iQOO U5 with 6nm SD695 5G chip and 120Hz screen now official

iQOO recently unveiled the U5 in China. It's a mid-range smartphone with a new Qualcomm chip and more.

Gradient U5

A new budget 5G-ready device from iQOO

The device is boasting a near-flat glass-like back design in 3 different colors at the back, a rectangular camera hump housing a pair of cameras + LED flash, and a 6.58-inch LCD panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, FHD+ resolution, and a waterdrop-like notch for the 8MP selfie camera.

Two other colors of iQOO U5

Under the hood, it is equipped with Qualcomm's new 6nm Snapdragon 695 octa-core 5G chip with Adreno 619 GPU. It is paired with 4GB/6B/8GB RAM, Memory Fusion 2.0 virtual RAM up to 4GB, 128GB expandable storage via microSD slot up to 256GB, and a 5,000mAh battery capacity with USB-C 18W fast charging.

Keeping the performance in check is a five-layer liquid cooling system.

For the back cameras, you will find a 50MP primary camera and a 2MP macro shooter. iQOO said it has the Night mode for the back and front cameras, but this feature is not available for the base 4GB RAM version.

Anyway, the device from the vivo sub-brand also has a side-mounted fingerprint reader, Hi-Res Audio, 3.5mm headphone jack, dual-band WiFi, 5G, and Android OS.

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

iQOO U5 4GB - CNY 1,299 (around PHP 10.2K)

iQOO U5 6GB - CNY 1,399 (around PHP 11K)

iQOO U5 8GB - CNY 1,499 (around PHP 11.7K)

The device will be available for sale in China from January 1, 2022. There is no info if it will reach other parts of the world yet.

Just note that iQOO has no presence in the Philippines.

Source: iQOO