iQOO Neo 12 Launches in China with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and 185Hz Display
iQOO launched the Neo 12 in China on Wednesday. The handset succeeds last year’s iQOO Neo 11. It goes on sale in the country through the Vivo website. The phone arrives in three colour options.
The new Neo series model runs on an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite series chipset. The same platform also powers the iQOO 15. Moreover, the Neo 12 features a 2K resolution AMOLED display that refreshes at up to 185Hz. It packs a 9,000mAh battery. The design includes a flat rear panel with a square-shaped camera module in the top-left corner. In addition, the phone carries a dual rear camera unit.
Price and Availability
The iQOO Neo 12 starts at CNY 4,399 (roughly Rs. 63,000) for the base model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The 16GB + 256GB, 12GB + 512GB, and 16GB + 512GB variants cost CNY 4,799 (about Rs. 69,000), CNY 5,099 (about Rs. 73,000), and CNY 5,499 (roughly Rs. 79,000), respectively. Meanwhile, the top model with 16GB of RAM and 1TB of storage is priced at CNY 6,499 (about Rs. 93,000).
Sales take place in China via the Vivo online store. The phone comes in Contest, Shadow Black, and Frost Blade Blue colourways.
Specifications and Features
The dual-SIM smartphone ships with Vivo’s latest OriginOS 7 based on Android 17. It sports a 6.83-inch 2K (1,440 x 3,200 pixels) Super AMOLED display. The screen offers up to a 185Hz refresh rate, 514 ppi pixel density, and HDR support. It also provides up to a 5,000Hz instantaneous touch sampling rate, 1.07 billion colours, a 94.88 percent screen-to-body ratio, and up to 2,200 nits peak brightness.
Furthermore, the iQOO Neo 12 is powered by the octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. The processor is built on a 3nm process and delivers a peak clock speed of up to 4.6GHz. The phone includes an Adreno 840 GPU and a Q3 gaming chip. It supports up to 16GB of LPDDR5x Ultra RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.1 storage. For thermal management, it features an active cooling fan and a 3D vapour chamber cooling solution with an 8,200 sq mm heat dissipation area.
On the camera front, the dual rear unit is led by a 50-megapixel (f/1.88) main shooter. It uses a Sony IMX921 sensor with optical image stabilisation and up to 20x digital zoom. An 8-megapixel (f/2.2) ultrawide camera sits alongside it. The front houses a 16-megapixel (f/2.45) camera for selfies and video calls. The handset records videos at up to 8K/30 fps.
The 9,000mAh battery supports 100W wired fast charging. Connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, USB Type-C, GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS. Sensors include a gravity sensor, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, gyroscope, e-compass, IR blaster, and a 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. The phone measures 163.42 × 75.89 × 8.5mm and weighs about 226g.