OS Android 10.0; iQOO UI 1.0 | VIVO IQOO 3 5G | TECHNESS

Introduction

It might be slow and often overshadowed, but the expansion of the mobile gaming niche is definitely strong and steady. Thankfully, we're now past the point of just slapping a "gaming" badge on any old handset and calling it a day.
IQOO 3 5G
IQOO 3 5G 
Catering to a demanding crowd takes actual innovation and tangible improvements. Something that is often hard to balance with a sensible price tag, as made painfully obvious by ultimate devices, like the Asus ROG Phone II.

vivo iQOO 3 specsBody: Corning Gorilla Glass 6 front, aluminum frameScreen: 6.44-inch Super AMOLED, 1080 x 2400px, 409ppi; HDR10+ certified; 60Hz refresh, 180Hz touch-sensingRear camera: Primary: 48MP f/1.8, 1/2.0", PDAF; Telephoto: 13 MP, f/2.5, 50mm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom; Ultra-wide: 13 MP, f/2.2, 16mm AF; 2MP, f/2.4 depth sensor; LED flash; 2160p@30fps video recording, gyro-EISFront camera: 16MP, f/2.5Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+): Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Adreno 650Memory: 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM; UFS 3.1OS: Android 10; iQOO UI 1.0Battery: 4,400mAh, 55W Super FlashCharge 2.0 fast chargingConnectivity: 5G (only on the 256GB 12GB variant in India), Dual SIM, Bluetooth 5.0, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ax/ax, dual GPS, USB-C;Misc: Monster Touch Buttons capacitive triggers, 4D vibration, In-display fingerprint reader, AK4377A independent audio chip with Hi-Res audio certification
IQOO 3 5G
IQOO 3 5G 
A tough challenge for sure, but not an insurmountable one. Vivo's iQOO sub-brand has been trying its best to achieve just that over the last year or so. The iQOO 3 is the latest product in the line. We had the pleasure of getting some hands-on time with it at today's India launch eventand already have a few early impressions to share.

Design and controls

Kicking things off with design, we just have to talk about the color options. Tornado Black and Quantum Silver are both pretty slick and could blend-in nicely in practically every environment, but Volcano Orange is something else. It even feels a bit different, texture-wise. A bit "silky". We're sure it's not going to be to everybody's taste, but it is undeniably distinct and eye-catching. Even so, the specked paint job manages to come off surprisingly subdued, especially for a "gaming" design.
IQOO 3 5G
IQOO 3 5G
Generally, gaming design tends to go a bit overboard and relies heavily on red, green and sometimes blue, with strong angles and lines. However, coming from a PC gaming scene perspective, yellow and orange shades definitely have their established place underneath the sun. In this sense, the vivo iQOO 3 instantly reminded us of certain popular Gigabyte "gaming" paint jobs, instantly conveying a gaming pedigree in the right crowd. Props to vivo on that front.

Plus, shying away from harsh and bold corners and angles, as vivo tends to do for its iQOO line, allows for arguably more relaxed and comfortable body shape. Even with its relatively big and flat, 9.2 mm metal frame, the iQOO 3 fits snug in the palm. The arching back is also just the right kind of familiar and allows surprisingly good ergonomics on a 158.5 x 74.9 body. The 214.5 gram weight of the unit is a bit on the heavier side and could take some getting used to. But, overall, if you are coming from any other recent smartphone, the iQOO 3 won’t require any major readjustment.
IQOO 3 5G
IQOO 3 5G
The standard control placement helps in this respect as well. A single speaker on the bottom, alongside the Type-C port and main microphone. Also there - a dual nanoSIM card slot. Unfortunately, no microSD for storage expansion. A few "gamer" points off for that. On the top side - the secondary microphone and a good, old 3.5mm audio jack. Arguably, a great addition, or rather, retention on a gaming phone, for several reasons. On the left side - just a single Ai assistant button, which is hopefully re-mappable and on the other side - the power button and volume rocker. The former nicely accented in orange in all of the iQOO 3's color options. These buttons feel nice and "clicky".

