iQoo Neo 9, iQoo Neo 9 Pro Teased to Offer 5,160mAh Battery With 120W Fast Charging Support

iQoo Neo 9 series confirmed to feature a 1.5K LTPO BOE 8T display with 144Hz refresh rate.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 21 December 2023 16:36 IST

iQoo Neo 9, iQoo Neo 9 Pro Teased to Offer 5,160mAh Battery With 120W Fast Charging Support

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iQoo Neo 9 series is confirmed to flaunt Sony's IMX920 sensor on the rear

Highlights

iQoo 1e earbuds and iQoo Watch are confirmed to debut alongside series
A Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC will power the iQoo Neo 9 Pro.
iQoo Neo 9 will have a MediaTek Dimensity 9300 SoC under the hood

iQoo Neo 9 Pro and iQoo Neo 9 are confirmed to debut in China on December 27. Ahead of the launch, the Chinese tech brand has released multiple teasers, disclosing key specifications of the smartphones. The iQoo Neo 9 series will come with a 5,160mAh battery. Like the iQoo 12 series, both models will have a dedicated Q1 chip for gaming. The iQoo Neo 9 is already confirmed to be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The iQoo Neo 9 Pro, on the other hand, will run on a MediaTek Dimensity 9300 SoC.

Through new posts on Weibo, the Vivo sub-brand has revealed key specifications of the iQoo Neo 9 and iQoo Neo 9 Pro. The upcoming lineup is confirmed to boast a 1.5K LTPO BOE 8T display with 144Hz refresh rate. Both models will come with a dedicated Q1 chip for gaming and include a 6K VC liquid-cooled heat dissipation system. The Q1 gaming chip debuted with the iQoo 12 series last month.

iQoo Neo 9 series is confirmed to pack a 5,160mAh battery with 120W charging support. The phones are claimed to deliver up to 11 hours of video playback time, and up to seven hours of gaming on a single charge. They are also said to flaunt Sony's IMX920 sensor on the rear.

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A Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC will power the iQoo Neo 9. The iQoo Neo 9 Pro will have a MediaTek Dimensity 9300 SoC under the hood. The handsets will measure 7.99mm in thickness and carry LPDDR5X RAM and UFS4.0 storage.

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iQoo has already announced that the launch of the iQoo Neo 9 series will take place in China on December 27 at 7:00pm local time (4:30pm IST). The iQoo 1e TWS earbuds and iQoo Watch are confirmed to debut alongside the smartphones. The iQoo Neo 9 series is expected to debut in India in January.

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iQOO Neo 9

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.78-inch

Processor Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

Front Camera 16-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 8-megapixel

RAM 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 5160mAh

OS Android 14

Resolution 2800x1260 pixels

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