Vivo’s subbrand iQOO reaches 25 million users worldwide

July 14th 2021

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Vivo’s subbrand iQOO reaches 25 million users worldwide

iQOO the sub-brand of Vivo announced that it has sold over 25 million smartphones worldwide. It is a Chinese smartphone company founded on January 30, 2019, as a subsidiary of Vivo. The company operates as a sub-brand of Vivo in China, but it was introduced as an independent brand in the global market. After years of its first appearance in the smartphone market, iQOO has finally reached 25 million users globally.

To celebrate the milestone, iQOO has announced "iQOO Quest Days" from July 13 to July 16, exclusively in India. The event sees customers getting discounts on the purchase of iQOO 7, iQOO 7 Legend, and iQOO Z3 5G from Amazon India.

In the past, we have already talked about the iQOO 7 and iQOO 7 Legend. So today in this post, we will go through the iQOO Z3 5G, which is a budget midrange offering of the company.

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iQOO Z3 5G Overview

iQOO Z3 features a 6.58 inch IPS display that supports a 120Hz refresh rate. With a resolution of 1080 x 2408 pixels, the display supports HDR10 contents and has an 84.5% screen-to-body ratio. It has a dimension of 164 x 75.3 x 8.5 mm and weighs 185.5 grams.

The smartphone comes equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G processor. This 5G capable chipset can be paired with up to 12GB of RAM and gets the option of 128GB or 256GB of UFS 2.2 internal storage. It operates on Funtouch 11.1 on top of Android 11. iQOO has also added the extended RAM technology on the device that allows 1GB of internal storage to be used as virtual RAM.

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For the camera, iQOO Z3 features a triple camera setup at the back and a teardrop notch upfront. It consists of a 64MP primary sensor, an 8MP ultrawide with 120-degree FOV, a 2MP macro, followed by a 16MP front-facing camera. The rear camera setup can shoot 4K videos at 30/60fps, whereas the front camera can take 1080p videos at 30fps.

Powering the device is a 4400mAh battery that supports 55-watt fast charging. It features a 5 layer liquid cooling system that reduces the temperature of the device by 10-degrees. The fingerprint scanner is embedded in the power button of the device. Furthermore, it uses dual-band WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.1 for wireless connectivity.

iQOO Z3 5G Specifications

Body: 164 x 75.3 x 8.5 mm, 185.5 g
Display: 6.58 inches, IPS LCD, HDR10, 120Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate, 84.5% screen-to-body ratio
Resolution: 1080 x 2408 pixels, 20:9 ratio
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 768G 5G (7 nm)
RAM: 6GB, 8GB, 12GB
Internal Storage: 128GB or 256GB UFS 2.2
OS: Android 11, Funtouch 11.1
Back Camera: Triple; 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Front Camera: 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Bluetooth 5.1
Sensors: Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Battery: 4400 mAh, Fast charging 55W
Color: Ace Black, Cyber Blue, Silver

iQOO Z3 5G Price and Availability

iQOO Z3 5G starts at INR 19,000 for the base variant of 6/128GB in India. If the smartphone arrives in Nepal, we expect the price to be around Rs.35,000.