iQoo 8 and iQoo 8 Pro have been launched in China as successors to the iQoo 7 series from January this year. The two phones come with several upgrades over the previous generation. Both iQoo 8 and iQoo 8 Pro feature triple rear cameras and are offered in BMW M Motorsport colorways.
iQoo 8 runs Android 11 with Origin OS 1.0 for iQoo on top. It features a 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, the phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC and comes with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. iQoo 8 is backed by a 4,350mAh battery that supports 120W fast charging.
For photos and videos, iQoo 8 packs a triple rear camera setup that includes a 48MP IMX598 sensor primary sensor with an f/1.79 lens, a 13MP sensor with an ultra-wide-angle f/2.2 lens, and a 13MP portrait camera with f/2.46 aperture. At the front, there is a 16MP selfie shooter with an f/2.45 aperture.
iQoo 8 Pro features a larger 6.78-inch 2K AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus SoC, paired with the Adreno 660 GPU. It comes with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It also packs a larger 4,500mAh battery that supports 120W fast charging as well as 50W fast wireless charging.
For photos and videos, the Pro model comes with a 50MP IMX766V sensor with an f/1.75 lens and gimbal stabilization, a 48MP sensor with an ultra-wide-angle f/2.2 lens, and a 16MP portrait camera with f/2.23 aperture. At the front, the iQoo 8 Pro has a 16MP shooter with an f/2.4 aperture.
iQoo 8 starts at CNY 3,799 (roughly Rs. 43,600) for the 8GB + 128GB storage model. iQoo 8 Pro, on the other hand, starts at CNY 4,999 (roughly Rs. 57,300) for the 8GB + 256GB storage model. Both phones are up for pre-orders in China. iQoo 8 will go on sale starting August 24 while iQoo 8 Pro will go on sale starting August 26.