iQOO Neo 10 with Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 silicon launched in India

The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 on iQOO Neo 10 works with iQOO’s proprietary Supercomputing Chip Q1, which enhances frame stability, boosts image quality, and ensures ultra-low latency during gaming.

Emerging smartphone maker iQOO launched the Neo 10 series premium mid-range phone in India.

The new Android phone sports a 6.78-inch 1.5K (2800×1260p) AMOLED display with 20:9 aspect ratio, support 144Hz refresh rate, and offer up to 5500 nits peak brightness.

It also features dual SIM slots, an in-display fingerprint sensor, a type-C port, an infrared sensor, stereo speakers, and an IP65 dust- and water-splash-resistant rating.

iQOO Neo 10 is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 octa-core processor. It is a 4nm class 64-bit octa-core Kryo silicon. With a peak clock speed of 3.2 GHz, it promises 31 per cent improvement in performance.

With the latest Adreno 825 GPU, it promises to deliver up to 49 per cent improved performance and 49 per cent better power efficiency.

iQOO Neo 10.

The Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 also houses a Qualcomm AI Engine, which features a faster NPU and 2x larger shared memory, promises to offer improved bandwidth and up to 44 per cent faster AI performance. The AI Engine also supports a variety of LLMs and LVMs, providing seamless speed and enhanced privacy with on-device processing.

Also, the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 works with iQOO’s proprietary Supercomputing Chip Q1, which enhances frame stability, boosts image quality, and ensures ultra-low latency during gaming. It also supports MEMC (Motion Estimation Motion Compensation) technology, enhancing 30 FPS video to 60 FPS for a more fluid OTT viewing experience. By handling visual and rendering tasks separately from the main processor, the Q1 chip can also help boost battery life and improve everyday performance.

The device runs Android 15-based Funtouch OS 15 and features 8GB / 16GB LPDDR5x Ultra RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) / 256GB / 512GB UFS 4.1 storage, and a massive 7,000mAh battery with 120W superVOOC fast charging capability.

It houses a dual-camera module-- main 50MP (with 1/ 1.95-inch Sony IMX882 sensor, f/1.79 aperture, OIS: Optical Image Stabilisation) + 8MP ultra-wide angle lens (with GC08A3-WA1XA sensor, f/2.2) with LED flash on the back. On the front, it houses a 32MP sensor (with f/2.45) for selfies and video calling,

Both the back and front cameras can record up to 4K video at 60 frames per second.

iQOO Neo 10 is available in two colours-- Inferno Red and Titanium Chrome. It comes in four configurations-- 8GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 256GB storage , 12GB RAM + 256GB and 16GB RAM + 512GB storage-- for Rs 31,999, Rs 33,999, Rs 35, 999 and Rs 40,999, respectively.

iQOO Neo 10 vs rival brands

The latest Neo 10 will be competing with the OnePlus Nord 4 (review), Google Pixel 7 (review), Redmi Note 14 Pro, Nothing Phone (3a) Pro, and Motorola Edge 60 Pro, among others.

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