iQOO 13 India launch confirmed for December: 13-point quick review of OnePlus 13, Realme GT 7 Pro rival

iQOO 13 India launch was confirmed even before the phone broke cover in its home turf China. It was officially launched on October 30. Now, the Vivo spin-off iQOO has revealed the phone’s India launch timeline. The iQOO 13 is coming to India in December. The exact date is still not out but we can say with some degree of confidence that it will be the second Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite phone in the country following hot on the heels of the Realme GT 7 Pro which is set to arrive on November 26.

The iQOO 13 is a high-end flagship phone with a premium glass and metal design and top-tier specs including a super-bright OLED display and massive battery which exceeds 6,000mAh capacity. Despite the visible upgrades—over the iQOO 12—the pricing is competitive. The India price should be close.

Here’s everything you need to know about the iQOO 13 in 13 quick points:

1. 1. The iQOO 13 looks a lot like its predecessor with subtle tweaks including a new customisable LED halo ring around the camera housing and 2.5D micro-curved edges on the front and back.
2. 2. It comes in a choice of track, nado grey, green, and white ‘legend’ edition with BMW Motorsport branding.
3. 3. The iQOO 13 has a 6.82-inch 2K (1440p) BOE 8T LTPO 2.0 OLED display with up to 144Hz refresh rate and 1,800 nits global peak brightness.
4. 4. On the inside, it has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor.
5. 5. The iQOO 13 has iQOO’s in-house Q2 gaming chip designed to elevate gaming by boosting resolution and frame rates in select games.
6. 6. RAM can go up to 16GB (LPDDR5x) and storage up to 1TB (UFS4.0).
7. 7. Running the show is Vivo’s OriginOS 5 based on Android 15.
8. 8. The iQOO 13 has a triple camera setup with a 50-megapixel Sony IMX921 main sensor behind an f/1.88 optically stabilised lens, a 50-megapixel Samsung S5KJN1 ultra-wide and another 50-megapixel Sony IMX816 4x lossless zoom telephoto with OIS.
9. 9. The front camera is 32MP.
10. 10. Powering the iQOO 13 is a massive 6,150mAh battery with 120W fast charging support.
11. 11. Biometrics are handled by an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.
12. 12. The iQOO 13 is rated IP69+IP68 for dust and water resistance.
13. 13. The iQOO 13 starts at CNY 3,999 (roughly Rs 47,000) for the base variant with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage going up to CNY 5,199 (roughly Rs 61,500) for the 16GB/1TB model.