iQoo Z6 5G Variant in Development, Could Feature 80W Fast Charging Support: Report

The new variant of iQoo Z6 will reportedly be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 series SoC.

By Dhruv Raghav | Updated: 11 August 2022 23:35 IST

iQoo Z6 5G Variant in Development, Could Feature 80W Fast Charging Support: Report

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iQoo Z6 5G is powered by the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC

Highlights

iQoo Z6 5G was launched in India in March this year
The purported iQoo Z6 variant is yet to be officially announced
iQoo Z6 Pro 5G features 66W FlashCharge support

iQoo Z6 5G series was launched in India in March this year. Now, the Chinese smartphone brand is said to be working another model in the lineup, with 80W charging support. The company's iQoo Z6 5G features 18W fast charging support, while the iQoo Z6 Pro 5G supports 66W FlashCharge. Other details, including pricing and availability are currently unknown. The iQoo Z6 5G that made its debut earlier this year is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC, and packs a 5,000mAh battery.

According to a report by CNMO, iQoo could be working on a new smartphone in the iQoo Z series. It is said to be a variant of the iQoo Z6 5G. As previously mentioned, the rumoured handset could support 80W fast charging, which is an upgrade over the 18W fast charging support on iQoo Z6 5G, and 66W FlashCharge on iQoo Z6 Pro 5G. The report also added that the rumoured smartphone could be powered by a Snapdragon 7 series chipset.

To recall, the iQoo Z6 5G was launched in India in March. The smartphone is powered by the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 SoC. It features a 6.58-inch display with full-HD+ resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and a 240Hz touch sampling rate. The iQoo Z6 5G also features up to 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM.

For optics, the iQoo Z6 5G features a triple rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel primary sensor, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel bokeh lens. At the front, it gets a 16-megapixel selfie camera. The handset packs a 5,000mAh battery. As mentioned above, the iQoo Z6 5G supports 18W fast charging.

The iQoo Z6 Pro 5G was launched in India in April this year. The smartphone is powered by the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC, coupled with up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM. It packs a relatively smaller, 4,700mAh battery. As previously mentioned, the iQoo Z6 Pro 5G features 66W FlashCharge support.

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iQOO Z6 5G

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.58-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 695

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 4GB, 6GB, 8GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 12

Resolution 1080x2408 pixels

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iQOO Z6 Pro 5G

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Crisp AMOLED panel
Good gaming performance
Fast charging
Excellent battery life

Bad
Plenty of preinstalled apps
Annoying spammy notifications
Display notch looks dated
No stereo speakers and headphone jack
Weak low-light camera performance

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Display 6.44-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 6GB, 8GB, 12GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB

Battery Capacity 4700mAh

OS Android 12

Resolution 1080x2404 pixels

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