iQoo Neo 9 Pro With Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, Dual Rear Cameras to Launch in India on February 22

iQoo Neo 9 Pro is confirmed to run on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC in India.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 16 January 2024 13:19 IST

iQoo Neo 9 Pro With Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, Dual Rear Cameras to Launch in India on February 22

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iQoo Neo 9 Pro was launched in China in December last year

Highlights

Chinese variant of the iQoo Neo 9 Pro runs on a MediaTek Dimensity SoC
It is expected to be priced below Rs. 40,000 in India
The iQoo Neo 9 Pro was initially released in China

iQoo Neo 9 Pro will launch in India in the month of February. iQoo on Tuesday (January 16) confirmed the arrival of the new Neo series smartphone through its social media handle and a media invite. The new handset will go on sale via Amazon. The Indian variant of iQoo Neo 9 Pro is confirmed to run on Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The iQoo Neo 9 Pro was launched in China in December last year. The Chinese variant of the iQoo Neo 9 Pro runs on a MediaTek Dimensity chipset.

The Vivo sub-brand has scheduled February 22 as the launch date of the iQoo Neo 9 Pro. The company announced the date through its official X (formerly Twitter) account and via a media invite. The teaser shared by the company suggests that the handset will come with a dual-tone red and white design, leather finish, and dual rear camera unit.

Meanwhile, Amazon has created a dedicated webpage to tease the arrival of the iQoo Neo 9 Pro. The listing confirms that the smartphone will be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The model debuted in China has a MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipset under the hood.

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The iQoo Neo 9 Pro was unveiled in China in December last year with a starting price tag of CNY 2,999 (roughly Rs. 35,000) for the 12GB RAM + 256GB variant. It is expected to be priced below Rs. 40,000 in India.

iQoo Neo 9 Pro ships with Android 14-based Funtouch OS 14 in China and boasts a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a refresh rate of up to 144Hz. It offers up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and a maximum 1TB of UFS 4.0 inbuilt storage. The phone carries a dual rear camera setup led by a 50-megapixel Sony IMX920 primary sensor with optical image stabilisation (OIS). It is backed by a 5,160mAh battery with 120W wired fast charging support.

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The iQoo Neo 9 Pro has a 16-megapixel selfie shooter and packs a 5,160mAh battery with 120W wired fast charging support.

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iQOO Neo 9 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Excellent hardware performance
Reliable battery life, fast charging
Good primary camera
Bright AMOLED screen
Decent software support

Bad
Weaker ultrawide-angle camera
Fingerprint sensor could be faster
V-Appstore notification spam must be manually disabled

Read detailed iQOO Neo 9 Pro review

Display 6.78-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 8-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 12GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB

Battery Capacity 5160mAh

OS Android 14

Resolution 1260x2800 pixels

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