iQOO U3x 5G with FHD+ 90Hz screen and SD480 chip announced

vivo's gaming-focused sub-brand iQOO has just released the U3x 5G—a budget phone with the next-gen mobile connectivity option.

iQOO U3x 5G

The cheapest with SD480 5G chip yet

Starting at CNY 1,199 (around PHP 8.95K), it is one of the cheapest (if not the most affordable) 5G-ready smartphone in China yet.

To make that possible, iQOO powered this device with the 8nm-based Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform with up to 2.0GHz clock speed, Adreno 619 GPU, and an integrated Snapdragon X51 5G Modem-RF system with support for mmWave and sub-6GHz global 5G.

At the back, it has a glossy gradient curved glass-like material (Ya Grey and Magic Blue colors) with a large camera island housing its 13MP main + 2MP depth dual-cam and LED flash on the upper left portion. In the front, the handset sports a 6.58-inch LCD (IPS) panel with FHD+ resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, 20.07:9 screen aspect ratio, and a notch housing the 8MP selfie camera.

The chip is paired with up to 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, up to 128GB UFS 2.1 storage, 5,000mAh battery capacity, 18W USB-C fast charging, side-mounted fingerprint reader, 3.5mm headphone slot, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, and dual SIM slots.

Basically, this has plenty of similarities from the vivo Y31s. BUT, it is more affordable.

China price with direct to PHP conversion (no taxes and duties yet):

6GB/64GB - CNY 1,199 (around PHP 8.95K)

4GB/128GB - CNY 1,199 (around PHP 8.95K)

8GB/128GB - CNY 1,499 (around PHP 11.2K)

It will go on sale from April 1 in China. There's no word about its international release date yet.

Via: GizmoChina