Vivo’s gaming brand, iQOO just launched its newest contender for the flagship market. The iQOO 3 5G boasts a Snapdragon 865 processor, a dedicated liquid cooling system, LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.1 storage, and a lot more.
The device rocks a 6.44″ Super AMOLED FHD+ display with a punch hole design. They call it the Polar View Display, and is capable of achieving an incredible 1200 nits of brightness, plus support for HDR10+ content. It also features 180Hz touch sampling rate, for improved responsiveness. Sadly, iQOO has decided to stick with a 60Hz screen.
For a better gaming experience, iQOO 3 5G boasts two shoulder keys, called Monster Touch Buttons that are also used to activate Monster Mode. It basically runs allows the chipset to run at maximum performance at the cost of battery life. You also get 4D game vibrations.
It uses a 48MP Sony IMX582 main sensor, along with an 8MP telephoto, a 13MP ultra-wide, and a 2MP depth sensor. Up front is a 16MP snapper.
iQOO 3 5G houses a 4,440mAh battery with 55W Super FlashCharge, and runs on iQOO UI 1.0 on top of Android 10.
iQOO 3 5G is priced at INR 36,990 for the 8GB+128GB LTE variant, INR 39,990 for the 8GB +256GB LTE variant, and INR 44,990 for the 5G-enabled, 12GB+256GB variant.
Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.