iQOO just announced the iQOO Neo 5 Lite 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in China as it had promised. It packs a 6.57-inch Full HD+ 144Hz refresh rate LCD screen and 90.4% screen-to-body ratio compared to AMOLED screen in the standard version. It is powered by Snapdragon 870 with support for 5G SA / NSA, eleven-layer liquid-cooled heat dissipation system that will reduce the temperature by up to 10°C, said the company.
The phone has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, 48MP IMX598 main camera, 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro sensor. It has a 16MP punch-hole front camera. The phone has 4D Game Vibration 3.0 and packs a 4,500mAh battery that supports up to 44Wwired fast charging that can charge the phone from 0 to 70% in 33 minutes. Except for the Snapdragon 870 SoC, other specifications of the phone are similar to the iQOO Neo 3 5G that was introduced last year.
iQOO Neo5 Lite 5G specifications
- 6.57-inch (2408 × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 144Hz refresh rate, DCI-P3 color gamut, 96% NTSC color gamut
- Octa Core (1 x 3.2GHz + 3 x 2.42GHz + 4 x 1.8GHz Hexa) Snapdragon 870 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU
- 8GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB (UFS 3.1) storage, 8GB / 12GBLPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage
- Android 11 with OriginOS
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 48MP primary camera with Sony IMX582 sensor, f/1.79 aperture, LED flash, EIS, 8MP 120° ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture, 2MP macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture
- 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Stereo speakers
- Dimensions: 163.97x 75.53x 8.93mm; Weight:198.3g
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/GLONASS, USB Type-C
- 4500mAh (Typical) battery with 44W Super FlashCharge 2.0 fast charging
The iQOO Neo 5 Lite 5G comes in Midnight Black and Ice White colours. It starts at 2299 yuan (US$ 357 / Rs. 26,035 approx.) for the 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version, 8GB RAM with 256GB storage version costs 2499 yuan (US$ 388 / Rs. 28,300 approx.) and the top-end 12GB RAM with 256GB storage version costs 2699 yuan (US$ 419 / Rs. 30,570 approx.). It will be available to order in China from today.