The first days of next year promise to be eventful. So, on January 4, we are waiting for the premiere of realme GT 2 and Realme GT 2 Pro, as well as the announcement of the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE. On January 5, we will wait for a presentation by the Vivo sub-brand, which will present the iQOO 9 and iQOO 9 Pro, which promises to enter the market among the first with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.
iQOO 9 and iQOO 9 Pro: announcement date and design revealed
The time of announcement of the iQOO 9 series was announced by a teaser and the design of the smartphone appears on it. The rear camera is designed in the style of POCO devices, where they offered a black insert for the width of the “back”. They installed three image sensors, where, according to rumors, there will be a Samsung GN5 sensor measuring 1/1.57 inches by 50 megapixels, presented in September this year. To help it should be given a 50 megapixel super-wide with a viewing angle of 150 degrees and a 16-megapixel telephoto lens. A proud inscription on the camera pad announces that an optical image stabilization system has been proposed.
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But all these camera characteristics are typical for the iQOO 9 Pro; but the “regular” iQOO 9 will also receive a 50 megapixel Samsung GN5 sensor; and the width will be 13 megapixels and a 12 megapixel telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom. Both smartphones will be equipped with a 4650 mAh battery with 120-watt charging, a 6.78-inch E5 AMOLED display with LTPO technology and a 120 Hz refresh rate. But in iQOO 9, its resolution will be FullHD +; and in the Pro it will be brought to 2K and the peak brightness will be 1500 nits. An ultrasonic fingerprint scanner will also be built into the screen.
iQOO U5 5G
The company Vivo has recently introduced in China a mid-level smartphone iQOO U5 5G.
So, the smartphone is equipped with a 6.58-inch OLED display with Full HD + resolution and 120 Hz refresh rate. The front 8MP camera is housed in a small notch at the top of the screen.
Also, the computing load is entrusted to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 processor with eight cores and an integrated 5G modem. Power is provided by a 5000 mAh rechargeable battery with support for 18-watt charging.
In addition, in the back, there is a system of two cameras. It is a 50-megapixel key module and an auxiliary sensor with 2 megapixels. There is a side fingerprint scanner and a slot for a microSD flash card.
The handset will ship with Android 11, augmented by the proprietary iQOO UI 1.0 user interface. Acceptance of orders for the new product will begin today December 24. Buyers will be able to choose between variants with 4, 6 and 8 GB of RAM. The capacity of the built-in flash module is the same in all cases – 128 GB. The price has not yet been announced.
