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The iQOO 12 and the iQOO 12 Pro, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 are now official in China. Besides the new flagship chip, these smartphones offer cutting-edge hardware, improved design, and they ship with Android 14 OS-based OriginOS. As officially confirmed by the brand, the iQOO 12 will launch on December 12 in India.
The iQOO 12 features a 6.78-inch 144Hz AMOLED screen with 1.5K resolution, while the iQOO 12 Pro features a 6.78-inch curved E7 AMOLED screen with 2K resolution and 144Hz refresh rate and the company is calling these a “Future eSports flagships” with a large vapour chamber. Both smartphones offer up to 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of internal storage, while the base variants start at 12 GB RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. These phones also feature a stereo speaker setup, where, the earpiece doubles as the secondary speaker.
These devices have an identical triple camera setup at the back with a 50 MP wide-angle lens, 50 MP ultra-wide angle lens, and a 64 MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom, and up to 100x digital zoom support. There is also a 16 MP selfie camera on the front with support for 1080p video recording capability.
There is also a dual SIM card slot, with support for a 5G network on both slots. Both phones support Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 wireless connectivity.
The iQOO 12 has a 5,000 mAh battery with support for 120W fast charging while the iQOO 12 Pro has a slightly large 5,100 mAh battery with support for 120W wired and 50W wireless charging. Despite being a flagship smartphone, the data transfer on the USB-C port is limited to USB 2.0.
In China, the base model of the iQOO 12 starts at 3,999 Yuan or approximately Rs 45,700 for the 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage variant. Similarly, the base variant of the iQOO 12 Pro is priced at 4,999 Yuan or approximately Rs 57,150.
