iQOO has unveiled a new budget-focused smartphone dubbed as the iQOO U5x in the Chinese market which serves as a follow-up model to the iQOO U5 that was launched in December last year.
It comes with a modest 6.51” LCD display that offers a HD+ screen resolution along with 60Hz refresh rate. Other than that, there’s also an 8 megapixels front-facing camera situated within a waterdrop-notch around it’s forehead area to help with selfies and video calls.
Flipping the phone over, we’ll be greeted with a square-shaped camera module which houses a pair of cameras including a 13 megapixels main camera and a 2 megapixels auxiliary sensors.
Under the hood, the iQOO U5x is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 680 chipset which was also found in some of the recent models such as the Redmi Note 11 4G. On top of that, it also features up to 8GB RAM and 128GB built-in storage which support further expansion via a microSD card.
The phone is also equipped with a respectable 5,000mAh battery to keep it’s lights on throughout the day. Software-wise, it’ll be shipped with the custom OriginOS based on Android 11 OS out of the box.
For those who’re interested, the iQOO U5x is priced at 849 Yuan (US$133) and 1,049 Yuan (US$165) respectively for it’s 4GB+128GB and 8GB+128GB variants in the Chinese market.
