iQOO 12 Desert Red Anniversary Edition launched in India


iQOO launched its flagship iQOO 12 smartphone in India in Legend and Alpha colours last year. Now it is finally bringing the Red version of the phone to India, which it is calling Desert Red Anniversary Edition. The company is celebrating its 4th anniversary in India.

This has a vegan leather finish instead of the glass back in the other version while retaining other specifications.

The new leather rubbing process creates a unique wind-printed texture like a desert, telling the story of the explorer’s journey to pursue the unknown, says the company.

Pricing and availability

The iQOO 12 Desert Red Anniversary Edition is priced at Rs. 52,999 for the 12GB + 256GB version and the 16GB + 512GB version costs Rs. 57,999. It will be available from Amazon.in and iQOO.com starting from April 9th.

Launch offers

  • Rs. 3000 instant discount with HDFC and ICICI Bank cards
  • No-cost EMI up to 9 months

iQOO 12 specifications
  • 6.78-inch (2800 × 1260 pixels) 1.5K flat LTPO AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 144Hz variable refresh rate, up to 1400 nits brightness in HBM mode, up to 3000 nits peak brightness, 2160Hz PWM dimming
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 750 GPU
  • 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X RAM with 256GB / 512GB (UFS 4.0) storage
  • Android 14 with Funtouch OS 14
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano)
  • 50MP camera with Omnivision OV50H sensor, f/1.68 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 50MP 150° ultra-wide-angle camera with Samsung JN1 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 64MP 3x telephoto camera with f/2.57 aperture, Omnivision OV64B sensor, OIS, up to 100x digital zoom, up to 8K video recording
  • 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.45 aperture, 1080p video recording
  • In-display fingerprint sensor, infrared sensor
  • USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, Hi-Fi audio
  • Dimensions: 163.22× 75.88×8.1mm;Weight: 203.9g
  • Dust and splash resistance (IP64)
  • 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS:L1+L5,B1C+B1I+B2a, GLONASS:G1 Galileo:E1+E5a,QZSS:L1+L5, USB Type-C, NFC
  • 5000mAh battery with 120W ultra-fast flash charging

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