The iQoo 13 is a new smartphone that offers flagship performance at a mid-range price. It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and features a number of other impressive specs, such as a large battery and a high-resolution display.
Table of Contents The curtain was about to fall for 2024, but before the year wrapped up for good, we got a glimpse of what is to come in 2025 for smartphone enthusiasts. So far, things look good. Batteries are getting bigger, the performance bar keeps rising, and cameras are leaning more into pro-grade and artistic wizardry. Yet, the rising costs are also a lingering concern. Of course, barely any innovation comes sans a handsome price.
However, some outliers are still carrying the mantle once championed by the likes of OnePlus. The Red Magic 10 Pro surprised me with an all-out power-packed approach to sway mobile gaming fans. Yet, it was not without its own set of compromises. Enter the iQoo 13 from the house of China’s Vivo. Related Rocking the same $650 sticker price as its predecessor, the latest iQoo phone boasts everything that will shine atop this year’s flagship phones. It’s so good that the current-gen iPhones and Samsung Galaxy phones look like a bad deal. Performance without a tax Soon after Qualcomm revealed the Snapdragon 8 Elite, we started hearing rumors of its successor and a slightly watered-down trim to offer a more affordable option to smartphone makers. The latter isn’t an alien strategy for the chipmaker. The latest outing from Qualcomm was the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, which went for a less powerful core cluster, a slower cellular modem, and a few cuts in the camera capabilities. It has allowed the likes of Motorola to make less expensive foldable phones, while Chinese smartphone labels have been able to deliver fantastic midrange phones. Some brands, however, duck that cost dilemma and go all-in. iQoo is one of the wallet breavehearts. The iQoo 13 is one of the first phones with the Snapdragon 8 Elite to hit the shelves. It’s not a gaming phone, mind you. As such, my expectations were pretty modest, especially with thermal management and performance throttling. Surprisingly, this phone surpassed my expectation
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