iQoo 12 Launches in India: Know the Latest Features and Specifications

The iQoo 12 was released in India on Tuesday as the country's first smartphone to have Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset. iQoo 12 device has a 6.78-inch LTPO AMOLED screen with a refresh rate 144Hz and a triple rear camera arrangement, including a 64-megapixel telephoto sensor. The iQoo 12 has a 6,010 sq. mm vapour cooling chamber, which is 40% larger than the one on its predecessor. It has a 5,000mAh battery and supports 120W FlashCharge.

Price and availability of the iQoo 12 in India

The 12GB + 256GB RAM and storage configuration costs Rs. 52,999 in India, while the 16GB + 256GB variant costs Rs. 57,999. According to the business, the iQoo 12 handset would be available for a discount price of Rs. 49,999, which includes bank offers from HDFC or ICICI. The iQoo 12 phone will be available on Amazon India beginning on 13 December for those who acquired a Priority pass and on 14 December for everyone else. The Alpha handset model has an AG Glass back panel, while the Legend model has a white porcelain enamel glass back panel.

Specifications and features of the iQoo 12

The new iQoo 12 is a dual-SIM (Nano) smartphone with the Android 14-based Funtouch OS 14. The iQoo 12 device has a 6.78-inch quad-HD (1,260x2,800 pixel) LTPO AMOLED screen with a 144Hz refresh rate and a 1,200Hz immediate touch sampling rate. The iQoo 12 handset also supports up to 3,000 nits of peak brightness and 2,160Hz pulse width modulation (PWM) for optimal display dimming in low light conditions, according to iQoo.

The iQoo 12 is powered by Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 microprocessor, making it the first phone in India to include the chip maker's latest flagship mobile chipset, together with iQoo's unique Q1 chip, which is geared at increasing gaming performance on the phone. The iQoo 12 phone has up to 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage. It also has a 6,010 sq. mm vapour chamber with four cooling zones for improved thermal management.

• A 50-megapixel primary camera with a 1/1.3-inch OmniVision OV50H sensor and an f/1.7 aperture; a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera with a 120-degree field-of-view and an f/2.0 aperture; and a 64-megapixel periscope telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, 100x hybrid zoom, and an f/2.6 aperture are included in the iQoo 12.

• According to iQoo, the primary and telephoto cameras enable AI-assisted astrophotography and 'Super Moon' settings. Macro photography is also possible with the telephoto lens. The iQoo 12 has a 16-megapixel front camera with a wide-angle lens and an f/2.5 aperture for selfies and video chats.

• The iQoo 12 has 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, GPS, NFC, an infrared blaster, and a USB 2.0 Type-C port for connectivity. The smartphone has an accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, compass, and ambient colour sensor. It incorporates a fingerprint scanner built into the display for biometric authentication.

• The iQoo 12 phone has a 5,000mAh battery with 120W FlashCharge support, which iQoo says was rebuilt with a graphite negative electrode, multiple cold pressing of electrode sheets, micron-scale laser etching, and a large-pore-sized membrane for improved battery performance. According to the business, the iQoo 12 handset has an IP64 classification for dust and water protection, dimensions 163.2 x 75.9 x 8.1mm, and weighs 203.9g.