iQOO 12 unveiled in India

iQOO has officially announced the iQOO 12 which is the first smartphone that uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset.

The iQOO 12 sports a 6.78-inch AMOLED panel with up to 144Hz refresh rate. Powering the device is Snapdragon’s latest chipset: the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. It comes with 16GB of RAM that can be expanded up to 32GB with 512GB of storage.

It features a triple-rear camera consisting of a 64MP periscope telephoto, 50MP wide, and a 50MP 1/1.3-inch sensor. The front shooter is 16MP.

The device runs on a 5,000mAh battery with 120W FlashCharge. It uses a Funtouch OS 14 based on Android 14.

The iQOO 12 is priced at INR 52,999PHP 36,686USD 625EUR 596CNY 4,552 for the 12GB+256GB version while the 16GB+512GB variant has a price tag of INR 57,999PHP 40,147USD 684EUR 652CNY 4,982. Sales start on December 14.

iQOO 12 specs:
6.78-inch AMOLED display @ 2800 × 1260 pixels
144Hz refresh rate
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset
12GB/16GB RAM (+16GB Expandable RAM)
256GB/512GB storage, no card slot
50MP f/1.68 1/1.3-inch Sensor
50MP f/2.0 wide
64MP f/2.57 periscope telephoto
16MP f/2.45 front-facing camera
Dual-nano SIM, 5G
WiFi-7
Bluetooth 5.3
GPS (BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC, GNSS)
NFC
IR Blaster
USB Type-C
Fingerprint (in-display, optical)
Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
FunTouch OS 14 based on Android 14
5000mAh battery, 120W FlashCharge
Alpha (Black), Legend (White)
163.22 x 75.88 x 8.10 mm
203.7g