iQOO 12 PHONE REVIEW ON FIRST TIME IN INDIA

iQOO 12 PHONE REVIEW ON FIRST TIME IN INDIA: iQOO 12 has been launched in India, and is the first smartphone in the country to run on the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset as processor. Also, the smartphone is now the new flagship phone of iQOO, a Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer.

Features and specifications

Display: A 6.78-inch AMOLED panel with a resolution of 1260*2800 pixels, along with a variable refresh rate and peak brightness of 144Hz and 3000 nits, respectively.

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset.

Battery: There is a 5000mAh battery on the back, which is recharged via a 120W charger included in the box.

Camera: A 16MP camera on the front for selfies and video calls; a triple camera setup at the back – 50MP primary camera, 64MP secondary telephoto lens, and 50MP ultra-wide-engle-lens.

Operating system: Android 14-based FunTouch OS14; second phone in India after Google's Pixel to run on this OS.

Variants and price

iQOO is being offered in two variants – a 12GB + 256GB model, and a larger, 16GB + 512GB one. While the former has been given a starting price of ₹52,999, the latter comes for ₹57,999. In India, these will go on sale starting December 14, from 12 noon onwards.