iQOO has announced the iQOO Neo9S Pro smartphone in China, as it had promised. These pack a 6.78-inch 1.5K 1-144Hz 8T LTPO AMOLED screen with 2160Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, 16,000-level brightness adjustment with SGS low blue light certification, and peak brightness of 3000 nits.
The phone is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, and feature Q1 self-developed chip, and the company claims 23.3 million points on AnTuTu. It packs up to 16GB LPDDR5X RAM and up to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage.
It has ultrasonic 3D fingerprint unlocking, which is about 2cm higher than ordinary short-focus optical fingerprint. This is easier to unlock with one hand, supports unlocking with wet hands, and the unlocking speed is as fast as 0.12 seconds.
The Buff Blue colour has white leather surface innovatively adopts vivo’s self-developed TOL rubbing process, and the criss-cross line design presents a pixel-style pattern and a silky touch like satin. The blue area uses lychee-grain leather, one side is silky, and the other side is delicate, complementing each other, says the company. It also comes in Black and Star White with a glass back.
It retains 6K Canopy VC liquid cooling, with an area of 6043mm², accounting for 48.82% of the entire projection area. The phone has a Sony IMX921 VCS sensor with OIS and a 50MP ultra-wide camera. It has a 16MP front camera. The phones pack a 5500mAh dual-cell battery with support for 120W fast charging that can charge up to 100% in 28 minutes.
iQOO Neo9S Pro+ specifications
- 6.78-inch (2800×1260 pixels) 1.5K AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, up to 1400 nits brightness, 1-144Hz refresh rate, 2160Hz PWM dimming
- Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 750 GPU
- 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X RAM with 256GB/512GB/1TB (UFS 4.0) storage
- Android 14 with OriginOS 14
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP camera with 1/ 1.49″ IMX921 VCS bionic, f/1.88 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 50MP ultra-wide-angle camera, Samsung S5KJN1 sensor, f/2.0 aperture
- 16MP front-facing camera with Samsung S5K3P9 sensor, f/2.45 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor, infrared sensor
- USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, Hi-Fi audio
- Dimensions: 163.53× 75.68×7.99mm (Glass) / 8.34mm (Leather); Weight: 198g (Glass) / 193g (Leather)
- 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS: L1+L5, Beidou: B1C+B1I+B2a+B2b, GLONASS: G1, Galileo: E1+E5a+E5b, QZSS: L1+L5, NavIC: L5, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5500mAh (Typical) battery with 120W ultra-fast flash charging
Pricing and availability
- iQOO Neo9S Pro+ 12GB + 256GB – 2999 yuan (USD 413 / Rs. 34,500 approx.)
- iQOO Neo9S Pro+ 12GB + 512GB – 3399 yuan (USD 468 / Rs. 39,115 approx.)
- iQOO Neo9S Pro+ 16GB + 256GB – 3299 yuan (USD 454 / Rs. 37,965 approx.)
- iQOO Neo9S Pro+ 16GB + 512GB – 3699 yuan (USD 509 / Rs. 42,570 approx.)
- iQOO Neo9S Pro+ 16GB + 1TB – 4099 yuan (USD 564 / Rs. 47,170 approx.)
The phone will go on sale in China from July 16th with a 100 yuan special discount during the first sale.