iQOO 9, iQOO 9 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC announced

Vivo iQOO 9 Pro

Aside from the Vivo V23 Series, the Chinese OEM has also announced two other phones: the IQOO 9 and IQOO 9 Pro. It’s a sub-brand of Vivo that is more known for coming up with smartphones with monster features. The iQOO 9 series was actually teased before official launch only a few days after the iQoo Neo 5S and iQoo Neo 5 SE were officially announced in China. The IQOO 9 and IQOO 9 Pro both run on Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, making them premium flagship offering.

The iQOO 9 Pro features a 6.78-inch LTPO 2.0 curved screen with 1440×3200 resolution and a dynamic 120Hz refresh rate. The 4700mAh battery with 120W wired charging, 50W wireless charging, and 10W reverse wireless charging.

The triple camera system includes a 50MP main with f/1.75 aperture and OIS + 50MP 150-degree field-of-view ultrawide + 16MP tele with 2.5x optical zoom. The selfie camera is 16 megapixels with f/2.45 aperture.

The phone runs on Android 12-based OriginOS Ocean. It will be available this January 12 in China for CNY 4999, CNY 5499, and CNY 5999 for the 8GB RAM/256GB, 12GB RAM/256GB, and 12GB/512GB. That’s about $780, $865, and $940 in the US.

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