and Corning Gorilla Glass 6,[23] an aluminium frame with a glass back, and UFS 3.1 storage technology. It comes with a quad camera on the back with a 48MP primary sensor capable of recording at 4K@60fps.[24] It also has an in-display fingerprint scanner, Wi-Fi 6[25] and a 55 W fast charging capable of charging the 4400 mAh battery to 50% in 15 minutes.

iQOO series

iQOO Z series

iQOO U series

iQOO Pro series

iQOO Neo series

Custom UI

While introducing iQOO 3, along with it iQOO UI 1.0 is also introduced as its custom UI of iQOO on top of Android 10[50] for its smartphone lineup with customisable 'Always on' display and gaming focus features.[51]

External links

References

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