iQOO 13 India Launch Date Leaked as Handset Surfaces on Geekbench With Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Chipset

The latest iQOO 13 benchmark scores are considerably higher than those of the purported Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra.

Written by David Delima | Updated: 12 October 2024 19:02 IST

iQOO 13 India Launch Date Leaked as Handset Surfaces on Geekbench With Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Chipset

iQOO 12 arrived in India in December 2023 and its successor is also expected to debut in the country

Highlights

iQOO 13 will reportedly be launched in India on December 5
The company is yet to announce launch dates for China and India
The iQOO 13 is expected to debut with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset

iQOO 13 — the upcoming flagship smartphone from the Vivo subsidiary — could be launched in India by the end of the year, according to details shared by a tipster. It is expected to be unveiled in China next month, as one of the first handsets to be equipped with Qualcomm's next-generation chipset. The iQOO 13 has also surfaced on benchmarking website Geekbench, with the purported Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC, that is expected to be unveiled later this month, giving us an idea of what to expect from the upcoming handset.

iQOO 13 Could Launch in India in December

A Smartprix report citing tipster Yogesh Brar claims that the iQOO 13 will be launched in India on December 5. The smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm's next flagship chipset, which is expected to be unveiled by the chipmaker later this month as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (or Snapdragon 8 Elite) according to the publication.

It's worth noting that the Vivo sub-brand is yet to announce a launch date for the iQOO 13 in China or in global markets. Last year, the company unveiled the iQOO 12 in China in November, while the handset made its way to India a month later.

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iQOO 13 Surfaces on Geekbench With Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Chipset

A listing for a smartphone with the model number V2408A on Geekbench gives a glimpse of the performance of the upcoming iQOO 13. The Geekbench entry reveals that the phone will be equipped with an octa-core processor with two performance cores clocked at 4.32GHz and six efficiency cores clocked at 3.53GHz.

Purported listings for the iQOO 13 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Photo Credit: Screenshot/ Geekbench

The Geekench listing for the purported iQOO 13 states that the device has 14.76GB of RAM, which indicates that it will be available in a 16GB memory variant. It is also shown to run on Android 15, and is likely to feature Vivo's FuntouchOS 15 skin.

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The benchmark result reveals that the handset scored 3,142 points in the single-core test and 10,052 points in the multi-core test. These scores are much higher than the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra that reportedly scored 3,069 points and 9,080 points in the single-core and multi-core tests, respectively, with an 'overclocked' Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset.

On Geekbench, the latest benchmark results for the iPhone 16 Pro Max show the handset scored 3,562 points in the single-core test, which is higher than what the purported iQOO 13 managed to achieve. However, Apple's flagship smartphone scored 8,814 points in the multi-core test, which is significantly lower than iQOO's upcoming smartphone.

These benchmark results suggest that the iQOO 13 could be one of the most capable smartphones to be launched in the coming months. We can expect to learn more about the performance of the handset and how it fares against its competitors once more smartphones with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400 chipsets are launched.

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iQOO 13

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Flagship performance
Great display
Excellent battery life
Good design
IP68/IP69 rating
Ultrasonic Fingerprint scanner

Bad
No wireless charging
Low light performance

Read detailed iQOO 13 review

Display 6.82-inch

Front Camera 32-megapixel

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

RAM 12GB, 16GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB

Battery Capacity 6000mAh

OS Android 15

Resolution 1440x3168 pixels

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iPhone 16 Pro Max

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Massive screen size
Brilliant display
Performance beast
Camera Control is a boon
Fantastic battery life

Bad
Big phone for one-hand use
Expensive
No Apple Intelligence at launch
Slow-wired charging support

Read detailed Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max review

Display 6.90-inch

Processor Apple A18 Pro

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel + 48-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

OS iOS 18

Resolution 1320x2868 pixels

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