iQoo 12 5G With Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC India Launch Set for December 12; Expected Specifications

iQoo 12 5G will launch globally on November 7 alongside the iQoo 12 Pro.

Written by Sucharita Ganguly, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 1 November 2023 13:21 IST

iQoo 12 5G With Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC India Launch Set for December 12; Expected Specifications

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iQoo 12 5G will be available for purchase in the country via Amazon

Highlights

iQoo 12 5G could support 120W wired fast charging
The phone is confirmed to come with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC
The base iQoo 12 is likely to have a 6.78-inch BOE OLED 1.5K display

iQoo 12 series is confirmed to launch globally on November 7. The lineup is said to include a base iQoo 12 and the iQoo 12 Pro model. So far, the company has confirmed a few key details about the upcoming smartphones including the processor and the design of the back panel. The camera details of the phones have also been teased. Other specifications have been leaked previously and circulated widely over the past few weeks. Now, the India launch date of the iQoo 12 5G has also been confirmed.

iQoo India CEO Nipun Marya confirmed in a post on X that the iQoo 12 5G will launch in the country on December 12. The base iQoo 12 model will succeed the iQoo 11, which was unveiled in December 2022. The company has not yet confirmed anything regarding the India launch of the Pro model of the upcoming iQoo 12 series.

Ending 2023 with a BANG! #iQOO12 is coming on 12.12.23. #DoTheDream #iQOO pic.twitter.com/FV2TPiFhMk
— Nipun Marya (@nipunmarya) November 1, 2023

Confirmed to be powered by Qualcommm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, the iQoo 12 is expected to ship with Android 14. It is tipped to feature a 6.78-inch BOE OLED panel with a resolution of 1.5K, a refresh rate of 144Hz, a peak brightness level of 3,000 nits, and a PWM dimming rate of 2,160Hz.

The alleged triple rear camera unit of the iQoo 12 has been said to include a 50-megapixel primary OmniVision OV50H sensor with optical image stabilisation (OIS), another 50-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 64-megapixel OV64B telephoto shooter with support for 3x optical zoom and 100x digital zoom. The front camera is expected to be equipped with a 16-megapixel sensor.

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iQoo 12 5G is likely to arrive with an IP64 rating for dust and splash resistance. It is said to support Bluetooth 5.4, NFC, and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity options. The handset could be backed by a 4,880mAh battery with 120W wired fast charging support.

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iQOO 11

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Premium build quality
Excellent display
Powerful performance
Impressive battery life, very fast charging
Good main camera and low-light video performance

Bad
Spammy notifications from native apps
Weak ultra-wide camera performance
No IP rating or wireless charging

Read detailed iQOO 11 review

Display 6.78-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 8-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 16GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 1440x3200 pixels

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iQOO 12

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Powerful chip
Reliable primary and telephoto cameras
Good build quality
Good battery life
Charges within 30 minutes
Decent software support
Fast fingerprint scanner

Bad
Less capable wide-angle camera
Subpar low light camera performance
Incessant promotions from app store
No wireless charging support

Read detailed iQOO 12 review

Display 6.78-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 3

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 64-megapixel + 50-megapixel

RAM 12GB, 16GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 14

Resolution 1260x2800 pixels

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