12GB+256GB+Snapdragon 8Gen3, 6.78-inch straight screen flagship is only 3799 yuan, 120W+5000mAh
It's not surprising that the Snapdragon 8 Gen2 phone has been reduced to a mid-range phone, which is bound to be a good thing for users who are ready to change to a new phone, but the flagship phones equipped with the Snapdragon 8 Gen3 processor have also begun to loosen their prices, and they really have to pay attention. On the one hand, it means that the game in the mobile phone market has intensified, and mobile phone manufacturers have smelled the trend of change. On the other hand, the iteration speed of the new machine is faster, and the direction of consumers' choice of opportunities is also being contested, and whoever shoots quickly will have more opportunities.
Obviously, after the price drop of the Xiaomi Mi 14 and Xiaomi Mi 14 Pro, there are still some Snapdragon 8 Gen3 phones that have seen a price drop. For example, iQOO 12, 12GB+256GB version has been reduced from 3999 yuan to 3799 yuan. Although the range is not very large, it also reduces the cost paid by users for the purchase of the machine. Especially in the performance configuration that everyone is more concerned about, the performance of the iQOO 12 is not lost to other Snapdragon 8 Gen3 phones in the same price range.
Of course, there are not many small-size vertical screen flagships, and there is no need for iQOO 12 to grab this part of the market share, so the 6.78-inch flexible vertical screen will not limit the look and feel of iQOO 12, because it supports 144Hz refresh rate, has 3000 nits of local peak brightness, and is even equipped with 452PPi pixel density, which also makes the screen quality of this phone remarkable.
Considering that most users will inevitably play games after buying a new phone, from this point of view, iQOO 12 does have its own unique advantages, such as ultra-wide vibration motor, super touch and fully symmetrical stereo dual speakers. Objectively speaking, if you want to pursue the experience of the game, after putting aside the hardware performance configuration that is not much different, in essence, the competition between mobile phones is the feeling of detail, and iQOO 12 has a relatively solid foundation.
However, some users have compared iQOO 12 and Xiaomi 14 before, in fact, the two mobile phones only have some similarities in the setting of the price system, but there are still big differences in the positioning and configuration of the mobile phones. So in my opinion, the iQOO 12 may be more inclined towards a gaming experience that is balanced in performance but focuses on the needs of most users. So, when it comes to the built-in battery, charger power, etc., I think 120W wired fast charging is attractive.
In fact, you have seen that most flagship mobile phones will be equipped with 5000mAh large-capacity batteries, and the battery life depends on the optimization level of each company's software system. But the results are not much different, and the matching charger will indeed open the distance, 120W 100W charging, theoretically more stimulating to consumers, and it can also save some charging time during actual use, especially when the mobile phone is running a large game, the battery "blood return" is very important.
It should be understood that iQOO 12 seems to be trying its best to change a stereotypical perception of iQOO mobile phones, that is, most users think that it is an e-sports mobile phone when they mention iQOO mobile phones, judging from the image system configured by iQOO 12, it is deliberately adjusting this situation, 50 million pixel main camera + 64 million pixel telephoto lens + 50 million pixel ultra wide angle / macro lens, it is indeed more capable of shooting than the previous generation iQOO flagship machine.