iQOO Snapdragon 870 based smartphone to launch in India

According to leaks, iQOO is working on a Snapdragon 870 SoC equipped smartphone in India. The smartphone company is likely to launch iQOO U1x in India soon.

iQOO is ready to bring multiple smartphones in India. As pre previous reports, iQOO has already confirmed that iQOO 7 Legend will be landing in Indian markets pretty soon. According to recent reports, iQOO is planning to bring two more smartphones in Indian market. Out of these, one of the smartphone is likely to be affordable iQOO U1x. Whereas, the other smartphone from iQOO is going to be gaming phone powered by Snapdragon 870 SoC.

iQOO U1X smartphone with Snapdragon 870 Leaked

According to tipster Mukul Sharma, a recent video reveals the details of upcoming iQOO U1x smartphone and another unnamed Snapdragon 870-based smartphone. However, the video did not reveal any other details about the upcoming smartphone. The only information that came out of this video is that it will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC.




To recall, iQOO is currently selling iQOO Neo 5 smartphone with same Snapdragon 870 chipset in China. Considering this leak, it is highly likely that the same smartphone could land in India as the new unnamed Snapdragon 870 based smartphone.

iQOO Neo 5 could be the next Snapdragon 870 based smartphone in India
iQOO Neo 5 could be the next Snapdragon 870 based smartphone in India

iQOO Snapdragon 870 smartphone

As per previous reports from leakster, the iQOO Neo 5 was spotted on various certification website in India. Therefore, It is highly assumable that the Chinese smartphones makers can bring the same smartphone to our land. Regarding specifications, The Chinese variant comes with a 6.6-inch AMOLED display along with 120Hz of refresh rate.

The smartphone is power by Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chipset. Additionally, the iQOO smartphone packs in a 4400mAh battery along with 66W of fast wired charging system. The smartphone comes with 48-MP rear camera system. Additionally, the Chinese variant of this smartphone runs on iQOO Custom OriginOS on top of Android 11 Operating System.

iQOO U Series smartphone: Pricing

According to reports, iQOO is likely to place this smartphone in competition to OnePlus 9R. It is highly likely that the smartphone could be price lower than the OnePlus’ Snapdragon 870 based smartphone. To recall, the OnePlus 9R is currently the most affordable Snapdragon 870 based smartphone currently available in the market.




Reports also suggests that the upcoming iQOO Neo 5 Indian variant is likely to replace the ageing iQOO 3 from 2020. The smartphone will be giving tough competition to other smartphones like the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 11X.

iQOO U1x could launch soon in India
iQOO U1x could launch soon in India

iQOO U1x coming to India

As mentioned above, the iQOO U1x has already got certified in India. Therefore, This is going to be the next affordable smartphone from iQOO. To recall, this smartphone was originally launched in China in October,2020. The smartphone comes with basic set of specifications.




The iQOO U1x comes with a 6.5-inch of HD+ IPS LCD display. The device is power by Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SoC. This chipset comes paired with upto 6GB LPDDR4X RAM and upto 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. The smartphone is backed by a 5000mAh battery along with 18W fast charging support.

iQOO 7 Legend coming soon in Indian markets
iQOO 7 Legend coming soon in Indian markets

iQOO 7 Legend to launch in Indian Market

The Chinese smartphone makers has also teased about the launch of another high performance iQOO 7 Legend smartphone in India. This smartphone is suggested as the flagship model from the Chinese smartphone makers.




Being a flagship category smartphone, it will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset. According to leaks, the smartphone grabs a hand full of class-leading benchmark scores. In AnTuTu benchmarking, the smartphone receives a figure of 831200.

If this figure turns out to be true, then iQOO 7 Legend will be the most powerful smartphone in the country. Also Read: Realme GT Neo launches with MediaTek Dimensity 1200 SoC

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