Chinese smartphone giant iQOO has officially unveiled it’s next-generation’s Z series smartphone dubbed as the iQOO Z5 5G in the Indian market, which makes the country the first in the global market to launch this highly anticipated handset.
Right off the bat, the iQOO Z5 5G features a 6.67” IPS LCD display that offers a FHD+ screen resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, DCI-P3 color gamut overage, HDR10 support, as well as a 16 megapixels front-facing camera for selfie and video-calls.
On the rear side of the phone, it has a rather huge camera module that houses a triple-cam setup as well as a LED flash. These cameras include a 64 megapixels main camera, 8 megapixels ultra-wide lens, as well as a 2 megapixels macro camera for close-up shots.
As expected, the iQOO Z5 5G will be powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 778G chipset under the hood which will be coupled with as much as 12GB RAM and 256GB in-built storage. To deliver a more consistent performance for it’s users, the iQOO Z5 5G does have a flagship-grade VC liquid cooling system to keep the phone cool as well.
Keeping it’s lights on is a 5,000mAh battery that comes with 44W fast-charging support. On the software-side, the phone boots with FuntouchOS 12 based on Android 11 out of the box. Other than that, the device also features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, 3.5mm headphone jack, as well as a pair of dual stereo speakers.
For those who’re interested, the iQOO Z5 5G is priced at INR23,900 (US$323) and INR26,900 (US$364) respectively for it’s 8GB+128GB and 12GB+256GB models.
