iQOO Neo 9: a smartphone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, Wi-Fi 7 and 120W charging for $325

Along with the iQOO TWS 1e headphones and iQOO Watch, vivo has also announced the iQOO Neo 9 line of smartphones.

Here's What We Know

The base model of the series gets last year's flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. It is one of the cheapest smartphones on the market with such a chip on board. The SoC is paired with LPDDR5X RAM up to 16GB and UFS 4.0 storage up to 1TB.

The iQOO Neo 9 comes with a 6.78-inch AMOLED display. The panel has been given a 20:9 aspect ratio, HDR10+, 1400 nits peak brightness and adaptive refresh rate from 1 to 144Hz. The smartphone sports a dual 50 MP main camera (IMX920) with OIS + 8 MP wide-angle lens and a 16 MP front camera. The gadget comes with an under-screen scanner, stereo speakers, 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 and a 5160 mAh battery. It supports fast charging up to 120W.

Price & When We Can Expect It

Sales of the iQOO Neo 9 will start in China on 30 December. The smartphone will be available in four variants:

• iQOO Neo 9, 12/256 GB - $325
• iQOO Neo 9, 16/256 GB - $350
• iQOO Neo 9, 12/512 GB - $395
• iQOO Neo 9, 12 GB/1 TB - $450

Source: iQOO