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]
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 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 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.
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]
