iQOO 11 with 6.78″ 2K 144Hz E6 AMOLED display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, up to 16GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 59,999


iQOO just launched the iQOO 11, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India, as it had promised. The phone pack a 6.78-inch Quad HD+ Samsung E6 AMOLED curved screen with support for 10-bit color, peak brightness of 1800 nits, variable refresh rate of 144Hz with LTPO 4.0 tech, 300Hz touch sampling rate and 1440Hz PWM dimming.

iQOO said that it uses self-developed LTPO high-refresh technology, which can enable 60Hz and 120Hz, two refresh rates on one screen at the same time. It is the first phone in India to feature such display specs. It is powered by Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, which is also the first in India.

The phone has 24768 mm² total heat dissipation area in which 4013 mm² is the VC cooling area. The phone has an aviation-grade aluminum middle frame. There is self-developed intelligent temperature sensing algorithm combined with temperature sensors can detect and monitor the temperature in real time at different locations and at different times.

It comes in 8GB and 16GB LPDDR5X RAM option with another 8GB of virtual RAM with RAM expansion. The company says that the phone can keep 43 active apps in the background.

The phone runs Android 13 with Funtouch OS on top. Like the previous flagship, the iQOO 11 will get 3 years of Android OS updates and 4 years of security updates.

It has a 50MP Samsung GN5 main sensor, 8MP ultra-wide and a 13MP 2X portrait camera. It has 4K Super Night video, Zero shutter motion snapshot and more features. There is vivo’s self-developed V2 chip. The phone packs a 5,000mAh battery with 120W fast charging.

iQOO 11 specifications
  • 6.78-inch (3200 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ E6 LTPO 4.0 AMOLED 20:9
    aspect ratio screen with HDR10+, 1.07 billion colors, DCI-P3 color gamut, up to 1800 nits brightness, 1440Hz PWM dimming, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 4nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 740 GPU
  • 8GB / 16GB LPDDR5X RAM with 256GB (UFS 4.0) storage
  • Android 13 with Funtouch OS 13
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano)
  • 50MP camera with 1/1.57″ Samsung GN5 sensor, f/1.88 aperture, OIS, LED flash, 8MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture, 13MP 2x telephoto camera with f/2.46 aperture, V2 imaging chip
  • 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.45 aperture
  • In-display fingerprint sensor, infrared sensor
  • USB Type-C audio, Stereo speakers, Hi-Fi audio
  • iQOO 11 Dimensions: 164.86× 77.07×8.4mm (Alpha) / 8.72mm (Legend); Weight: 208g (Alpha) / 205g (Legend)
  • 5G (SA: n1/n3/n5/n8/n28/n40/n41/n77/n78) / (NSA: n28/n1/n3/n40/n41/n77/n78) bands, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.3, GPS/GLONASS, USB Type-C, NFC
  • 5000mAh (Typical) battery with 120W ultra-fast flash charging
Pricing and availability

The iQOO 11 comes in Alpha with a glass back and Legend with the Silicon leather back and design inspired by BMW Motorsport, just like the previous model. It is priced at Rs. 59,999 for 8GB+256GB  and the 16GB+256GB costs Rs. 64,999.

The phone will be available from Amazon.in and iQOO.com starting from January 13th, and the sale begins 12PM on January 12th for Amazon Prime users.

Launch offers

  • Flat Rs.5000 Instant Discount on ICICI/HDFC Credit and Debit cards and EMI
  • Extra Rs. 3000 (non-iQOO/vivo phones) and Rs. 4000 (iQOO/vivo phones) exchange bonus
  • Rs. 1000 Prime discount
  • Free Special Box with Wireless Sport on Pre-paid orders on iQOO.com from 12th January to 20th January 2023.

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