Forget iQOO Neo 8 Pro, Indians should be looking forward to the iQOO Neo 7 Pro

Updated on 02-Jun-2023
HIGHLIGHTS

The Neo 8 Pro with a 120Hz refresh along with HDR10+ support and 1500 nits brightness.

The iQOO Neo 7 Racing boots Android 13 with OriginOS 3 and is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) chipset.

Here is a comparison of Neo 8 Pro and Neo 7 Pro (which is believed to be a rebadged Neo 7 Racing edition).

iQOO Neo 8 Pro has launched in China but for the Indian market, iQOO is likely to have the iQOO Neo 7 in showcase soon. Just the other day, iQOO Neo 7 Pro was seemingly teased by Nipun Marya for the Indian market. Now this Neo 7 Pro (for India) is rumoured to be a rebranded iQOO Neo 7 Racing Edition that is currently out in China.

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Neo 7 Racing and Neo 8 Pro: Display

The iQOO Neo 8 Pro flaunts a AMOLED with 1B colours alongside a 144Hz refresh rate supporting HDR10 with 1300 nits brightness. On the other hand, the iQOO Neo 7 Racing sports a AMOLED similar to Neo 8 Pro with a 120Hz refresh along with HDR10+ support and 1500 nits brightness. 

Neo 7 Racing and Neo 8 Pro: Processor

The  iQOO Neo 8 Pro uses Android 13 with Funtouch 13 or OriginOS 3 (China) and is powered by Mediatek Dimensity 9200+ (4 nm) chipset. The smartphone runs on an octa core processor with Immortalis-G715 MC11 GPU. However, the iQOO Neo 7 Racing uses Android 13 with OriginOS 3 and is powered by the Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm) chipset. The smartphone also runs on an octa core processor but uses Adreno 730 as the GPU.

Neo 7 Racing and Neo 8 Pro: Battery and Memory

The two smartphones hold 5000 mAh battery capacity with 120W wired fast charging where the brand claims that 50% of the battery can be charged in 8 min. Where iQOO Neo 8 Pro offers 8GB RAM and 16GB RAM, the iQOO Neo 7 Racing offers 8GB, 12GB and 16GB RAM.  

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Neo 7 Racing and Neo 8 Pro: Camera

The iQOO Neo 8 Pro flaunts a 50 MP + 8 MP dual camera setup with a 16 MP front camera and the iQOO Neo 7 Racing sports a triple camera setup 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP with a 16 MP front camera. 

Let’s see if Neo 7 Pro happens to be the device teased and if at all brings the aforementioned specs. In time, we shall also see Neo 8 Pro coming our way.

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Druti Banerjee

Ayushi is a tech enthusiast learning the ropes while dishing out the latest tech news. And when she's not writing tech news, she loves playing BGMI.

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