iQOO Neo 10R First Impressions

Compared to most Chinese smartphone manufacturers in India, iQOO appears to be taking it sluggish and regular with its product launch cycles. The Neo 10R comes a yr after iQOO launched its Neo 9 Pro, which was worthy of its “flagship killer” title. As talked about in our overview, it was a strong low-end premium providing, conserving in thoughts its spectacular efficiency, succesful cameras, charging speeds, and, most significantly, worth. The Neo 10R certainly has some large sneakers to fill, however a fast look on the {hardware} upgrades it has obtained, and there aren’t too many. So, let’s take a more in-depth take a look at what’s new.

The iQOO Neo 10R has the identical general kind issue because the mannequin it replaces. However, it has left behind the complicated, dual-tone vegan leather-laden rear panel and cooked up one thing that seems much less obtrusive however is equally complicated.

The iQOO Neo 10R will get an IP65-rated design for mud and water resistance

We obtained the Raging Blue end of the handset, which is clearly aimed on the youth and the gaming viewers, however this bizarre dual-tone rear panel with a pixellated gradient from white to lavender. The iQOO branding seems misplaced in that pixellated transition sample, and the identical goes for the ‘NEO Power to Win’ branding, which may solely be considered at some excessive angles, however in any other case stays invisible. Confused? We are too!

Thankfully, the iQOO Neo 10R additionally has a extra delicate MoonKnight Titanium end, which seems similar to the iPhone 15 Pro’s Titanium Grey. iQOO continues to make use of a polycarbonate body and rear panel to maintain the telephone’s weight in verify (and prices low). It’s gotten a bit heavier at 196 grams, nevertheless it all sounds spectacular on condition that this telephone with a fairly slim 7.9mm waistline manages to accommodate a 6,400mAh battery and provide an IP64 score for mud and water resistance.

The iQOO Neo 10R’s show stays much like the earlier mannequin, each when it comes to dimension and functionality

The show stays the identical as earlier than. It’s AMOLED and gives a 120Hz refresh fee and 300Hz contact sampling fee whereas taking part in video games. Thankfully, it is nonetheless flat and sensible, and it is good that iQOO has not but requested a quad-curved panel.

In phrases of core specs, the Neo 10R has a more recent Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC that replaces the older Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 in final yr’s mannequin. It additionally gives two RAM and storage choices: 8GB or 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 128GB or 256GB of UFS 3.1 and UFS 4.1 storage, respectively.

Both of the iQOO Neo 10R’s rear-facing cameras have obtained upgrades

The different large improve is its battery. The next-capacity, 6,400mAh lithium-ion battery makes use of the brand new silicon carbon know-how and manages to carry an even bigger cost with the identical footprint and thickness because the older mannequin. Wired charging speeds have lowered from 120W on the earlier mannequin to a extra tempered 80W.

The digicam division seems the identical because the earlier mannequin however has new sensors. There’s a 50-megapixel main digicam (Sony IMX882) with OIS and an 8-megapixel ultrawide digicam (Galaxy Core GC08A3-WA1XA), each of that are totally different from the earlier mannequin. The selfie digicam too will get an improve of kinds to a 32-megapixel (Galaxy Core GC32E1-WA1XA) sensor.

Charging speeds have dropped, however the battery’s capability will get a large improve

iQOO’s newest flagship killer now runs Funtouch OS 15, which relies on Android 15. While the main focus remains to be on customisation, the software program now comes with some native AI instruments, which will likely be attention-grabbing to check.

With the iQOO Neo 10R priced from Rs. 26,999 for the bottom 8GB + 128GB variant in India, it’ll compete with some well-established, mid-range, heavy-hitters round this value level. The rivals embrace some new launches just like the Nothing Phone 3a, and a few older gadgets just like the Poco F6 (Review), and the OnePlus Nord CE 4 (Review) to call a number of. Can the brand new iQOO Neo 10R match as much as its “flagship killer” desires, conserving the brand new competitors in thoughts? Watch out for our detailed overview, which will likely be out quickly!