iQoo 12 Debuts as the First Phone in India With Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC

(*8*)iQoo 12 was launched in India on Tuesday as the first smartphone in India to be outfitted with Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. This handset sports activities a 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh charge and encompasses a triple rear digicam setup that features a 64-megapixel telephoto digicam. The iQoo 12 is provided with a 6,010 sq. mm vapour cooling chamber that’s 40 % bigger than the one on its predecessor. It packs a 5,000mAh battery with 120W FlashCharge assist.

iQoo 12 worth in India, availability

iQoo 12 worth in India is about at Rs. 52,999 for the 12GB + 256GB RAM and storage configuration, whereas the 16GB + 256GB variant is priced at Rs. 57,999. The handset can be accessible at a promotional worth of Rs. 49,999 that’s inclusive of financial institution presents from HDFC or ICICI financial institution, in accordance with the firm. The telephone can be accessible on Amazon India beginning December 13 for many who bought a Priority go, whereas for others it’s going to be accessible on December 14.  

The handset’s Alpha variant has a rear panel that’s manufactured from AG Glass, whereas the Legend mannequin has a white colored porcelain enamel glass materials on the again.

iQoo 12 specs, options

The new iQoo 12 is a dual-SIM (Nano) handset that runs on Android 14-based Funtouch OS 14 out-of-the-box. The handset sports activities a 6.78-inch quad-HD (1,260×2,800 pixels) LTPO AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh charge and an instantaneous contact sampling charge of 1,200Hz. iQoo additionally says that the handset helps as much as 3,000 nits of peak brightness and a pair of,160Hz pulse width modulation (PWM) for optimised dimming of the show in low mild situations.

Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip powers the iQoo 12 — it’s the first telephone in India to reach with the chipmaker’s newest flagship cellular processor, accompanied by iQoo’s devoted Q1 chip that’s aimed toward bettering gaming efficiency on the telephone. The handset is provided with as much as 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and as much as 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage. It additionally encompasses a 6,010 sq. mm vapour chamber with 4 cooling zones for higher thermal administration. 

The iQoo 12 is provided with a triple rear digicam setup that contains a 50-megapixel main digicam with a 1/1.3-inch OmniVision OV50H sensor with an f/1.7 aperture; a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle digicam with a 120-degree field-of-view and an f/2.0 aperture; and a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto digicam with 3x optical zoom, 100x hybrid zoom, and an f/2.6 aperture.

According to iQoo, the main digicam and telephoto digicam assist AI-assisted astrophotography and ‘Super Moon’ modes, respectively. The telephoto digicam additionally helps macro images. For selfies and video chats, the iQoo 12 is provided with a 16-megapixel selfie digicam with a wide-angle lens and an f/2.5 aperture.

Connectivity choices on the iQoo 12 embrace 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS, NFC, infrared blaster, and a USB 2.0 Type-C port. The smartphone is provided with an accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity, compass, and ambient color sensor. It has an under-display fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication.

The handset is provided with a 5,000mAh battery with 120W FlashCharge assist — iQoo says it reconstructed the battery with a graphite unfavourable electrode together with a number of chilly urgent of electrode sheets, micron-scale laser etching, and utilizing a large-pore-sized membrane for improved battery efficiency. The handset has an IP64 score for mud and water resistance, measures 163.2 x 75.9 x 8.1mm and weighs 203.9g, in accordance with the firm.