iQOO launched its first smartphone in India – iQOO 3 in 4G and 5G variants earlier this year at a starting price of Rs. 36,990. The recent GST Rate hike on smartphones bumped up the starting price to Rs. 38,990. But now, after 2 months of launch, iQOO has announced price cuts on all the variants of iQOO 3 smartphone.
iQOO 3 4G 8GB+128GB model is now priced at Rs. 34,990, against its previous selling price of Rs. 38,990. Similarly, the 8GB+256GB model is now priced at Rs. 37,990, against its previous selling price of Rs. 41,990. The top-end 5G variant with 12GB RAM + 256GB storage is now priced at Rs. 44,990 (this was the launch price), against its previous selling price of Rs. 46,990 (after GST Rate hike). This means iQOO 3 has received up to Rs. 4000 price cut in India now.
| Smartphone | Launch Price | Price after GST Hike | New Price | Price Cut |
| iQOO 3 4G 8+128GB | Rs. 36,990 | Rs. 38,990 | Rs. 34,990 | Rs. 4000 |
| iQOO 3 4G 8+256GB | Rs. 39,990 | Rs. 41,990 | Rs. 37,990 | Rs. 4000 |
| iQOO 3 5G 12+256GB | Rs. 44,990 | Rs. 46,990 | Rs. 44,990 | Rs. 2000 |
The revised price is now reflecting on iQOO’s e-Store, but as e-commerce companies cannot sell “non-essential” goods during lockdown, you will not be able to purchase it right now. Once the restriction is lifted, the revised price should be reflecting on Flipkart as well.
iQOO 3 / iQOO 3 5G specifications
- 6.44-inch (2400 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 20:9 E3 Super AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display with HDR10+, 800 nits brightness, 1200 nits peak brightness, 100% DCI-P3 Color Gamut, Schott Xensation UP glass protection
- 2.84GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 865 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU
- 8GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB / 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage / 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage
- Android 10 with iQOO UI 1.0
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 48MP primary camera with Sony IMX582 sensor, f/1.79 aperture, LED flash, EIS, 13MP telephoto lens with f/2.46 for up to 20x digital zoom, 13MP 120° ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture, support for macro, 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture
- 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.45 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, AK4377A Hi-Fi chip, Hi-Res audio certification
- Dimensions: 158.51×74.88×9.16mm; Weight:214.5g
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 4440mAh (Typical) battery with 55W Super FlashCharge