One of the main "gaming" attractions on the iQOO 3 is the pair of touch-sensitive capacitive trigger areas, also housed on the right frame. These are positioned on the far sides of the phone, just right for your index fingers to reach and placed inside little grooves for easy feeling around. Vivo calls these Monster Touch Buttons and they are not a new concept, also appearing on the iQOO Pro.
IQOO 3 5G
IQOO 3 5G
But that should be interpreted as praise, rather any sort of complaint, since such controls actually make a lot of sense for a gaming device and provide a tangible advantage while playing. Vivo's particular realization of the feature might not be as advanced as what Asus has on the ROG line, but the Monster Touch Buttons still feel solid.

Pressing on the capacitive areas is also, surprisingly, not devoid of feedback, thanks to an advanced 4D haptic vibration system inside the iQOO 3. It promises to properly simulate recoil when shooting and steering feedback in racing games. We'll just have to verify that once we get to review the phone. The top Monster Touch Button, in combination with the Ai button, is also used to quickly activate the predictably named Monster mode. But, more on software in a bit.

First, a few words about the iQOO 3's display. Vivo refers to the 6.44-inch unit as Polar View Display, but is also not shy about calling it Super AMOLED, which likely reveals its Samsung origins. It definitely looks the part in person, with bright and punchy colors. It's advertised peak brightness is a whopping 1200nits, it has HDR10+ certification and its touch-polling rate is set at 180Hz, instead of the mass 60Hz and even better than some other gaming phones, operating at 120Hz.
IQOO 3 5G
IQOO 3 5G
The particularly tight and small punch hole for the front-facing 16MP, f/2.5 camera also has Samsung's tech written all over it.

As for the more disappointing bits, the display on the iQOO 3 is only capable of a 60Hz refresh rate. Kind of unfortunate. Its FullHD resolution is also worth mentioning. Though, that can be both a minus and a plus, depending on how you look at things since a lower resolution will net you generally smoother gaming experience.

Rounding-off display hardware, the iQOO 3 has an in-display fingerprint solution, which vivo claims is upgraded. Thanks to a GX chip, it promises unlock time of just 0.29 seconds when the display is on and 0.31 seconds, while it is off.

Internals

The vivo iQOO 3 has all the usual high-performance, flagship grade checkboxes checked-off, as you would expect. The Snapdragon 865, with the powerful Adreno 650, up to 12GB of fast LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of snappy UFS 3.1 storage. The latter being unfortunately non-expandable.

Vivo's press materials also mention the usual slew of "features" typically attached to any device aimed at a gaming crowd. Things like cleverly-worded "vapour chamber cooling" tag lines and latency and performance optimizations in "Monster Mode". We typically don't pay too much attention to these before we get to test their real-world application. In any case, the iQOO 3 lacks any crazy fan-based cooling solution, so, at the end of the day, it is eventually going to heat-up and likely throttle, just like any other passively-cooled mobile phone in existence.

In fact, the iQOO 5G has a few other potentially heat-generation and/or cooling impeding aspects on the inside. For one, there is the 55W Super FlashCharge technology, apparently capable of getting the phone's 4,400 mAh battery from zero to 50% in just 15 minutes. As impressive as that is, it might not be a good idea to top-off at quite this speed while actively gaming. We'll definitely test that if we get the chance.

In case it wasn't apparent from the name already, 5G connectivity is also something the iQOO 3 5G delivers on. Only in its top-tier 12GB/256GB variant, though. That comes courtesy of the Snapdragon 865 potent and beefy X55 modem. This kind of setup also comes with plenty of drawbacks to internal layout and has its own thermal considerations. Not only is the X55 modem itself external to the main chipset, but its 5G antenna setup is big and requires a lot of very precise space utilization. Hopefully, that didn't force vivo to make too many compromises in terms of heat dissipation and performance. Especially seeing how the iQOO 3 5G is making its debut in India, where 5G isn't really an option at this time. Meaning that the feature is chugged-in mostly for future-proofing and marketing purposes.

But that's the topic of a whole other conversation we won't get into. Another thing taking up valuable internal space is the independent AK4377A audio chip in the iQOO 3. It, however, is arguably a much more sound use of space (see what we did there). It allows the phone to pass the Hi-Res audio certification. We expect great results in terms of its audio output.

