For a long time, there have been rumors and leaks about the vivo sub-brand iQOO’s upcoming flagship smartphone series, the iQOO 12. Today, the company has officially confirmed that the new series will be the first smartphone to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset, which was announced a few hours ago. Here are the details about the iQOO 12 specs and launch date…
iQOO 12 will launch on November 7 in China
Although there are no official details about the launch date of the expected smartphone, the rumors claim that the brand will announce the iQOO 12 series on November 7 in China. For the global version, we need to wait for a while. After the launch of the new flagship chipset, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, iQOO has announced that the iQOO 12 will be the first phone with the new processor.
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When we look at the new chipset, we can see that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 comes with 30% better performance and a 20% improvement in energy efficiency. Also, it offers a 25% boost in image processing speed and a 25% increase in energy efficiency.
Thanks to the new chipset, iQOO 12 will offer a great performance while playing games. The phone will run popular games like PUBG Mobile, PUBG New State, Genshin Impact, and LoL Mobile at 144 fps with frame interpolation.
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The iQOO 12 is set to improve gaming graphics by incorporating a special display processor. This feature, much like what Apple introduced in the iPhone 15 Pro recently, will utilize hardware-based ray tracing. This means that mobile games will have incredibly realistic lighting, reflections, and shadows, providing a significantly more immersive experience.
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