iQOO Neo 8 Pro and iQOO Neo 8 have officially been launched in China. The pro model becomes the world’s first phone to launch with MediaTek’s flagship Dimensity 9200 Plus chip. It has a slightly more powerful camera setup, too. Otherwise, they are the same phones. The iQOO Neo 8 Pro starts at about Rs 36,500. iQOO Neo 8 starts at about Rs 27,000
iQOO Neo 8 Pro and Neo 8 both have a 6.78-inch 1.2K AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate. They’re both powered by a 5,000mAh battery and support 120W fast wired charging. Running the show is OriginOS 3 based on Android 13.
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The pro model is powered by the Dimensity 9200 Plus, the Neo 8 gets Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. The pro also gets you faster UFS4.0 storage and LPDDR5 RAM (the Neo 8 uses UFS3.1 and LPDDR5x). Last but not the least, the Neo 8 Pro comes with a 50MP Sony IMX 866 sensor paired to an 8MP ultrawide, while the Neo 8 has a 50MP Samsung GN5 and 2MP depth.
General availability is pegged for May 31. There is no word on if and when iQOO plans to bring it to international waters.
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In related news, the Vivo spin-off’s India arm has confirmed that it’s gearing to launch a new Neo series phone— potentially the Neo 7 Pro— in India soon. The iQOO Neo 7 SE was launched as the Neo 7 in India so there’s a very high possibility, we may see the iQOO Neo 7 from China finally coming to India as the “pro”. That phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. iQOO may also launch the iQOO Neo 7 Racing edition as the Neo 7 in India. Whatever be the case, we will know soon enough.
