All views are completely personal and based on my usage with the device. It will be an Honest review

 Unboxing Experience

📦 Package Contents :

44 watt Charger , Type A to type C Cable , Instruction Manual , Transparent Case

🖐 Design Overview 

🔍 Attention to Detail : Pre Applied Screen Protection present ( plastic based )

3. Design & Build Quality

💎 Materials Used: Plastic back and body, Front panel comes with Diamond Shield Protection

( I'm not gonna drop test btw 😂 )

⚖ Weight & Balance: comfortable for One hand usage even with case. 

Slightly Heavier on the Camera Side with cover applied

📏 Thickness & Ergonomics : Curved Edges make this phone more comfortable to hold for long duration like Gaming or Travelling.

Thickness matches iQOO's claim - ( although i like thicker phones in exchange for a bigger battery )

🎨 Color & Finish Quality :

It's a Plastic back , matte in touch so fingerprints shouldn't be a problem although take care not the scratch the back , Always use a Case.

🛡 Durability / Feel :

Feel is excellent — the plastic body feels high-quality, but this phone doesn't tolerate bending very well. Do not keep it in your back pocket or sit on it

 Display

📐 Size & Resolution :  6.77 inch , Full HD

📱 Panel Type & Quality :

Quad Curved OLED, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM, HDR10+, 1300 nits (HBM), 1800 nits (peak)

( LTPO / Variable refresh rate - Absent ❌ )

( Variable refresh is usually found only above 40000 price range so it's understandable)

☀ Outdoor Brightness : It seems usable in Direct Sunlight

🌈 Color Accuracy : Display is 10 Bit so it supports 1.07 Billion Colors

⚡ Touch Response & Sampling Rate : couldn't find an official rating but while playing COD mobile didn't feel any issue

🖼 Bezels & Screen-to-Body Ratio : 88.5% ratio and bezels are symmetrical which is great 😃

🛠 Customization Options - Always-on Display works but turns off after sometime constant AOD is not available 

🌀 Fingerprint Sensor - 

Optical ( Manufacturer - Goodix ) ,

Position is a bit uncomfortable as it is very near to the charging point.

5. Performance

⚙ Processor & GPU : Dimensity 7400 ( GPU - Arm Mali-G615 MC2 )

💾 Ram Type - LPDDR4X

📀 UFS Type - UFS 2.2

📊 Benchmark Scores: 

Antutu Performance and UFS test

Cpu Throttle Test ( 50 threads 15 min)

Geekbench 6 Cpu Test

Geekbench 6 GPU test 

3D Mark - Wildlife Extreme

🎮 Gaming Test:

Games tested - COD mobile, Wuthering Waves 

1) COD Mobile - Game runs great and Supports 90 FPS in all Modes and low setting. On higher settings only 60fps is available. Surprisingly 4D game Vibration support is not available in COD mobile but it is available in BGMI

( I hope the support is added through future software updates

2) Wuthering waves - 

Wuthering waves supports a maximum of High settings at 60 FPS. And runs at average of 35 to 40fps . If you turn on screen recording the game will struggle with 20 FPS.

Software & Features

📱 OS Version & UI Layer : Funtouch OS 15 based on Android 15

🎯 Pre-installed Apps : Too much Bloatware 🥲

🛠 Special Features - 

🔄 Update Frequency : iQOO promises 2 Major Android Upgrades and 3 years of Software Patches.

UI Animations are not at the Same level as Flagships or Mid range performance devices

Compared to a Flagship like iQOO 12 - Real Time blurring and Motion Blur are absent in Z10r probably due to a budget processor like Dimensity 7400

🎮 Gaming Tools :

4D game Vibration supported for BGMI , Game View enhancement available for all Games , Bypass Charging available for all Games

🎮 Additional features - 

1) Screen Mistouch Prevention

2) Motion Control

3) Screen and Gyro Control

4) Game Sound Enhancement 

5) Equalizer Customisation for Bluetooth devices

💡 Gamespace - Track you Game data and Total Active hours ( Turn Auto Update off for this App as it will turn into an app store)

7. Camera Performance

📷 Rear Camera Specs: 

Main Camera - IMX 882 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS

> Minimum focus distance - 10 cm

Secondary - 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

🤳 Front Camera Specs : 32 MP, f/2.5, (wide)

🌞 Daylight Shots : 

🏃 Video Quality : 

(Selfie Video has Poor Stabilization)

📸 Additional Camera Modes  : 

New Mode for reel lovers

🖐 Shutter Speed & App Responsivenes : Slight Shutter Lag present during Photography 

8. Battery & Charging

🔋 Battery Capacity : 

Advertised - 5700 mah

Reported by System - 5600 mah ( 🤔 )

⏳ Screen-On Time (SOT) : it's not my primary Phone so i cannot give accurate Data.

⚡ Charging - 44 Watts Supported

🌡 Charging Heat : Minimal 

🔌 Charger in Box : 44 watt , non braided cable Type A to type C

🔋 Battery Optimization Features : really liked this Super Battery Saver

9. Connectivity & Audio

📶 Network Strength :

5G bands - 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA

Wifi - Wifi 6 Support 

🎧 Audio Output  : [ Stereo Speakers, headphone jack/USB-C audio]

📡 Bluetooth Version :  5.4

Hi Res Audio Wireless - present but only LDAC ( LHDC not supported )

Stereo Speakers - Bottom Speaker Slightly Louder and more bass than Top speaker.

Bass and Loudness are really impressive for the price it comes at👌🏻

🛰 GPS Accuracy : GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

🛜 NFC - Absent ❌

📱 USB Port - USB 2.0

10. Heating & Thermal Management

🌡 Idle Temperature :  ( This is internal Processor Temperature not Outer Surface temperature )

🌡️ Load Temperature (Gaming/Charging):

Charging - 5°C temperature increase

Gaming - BGMI / COD - 10°C increase 

( Genshin Impact and Wuthering waves don't run well on Dimensity 7400 but temperature increase is similar to BGMI )

Dimensity 7400 doesn't Overheat more than 40°C, it's not a very Heavy duty processor. 

🛠 Cooling System Efficiency:

Vapour Chamber present but Plastic Back and Body makes heat dissipation Harder than regular glass or metal

 Pros & Cons - ⚖️

✅ Pros:

1) IP 69 Rating 🌊 

2) Great Design ⚡ 

3) Stereo Speakers 🔊 

4) Good Rear Camera Sensor for Photography 📸 

5) AI features for UI and Photos 🤖 

6) Good Display Colour Accuracy & Brightness 

❌ Cons:

1) Only Bgmi Focused Game optimizations 

2) Dimensity 7400 doesn't support 4k 60fps  recording

3) Slight Jitters in UI 🫨

4) Ufs 2.2 Storage Type ( Even Z10x has ufs 3.1 so Z10r shouldn't have UFS 2.2 🤔)

Final Verdict

💬 Overall Experience:

> Main Camera captures Colours and Details well

> Gaming performance is only for casual users. Heavy gamers should increase budget and go for Higher Models. ( Neo 10r or Neo 10 )

> IP 69 rating is good for thrill seekers and bikers as rain won't affect the device.

🎯 Target Audience : Budget Users who want a Balanced Experience with Camera and Performance 

🏆 My Rating : [7.5/10]

Thanks for Reading this Thread

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