Two hundred Watts – 200 W! The announcement of the new iQOO 10 series resulted in the first phone to push so much power over a USB-C cable and into its battery, which can be fully charged in 10 minutes.
This is with a 4,700mAh battery on the Pro model and is an impressive tech feat. Compared to the iQOO 9 Pro (which had the same capacity), full charging is twice as fast (10 vs 20 minutes). Is this a significant change or are we firmly in the territory of “diminishing returns”? And what do you think of the new iQOOs in general: that’s the topic of this week’s survey.
Pricing information for iQOO 10 and 10 Pro
The iQOO 10 Pro is based on the 9 Pro. It upgrades to the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (from the original 8 Gen 1) and uses an LTPO3 display panel (compared to LTPO2), although the other main specs are the same: diagonal from 6.78 “, QHD + resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate and HDR10 + support. Some protections seem to have been removed, for example the old display had“ Panda Glass ”, no glass brand is suitable for the new one. The series phone 9 was also resistant to dust and splashes, this does not make such claims.
Apart from the new charging system and the chipset there are really only minor differences. For example, the telephoto lens increased its focal length to 69mm (from 60mm, so 3x magnification instead of 2.5x), but reduced the resolution to 14.6MP (up from 16MP). There isn’t much more.
IQOO 10 Pro Key Features: SD 8+ Gen 1 • LTPO3 QHD + AMOLED display • Longer telephoto lens (3x, 69mm)
The iQOO 10 Pro will launch in China next week, starting at a price of 5,000 CNY ($ 740 / € 725 / ₹ 59,300) for the 8 / 256GB model. It’s the same introductory price as the iQOO 9 Pro, so we expect the new model’s price in India (which has yet to be confirmed) to be on the same playing field: ₹ 65,000 (possibly with a change to base memory capacity ).
If you are in its region, what else can you buy instead?
The vivo X80 Pro costs ₹ 80,000 (12/256 GB) or CNY 5,500 (8/256 GB). Uses the original 8 Gen 1 (there are versions with the Dimensity 9000 too), also has a 6.78 “LTPO3 QHD + AMOLED display, a 50MP main camera with a larger sensor (1 / 1.3”) , a 5x periscope (8MP) and 2x tele modules (12MP), plus a 48MP ultra wide which isn’t that wide (114 °). The 4,700mAh battery takes nearly four times the time, 38 minutes, to charge using an 80W adapter.
If you are in China, you can also look at the Xiaomi 12S Pro at CNY 6,000 (8/256 GB). That has the new 8+ Gen 1, but its claim to fame is the huge 1 “50MP main sensor. The other cameras are also worth a look, including a 5x periscope with 48MP sensor and a 48 MP ultra wide angle (128 °). Charging is slow, at least compared to iQOOs, the 4,860 mAh battery reaches 100% in 41 minutes (67 W).
If you are outside of China, you may have to wait for the launch of the Xiaomi 12S Pro, which costs 5,000 CNY (8/256 GB). The 12S Pro has the same 6.73 “LTPO QHD + AMOLED display as the Ultra and the same 8+ Gen 1 chipset. The main camera is not bad at all with a 50MP 1 / 1.28” sensor, the 50MP 2x and the ultra wide-angle 50MP 115 ° are less impressive.This charges fast, however, its 4,600mAh battery has a power of 120W, so 0-100% takes 19 minutes.
vivo X80 Pro • Xiaomi 12S Ultra • Xiaomi 12S Pro • ZTE nubia Red Magic 7S Pro
The vivo proudly carries its ZEISS badge on the back, the Xiaomi are in the Leica field. What about iQOO? Well, you can have the BMW M branding on the back – cool cars, but they don’t know much about cameras.
The nubia Red Magic 7S Pro is a phone powered by this month’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. It is distinguished by an active cooling fan that not only offers stable performance while gaming, but also helps cool the charging system: 5,000mAh battery with 135W charging, 0-100% in 15 minutes. This model has a 6.8-inch non-LTPO FHD + AMOLED display, and the camera isn’t anything to write home about. Well, except for the selfie camera below the display. The 7S Pro was launched in China at CNY 5,200 and will soon hit the international market.
Time to Vote: Who Wants an iQOO 10 Pro?
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Moving on to the vanilla iQOO 10, it’s a lower-cost version of the Pro. It still uses the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, still has a 6.78-inch AMOLED display, albeit a non-LTPO FHD + panel without HDR. Now come the most important cuts.
The 50 MP (1 / 1.57 ”, 1.0µm) main camera loses gimbal stabilization in favor of a traditional OIS. Also, the telephoto lens is a standard 12MP 2x unit, the ultra wide angle from 50MP to 150 ° is replaced with a regular 13MP to 120 ° module.
IQOO 10 Key Features: 120W Charging (0-100% in 19 min) • 6.8 “120Hz AMOLED Display • 50 + 12 + 13MP Camera
The battery capacity is the same at 4,700mAh and the charging speed is 120W, the same as the 9 Pro. With some optimizations, the 0-100% time is 19 minutes, so still about twice as slow as the Pro If you can call 19 minutes “slow”, of course. Note that this model does not have wireless charging.
The iQOO 10 will also launch in China next week at a base price of CNY 3,700 ($ 550 / € 535 / ₹ 44,000) for the 8 / 128GB unit. The iQOO 9 never made it to India, at least not the Chinese phone of that name – the iQOO 9 and 9 SE in India are different models. An iQOO 9T is said to be closer to the mark. In other words, we don’t expect to see this version of iQOO 10 outside of China.
But if you could get an iQOO 10, would you?
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