iQoo 12 collection was unveiled globally on November 7. The lineup consists of the iQoo 12 and the iQoo 12 Pro. The base mannequin has lengthy been scheduled to launch in the Indian market on December 12. There has been no phrase but concerning the India launch of the high-end Pro variant although. The vanilla iQoo 12 mannequin will embrace Qualcomm’s newest chipset and have a 50-megapixel triple rear digital camera unit. It is claimed to succeed the iQoo 11 5G, which was launched in China in December 2022 and later in India in January this yr. The firm has now revealed the OS and availability particulars of the handset.
The firm introduced that the iQoo 12 5G will launch in India with Android 14-based Funtouch OS 14, making it the primary non-Pixel smartphone to launch in the nation with Android 14 out-of-the-box. There are different fashions just like the Galaxy S23 fashions which have obtained Android 14-based updates since Google launched the OS model earlier this yr in October.
A press launch from iQoo additionally confirmed that the iQoo 12 5G will likely be out there for buy in the nation solely through Amazon and the official iQoo e-store. The telephone’s microsite on each Amazon and the web site are stay.
In China, the 12GB + 256GB and the 16GB + 512GB variants of the iQoo 12 are priced at CNY 3,999 (roughly Rs. 45,000) and CNY 4,299 (roughly Rs. 50,00), respectively. The top-of-the-line 16GB RAM + 1TB possibility is listed at CNY 4,699 (roughly Rs. 53,000). The mannequin is offered in China in Burning Way, Legend Edition, and Track Version (translated) color choices. The Track Version comes with a BMW Motorsport-inspired end. Price particulars of the Indian variant of the telephone are nonetheless underneath wraps however it’s anticipated to share comparable specs to that of its Chinese counterpart.
The iQoo 12 5G comes with a 6.78-inch AMOLED show with a decision of 1.5K (1,260×2,800 pixels), a refresh charge of up to 144Hz, and a facet ratio of 20:9. The show additionally gives HDR10+ help. The handset is confirmed to be powered by an octa-core 4nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC in India, identical to the Chinese model, and will probably be paired with an Adreno 750 GPU.
In the digital camera division, the iQoo 12 5G encompasses a 50-megapixel 1/1.3-inch major sensor, a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto shooter with 100X digital zoom, and a 50-megapixel sensor with an extremely wide-angle lens. The telephone can be geared up with a 16-megapixel sensor entrance digital camera. The handset homes a 5,000mAh battery with 120W wired quick charging help. It has an in-display fingerprint sensor for safety and measures 163.22mm x 75.88mm x 8.10mm in measurement whereas weighing 203 grams.
