Battery to storage, processor to price, where does iQOO 11 5G stand? Check out the review.

2023 has brought a bunch of new smartphone cases. Throughout the month of January, a bunch of new phones have been launched by various companies, whose features and specifications have impressed the buyers. Meanwhile, iQOO's new flagship Android smartphone has arrived in the Indian market. Just last year, iQOO brought the iQOO 11 5G with Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC processor. 2K AMOLED display, 50 MP primary camera, 120W fast charging were all features of that phone. It can be said that iQoo's new flagship smartphone iQOO 11 5G is going to be its Pro version. Naturally, the model is a few steps ahead in price compared to the previous model. What other features is ahead of iQOO 11 5G? From the camera to the battery, from the storage to the display, where does this new flagship model of iQoo score? Read the review.

Display and Design

This new 5G model of iQOO is available in two color variations. The company has launched a Legend variant, which features a classic rear panel, designed to look like a racing stripe inspired by BMW Motorsport. The phone is made of fiberglass and silicon leather. All in all there is a refreshing aspect to the design along with the premium look. The second variation corresponds to the alpha color. It has a glass back. This model is going to be the first choice for those who like classic black phones. However, this phone is quite large in size compared to other models. As a result, one-handed use can be quite difficult. The power and volume buttons are mounted on the right side of the phone. The phone is quite light compared to its size. 6.78 inch AMOLED display with 2K resolution. Has 1800 nits of peak brightness. Along with WideVine L1 for enjoying various OTT platforms, and HDR10 content support. The phone has the option to automatically switch display refresh rates between 1Hz and 144Hz depending on the onscreen content. which is novel.

Processor and Storage

The iQOO 11 5G is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC processor. Which is again Qualcomm's flagship processor. The Vivo V2 chip is there to enhance the camera and display. The display has quick and responsive fingerprint scanner and face recognition options. Funtouch OS 13 is used in the phone. Which supports the color palette feature of Android 13's system UI. iQOO promises three years of Android updates . That is, users will get the update from Android 14 to Android 16. Will receive security patches until 2027. The phone comes with two storage specifications . The first is 8GB RAM and the second is 16GB RAM. Both cases get 256 GB of ROM or internal memory.

The Camera

Triple Camera: This new model of iQOO is going to come with a triple camera setup . There is a Samsung GN5 camera, which will support optical image stabilization (OIS). It has an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera and a 13-megapixel portrait camera with 2X optical zoom. Daylight performance of the camera is as mentioned. There are also options for photo mode and skin detection. Low light images are not bad either. However, the company has guaranteed that low light images will be much better in night mode. But in night mode it takes a little longer to take pictures. There is a 16-megapixel front camera for selfies. The front camera also has portrait mode. Can iQOO 11 5G record 8K 30fps video ? There is a possibility of video recording in night mode. Even the front camera can record videos.

Battery

No matter how good specifications and features the phone has, if the phone's battery is not strong, it is a problem. As much as you use data or do any other work, the charge will decrease gradually. But iQOO 11 5G doesn't have that problem at all. Because iQOO's flagship smartphone has a 5000mAh battery. With which you are getting the benefit of 120W fast charging. That is, the phone will be charged in a very short time. The phone has a Type C charging port. Along with the phone, you will get adapter and charging wire with 120W fast charging fecilities in the box. However, this phone does not support wireless charging, which is a little sad for users.

The Price

iQOO 11 5G is going to be a very hi-fi range phone . As this phone is full of specifications and features, usually the price is also high. The variant with 8GB LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB UFS 4.0 storage is priced around Rs 59,999. On the other hand, the top model with 16GB RAM and 256GB storage costs around Rs 64,999. However, in the launch offer HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank card holders will get an additional discount of Rs 5000 on top of that price.

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