Today vivo sub-brand iQOO finally made its latest flagship smartphone duo official, the iQOO 9 and iQOO 9 Pro were recently unveiled in China. The iQOO 9 series joins the current crop of flagships that incorporate the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chip. And while these Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 smartphones have been limited to China, iQOO is set to change that.
The iQOO 9 and iQOO 9 Pro are set to make their way to India soon. According to an IANS report, iQOO Chief Executive Officer Nipun Marya said that the iQOO 9 series would arrive in the country “very soon”. Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) Series, an e-sports event, is currently taking place in India.
The report states that the finalists at the BGMI Series are set to battle it out on the iQOO 7 Legend (Review) on January 13. As of now, the official launch date for the iQOO 9 and iQOO 9 Pro in India hasn’t been revealed yet, but we could see the devices arrive as early as next month, February 2022. You can expect more details about the iQOO 9 series in India next week.
The iQOO 9 features a 6.78-inch Flat Full HD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The smartphone boasts the same Snapdragon chipset as the Pro model. It comes with a triple-camera setup on the back with a 50MP Samsung GN5 sensor, a 13MP ultrawide camera, and a 12MP portrait camera. You also get the same battery capacity with 120W wired fast charging but no wireless charging.
The iQOO 9 Pro sports a 6.78-inch 2K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The phone’s display has a peak brightness of 1500 nits and comes with a layer of Gorilla Glass Victus. Under the hood, The smartphone draws power from a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It comes with Android 12 out of the box with a layer of Origin OS Ocean on top.
For optics, the iQOO 9 Pro gets a triple-camera setup on the back with a 50MP Samsung GN5 sensor, a 50MP, 150-degree ultrawide camera, and a 16MP portrait camera sensor. The phone also has a 16MP front camera. The iQOO 9 Pro packs a 4700 mAh battery with 120W fast charging, 50W wireless charging, and 10W reverse wireless charging support.
As for the official pricing and availability, the iQOO 9’s price in China starts from CNY 3,999 (Roughly Rs 46,860), while the iQOO 9 Pro’s price starts at CNY 4,999 (Roughly Rs 58,580). This suggests that the iQOO 9 series' price in India could start from Rs 50,000. The iQOO 9 series will be available in three color variants — Black, Orange, and a White version with BMW stripes. Sales for both devices start in China on January 12.
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