iQoo 8 Series Launch Date Confirmed as August 17: Here’s What to Expect

According to the company, the iQoo 8 series is set to launch on August 17th. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ SoC is expected to power the phone, which will also feature multiple cameras on the back. The iQoo 8 will be the successor to the iQoo 7, which was released in January. According to rumours, the iQoo 8 range will include two models: the iQoo 8 and the iQoo 8 Pro. The iQoo 8 may also feature a 2K AMOLED display with a 120Hz variable refresh rate.

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Weibo was invited by the company on 8 August to announce the launch of iQoo 8 in China. The launch event will be taking place at 7:30 p.m. (5 pm IST). The teaser poster does not provide any phone design features or specifications. At the launch event, the pricing of the phone will be revealed together with all other specifications.

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iQOO 8 Specifications (Expected)

On the basis of what we know so far, the iQOO 8 series is supposed to be the first commercial smartphone to run the hardware with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ chipset. Although we don’t know its actual battery capacity, its fast charging should be 160W. In about 12 minutes, you could charge the smartphone’s battery fully. We’re probably looking at a dual-cell battery, given its high charging wattage.

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Talking about the display, the iQOO 8 is rumoured to have a 120Hz refresh rate QHD+ AMOLED screen. The refresh rate based on the displayed content is also adjusted dynamically with the software. This is an exclusive high-end feature present on a few smartphones like the Galaxy S21 Ultra Samsung. Additional iQOO 8 specs could feature up to 12GB of ram, 4GB of virtual memory and up to 256GB of storage. Unfortunately, there is not much information regarding the cameras of the smartphone.