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iQOO 7 could be of the most affordable Snapdragon 888-powered phones in India

The iQOO 7 could be one of the most affordable Qualcomm Snapdragon 888-powered smartphones in India, the company has officially teased. The reveal comes right after the launch of the OnePlus 9 series in India that is powered by the Snapdragon 888 processor. The iQOO 7 was launched earlier this year featuring a 120Hz refresh rate display and 120W fast charging. iQOO could soon launch the iQOO 7 in India which could be one of the most affordable phones to be powered by the Snapdragon 888.

Shortly after the launch of the OnePlus 9, 9 Pro and 9R, the Twitter handle of iQOO India posted a tweet asking users “What's better than Bang For The Buck?” and followed it up by saying “More Bang, Less Bucks!” A picture accompanying the tweet confirms that the upcoming iQOO phone is powered by the Snapdragon 888 chipset and will be priced under Rs 40,000. The company has also teased the pricing hinting at a starting price of Rs 3X,990.

What's better than Bang For The Buck? More Bang, Less Bucks! Put your seat belts on, this ride is going to be faster than we have done ever. Unleashing Soon with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888!#iQOO #MonsterInside #FastestSmartphone #UnleashingSoon pic.twitter.com/2QZfmzqWAr

— iQOO India (@IqooInd) March 23, 2021

Notably, iQOO 3 is the only other phone by the company to launch in India till now. It debuted back in February 2020 as one of the first 5G phones in the country and was priced starting at Rs 36,990. It seems like the iQOO 7 will be following suit with the pricing as well which could very well make it a compelling offering.

iQOO 7 specifications

iQOO 7 specifications

iQOO 7 features a 6.62-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution display that uses an AMOLED panel and supports a 120Hz refresh rate. The screen has a punch-hole notch cutout for the selfie camera in the top-centre and is also home to an in-display optical fingerprint sensor. The iQOO 7 measures 8.7 millimetres in thickness and weighs roughly around 209 grams. 

It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 660 GPU. This is paired with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB storage options to choose from. It runs on OriginOS based on Android 11 out-of-the-box.

The iQOO 7 has a triple camera setup on the back that consists of a primary 48MP camera, 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 120-degree field-of-view and 13MP portrait camera with 2x optical zoom. The rear cameras can record in 4K UHD at up to 30FPS and there’s a 16MP selfie camera on the front.

The phone is compatible with Wi-Fi 6, supports Bluetooth 5.2 and is equipped with a 4,000mAh battery that supports 120W fast charging. The company claims it can go from 0-100% in 15 minutes tops.

 

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