iQOO 13 with 6.82″ 2K 8T LTPO 144Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Elite, IP68+IP69 ratings launched in India starting at Rs. 54,999


iQOO just launched the iQOO 13, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India, as it had promised. The phone pack a 6.82-inch 2K+ 144Hz flat screen that uses BOE’s Q10 luminous material, and has 2592Hz full high-frequency dimming.

The phone is powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC with optimizations by working with Qualcomm. There is Q2 Self-developed chip, which promises PC-level 2K texture super-resolution, VAA anti-flicker technology, and native 144FPS frame rate. The iQOO 13 supports up to 16GB LPDDR5X Ultra RAM and up to 1TB UFS 4.1 storage. There is new 360° surround antenna.

The phone has aviation grade aluminum middle frame, the largest 7K or 7000 mm² ultra-large VC vapor chamber in iQOO’s history with brand-new dual-drive heat dissipation design. The phone will get 4 years of Android updates and 5 years of security updates, which is the highest for an iQOO phone till date.

There is a halo light around the camera deco, which is turned off by default and can be turned on easily. It adapts to the atmosphere effect of game scenes and supports color, scene, dynamic, and 72 effects.

The iQOO 13 features a 50MP 1/ 1.49″ main camera with Sony IMX921 sensor, NICE 2.0 algorithm, 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle and 50-megapixel 2x telephoto camera. The phone packs a 6000mAh silicon carbon battery, and it has 120W fast charging that can charge up to 100% in 30 minutes. There is also 100W PPS support, but it doesn’t have wireless charging support.

iQOO 13 specifications
  • 6.82-inch (3168×1440 pixels) Quad HD+ curved BOE Q10 LTPO AMOLED 20:9 aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 144Hz variable refresh rate, 1.07 billion colors, DCI-P3 color gamut, up to 1800 nits brightness in HBM mode, up to 4500 nits peak brightness, 2592Hz PWM dimming,
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Elite 3nm SoC with Adreno 830 GPU
  • 12GB / 16GB LPDDR5X RAM with 256GB / 512GB (UFS 4.1) storage
  • Android 15 with Funtouch OS 15
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano)
  • 50MP camera with 1/ 1.49″ Sony IMX921 sensor, f/1.88 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 50MP 150° ultra-wide-angle camera with Samsung JN1 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, 50MP 119.4° 2x telephoto camera with f/1.85 aperture, 1/2.93” IMX816 sensor, OIS, up to 4x lossless zoom
  • 32MP front-facing camera with GC32E1 sensor, f/2.45 aperture
  • In-display Ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, infrared sensor
  • USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers
  • Dimensions: 163.37× 76.71×8.13mm; Weight: 213g
  • Dust and Water resistance (IP68+IP69)
  • 5G SA/NSA (n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28A/n28B/n38/n40/n41/n77/n78 bands), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 7 802.11 be, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS: L1+L5, Beidou: B1C+B1I+B2a, GLONASS: G1, Galileo: E1+E5a, QZSS: L1+L5, USB Type-C 3.2 Gen1, NFC
  • 6000mAh battery with 120W ultra-fast flash charging
Pricing and availability

The iQOO 13 comes in Nardo Grey with AG Glass back and Legend with BMW’s iconic Red, Black, and Blue tri-colour stripe, Enamel Glass matte finish and is priced at Rs. 54,999 for the 12GB + 256GB model and the 16GB + 512GB model costs Rs. 59,999.

The phone will be available from Amazon.in, iQOO.com starting from December 11th for everyone and from December 10th to those who had pre-booked the phone with pre-bookings starting from today 2PM on iQOO.com and from December 5th on Amazon.in.

Launch and Pre-booking offers

  • Rs. 3000 instant discount with HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank cards
  • Rs. 3000 (non-vivo and iQOO) / Rs. 5000 (vivo and iQOO) exchange bonus
  • 12-months extended warranty for pre-bookings
  • Free iQOO TWS 1e for pre-bookings

Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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