On the evening of November 7th, the iQOO 12 series was officially released, becoming the second mobile phone equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 after the Xiaomi 14 series, and in terms of price, it adopts the price strategy of "chasing Xiaomi 14", 12GB+256GB The starting price is 3999 yuan, which is the same as the price of Xiaomi 14, and will usher in a head-to-head competition with Xiaomi 14 series in the market.
In terms of performance, the iQOO 12 series is also equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, as a new generation of Snapdragon flagship processor, the performance is also very strong, with LPDDR5X memory and UFS4.0 flash memory, Antutu running score exceeded 2.2 million points.
In addition, iQOO 12 is also equipped with the first self-developed e-sports chipQ1, it should be noted that this chip is developed by iQOO itself, not developed by vivo, the main role is to improve the resolution of the game, and at the same time increase the frame rate of the game by interpolating frames.
For example, the "Genshin Impact" game was originally 720P picture quality, but the iQOO 12 series can be upgraded to the resolution of the mobile phone screen, iQOO 12 can be "super-resolved" to 1.5K, iQOO 12 Pro can be "super-resolved" to 2K, and the picture clarity is exponentially improved, and the "Peace Elite" game can also be "super-resolved" to 900P.
Although game frame insertion is more common in mobile phones, this time the iQOO 12 series still brings surprises, and even "Genshin Impact", which has extremely high performance requirements for mobile phones, can insert frames up to 144 frames, and at the same time, it can also achieve 900P "super resolution", realizing an overall increase in frame rate and resolution.
In addition, the iQOO 12 series also debuted "Dark Zone Breakthrough" full-map ray tracing, which can be the first to experience the experience of turning on ray tracing on mobile phones.
The screen advantages of the iQOO digital series continue to be continued on the iQOO 12 series, iQOO 12 Pro debuts Samsung 2K E7 screen in China, supports 144Hz refresh rate, supports up to 1440Hz PWM high-frequency dimming, and the global maximum brightness is 1600nit, compared with the previous generation E6 screen, the power consumption is also reduced by 9%.
iQOO 12 uses a 6.78-inch 1.5K 144Hz refresh rate straight screen, the screen has a global maximum brightness of 1400nit, and supports 2160Hz PWM high-frequency dimming.
In terms of imaging, iQOO 12 and iQOO 12 Pro use the same configuration, the main camera uses a 50 million pixel customized VCS OV50H sensor, 1/1.3 inch bottom, compared with the previous generation of image sensor bottom, the theoretical shooting performance will be higher, support OIS optical image stabilization.
At the same time, there is also a 64 million pixel periscope telephoto lens, which can achieve 3x optical zoom, the equivalent focal length is 70mm, and the maximum hybrid zoom can be achieved at 100x, and this periscope telephoto lens can also achieve 15cm macro shooting. There is also a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens.
The iQOO 12 series also adds shooting functions such as national tide watermark, handheld starry sky mode, textured color, and sports capture.
In terms of battery life and fast charging, iQOO 12 and iQOO 12 Pro both use 120W wired fast charging, but iQOO 12 does not support wireless flash charging, Pro supports 50W wireless flash charging, iQOO 12 is equipped with a 5000mAh battery, and iQOO 12 Pro is equipped with a 5100mAh battery.
In addition, the iQOO 12 series will be equipped with OriginOS4 for the first time, and you can be the first to experience the blue heart small V with the blessing of the big oracle model, including copywriting, painting creation, etc.
The price of iQOO 12 is 3999 yuan for 12GB+256GB, 4299 yuan for 16GB+512GB, and 4699 yuan for 16GB+1TB. The price of iQOO 12 Pro is 4999 yuan for 16GB+256GB, 5499 yuan for 16GB+512GB, and 5999 yuan for 16GB+1TB.
The iQOO 12 series adheres to the genes of e-sports, still regards performance as the main selling point, and still focuses on the gaming experience of players, including the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip, the self-developed Q1 chip to achieve "super resolution" + "super frame", and the X-axis linear motor equipped with it, which will further improve the gaming experience.
In terms of image, a relatively large upgrade has also been made, the standard version and the Pro version use the same image specifications, so that everyone does not have to worry about shooting when purchasing, the decentralization of the periscope telephoto lens, so that more people can experience the fun of telephoto shooting, and the unique rear camera module also enhances the appearance recognition of the iQOO 12 series.