Camera

Camera prowess is not traditionally a major priority on a gaming smartphone. The iQOO 3 doesn’t really look like a photography master on paper either. That's not to say that a modern 48MP camera can't capture crisp shots. On the contrary - we've seen it time and time again, even on budget devices. A final verdict on that end does require a thorough review, though.
IQOO 3 5G
IQOO 3 5G
The 13MP, 120-degree ultrawide on the iQOO 3 does sound intriguing as well. It features something called a "Super anti-shake" gyro-EIS algorithm for video stabilization.

Software

Vivo has an Android skin specifically meant and developed for the iQOO line. We only spent a short time with it, but, similar to the iQOO 3's subdued overall design, its software looks and feels a lot "tamer" than what you may find on most gaming phones. Menus, layout, and even icons all look very close to vanilla. An approach we can appreciate, since if flashy graphics are what you are after, there is an endless sea of customization options to explore in the Android ecosystem, in general.

Vivo does offer first-party theme support, as well, complete with some more "gamery" options. So, there is no shortage of options. As far as additional features in iQOO UI go, there is a nifty iManager app, as a central control hub for a few of the phone's features and various maintenance task. Also, there is the menacing-sounding Monster Mode, we already mentioned. It's particular real-world effects to gaming, however, need to be tested further.
IQOO 3 5G
IQOO 3 5G
Final thoughts

The vivo iQOO 3 was just unveiled in India, with a starting price of INR36,990 ($515/€475), for the base 8GB/128GB LTE variant. A bump-up in memory to 8GB/265GB will set you back INR39,990 ($555/€512) and the top-tier iQOO 3 5G, with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, retails for INR44,990 ($625/€575). In China, the iQOO 3 is only available with 5G across all of the memory tiers and with slightly different price points (but in the same ballpark).

All things considered, that's pretty decent pricing for flagship hardware. Especially when you consider the "gaming" nature of the device. Which in this particular case is more than just a badge, with nice little additions, such as the capacitive Monster Touch triggers and ultra-fast 55W charging. On the flip side, vivo has been cutting some corners, with the most noticeable omission being the lack of high refresh rate on its otherwise impressive display. In an increasingly competitive mobile gaming market, that could cost some points.

Offering the top-tier 5G-enabled variant on the Indian market also doesn't make too much sense at the moment. Thankfully, you don't have to pay the extra costs if you opt for a lower tier, but you might still end-up suffering from any less-than-ideal engineering choices dictated by the incorporating of 5G into the design. But, before we can properly review the iQOO 3, that's more of a speculation on our 

end than a legitimate concern at this point. In any case, the iQOO 3 deserves some further attention.

IQOO 3 5G
IQOO 3 5G

SPECIFICATIONS :

6.44"
1080x2400
pixels 48MP 2160p
6-12GB RAM
Snapdragon 865
4400 mAh li-pro


Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5 G

2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2

CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

5G5G band 1(2100), 3(1800), 41(2500), 77(3700), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA

SpeedHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G (3.3 Gbps DL)

LAUNCH

Announced 2020, February 25

Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 4

BODY Dimensions 158.5 x 74.9 x 9.2 mm (6.24 x 2.95 x 0.36 in)

Weight 214.5 g (7.58 oz)

Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame

SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 6.44 inches, 100.1 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)

Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6 HDR10+
180Hz touch-sensing

PLATFORM

OS Android 10.0; iQOO UI 1.0

Chipset Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)

CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)

GPU Adreno 650

MEMORY

Card slot No

Internal128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM UFS 3.1

MAIN CAMERA

Quad 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
13 MP, f/2.5, 50mm (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom
13 MP, f/2.2, 16mm (ultrawide), AF
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

Features LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps; gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single16 MP, f/2.5, (wide)

Features HDR Video1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes
32-bit/192kHz audio

COMMS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

Bluetooth5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO

NFC Yes

Radio No

USB2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

Browser HTML5

BATTERY

Non-removable Li-Po 4400 mAh battery

Charging Fast battery charging 55W: 50% in 30min (Super FlashCharge 2.0)

MISC

Colors Volcano Orange, Tornado Black, Quantum Silver

ModelsV1955A, I1927

SAR 1.19 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)

Price About 480 EUR

IQOO 3 5G PRICE IN INDIA
8GB +128 GB =36,990 INR
8GB +256 GB =39,990 INR
12GB +256 GB 5G =44,990 INR

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