IQOO CEO Nipun Marya announced today that iQOO 12 will launch in India. IQOO India’s CEO shared a poster today revealing that the iQOO 12 is coming to India on December 12. This will be the first smartphone in India with the new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset.
In addition, the poster says you can buy the device on Amazon. Additionally, it says iQOO will continue its collaboration with BMW M Motorsport to introduce a color variant that incorporates the automotive brand’s tricolor stripes.
The iQOO 12 and 12 Pro will be announced in China on Nov. 7. There’s a rumor that the Pro edition will only be available in China, while the standard edition will be available everywhere.
iQOO 12:
The iQOO 12 arrives with the same 6.78-inch 1.5K OLED BOE display on the front. It does come with an adaptive refresh rate of up to 144Hz with HDR10+ support. The display also features a whopping 3000 nits of peak brightness.
As expected the iQOO 12 will be powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC coupled with 8GB/12GB LPDDR5x RAM and 128GB/256GB/512GB UFS 4.0 storage space. The device will come with a 50MP OmniVision OV50H main sensor coupled with gimble stabilization. There is a 50MP Samsung JN1 ultra-wide with f/2.2 & 64MP OV64B telephoto lens (f/2.46) with 3x optical zoom & OIS. It also gets massive 100x digital zoom support.
There is a 16MP selfie shooter on the front. The new iQOO 12 will pack a 5000 mAh battery with a whopping 120W fast wired charging. It runs on Android 14 OS with FunTouch OS 14 on top.
It comes with stereo speakers with Hi-Res Audio support. The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with Dual 4G LTE, NFC, IR Blaster, 5G, A-GPS, GLONASS, Wifi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, and USB Type-C port. It measures 8.4mm thick and weighs 205g. The device also gets an IP64-rated chassis & extra-large X-axis linear motor for haptic feedback.
