Vivo iQOO Neo 855 launched with 33W fast charging support
Vivo’s iQOO series is specifically geared towards gaming which is why the iQOO Neo 855 also comes with a few gamine-centric features including liquid cooling.
Vivo has launched a new gaming phone called the iQOO Neo 855 in China which seems to be a spec upgrade over the iQOO Neo with a faster processor and faster charging. While the iQOO Neo came with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, the iQOO Neo 855 bumps it up to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855. Also, while the iQOO Neo came with 22.5W fast charging, the iQOO Neo 855 supports 33W fast charging. Rest of the specs are same as the iQOO Neo.
Which means that the iQOO Neo 855 comes with a 6.38-inch AMOLED display with a 1080p+ resolution and a waterdrop-style notch. The phone comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication. On the inside, the phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor paired with up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage. The phone runs Android 9 Pie-based Funtouch OS 9 and is backed by a 4,500mAh battery with 33W fast charging.
On to the camera, the Vivo iQOO Neo 855 comes with three rear cameras – a 12MP main camera with f/1.8 aperture, an 8MP ultrawide-angle camera, and another 2MP camera for depth sensing aka portrait photography. On the front, the Vivo iQOO Neo 855 has a 12MP camera.
The Vivo iQOO Neo 855 starts at CNY 1,998 (roughly Rs 20,000) for the base variant with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage going all the way to CNY 2,698 (roughly Rs 27,000) for the top-end variant with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage.
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Vivo’s iQOO series is specifically geared towards gaming which is why the iQOO Neo 855 also comes with a few gamine-centric features including liquid cooling. It is Vivo’s answer to phones like the Asus ROG Phone II and Nubia Red Magic 3. Its lower price tag makes it more desirable but whether or not Vivo will launch it in global markets including in India is something that only time will tell. Vivo is yet bring any of its iQOO phones to India.
In other news, Vivo recently launched the V17 Pro in India. The main USP of the Vivo V17 Pro is its cameras – there are in fact six cameras in all on offer here. Four on the back and two on the front. The dual front cameras are particularly interesting since this is the first time any company has launched a phone with dual pop up selfie cameras. The V17 Pro not only ships with two front cameras, there’s also a dedicated flash for low-light scenarios.