IQ Neo 6 price in India
iQoo Neo 6 Its price in India is Rs 29,999, in which its model comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. Its top model comes with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage, which is priced at Rs 33,999. iQoo Neo 6 can be purchased in Dark Nova and Cyber Rage colors.
iQoo Neo 6 design
iQoo Neo 6 phones launched in China earlier this year iQoo Neo 6 SE Is a rebranded model of. Neo 6 is a large smartphone in size and weighs 190g. The phone has a 6.62 inch AMOLED display with a hole punch design at the top for the selfie camera. The bezels of the display are thin. The frame of the phone is made of plastic and it is kept flat at the top and bottom.
iQoo has added an IR (infrared) emitter to it, which is given near the secondary microphone at the top. At the bottom, there is a slot for USB Type C port, speaker and SIM tray. The back panel is made of plastic whose sides are curved. The phone is quite comfortable to hold. Its right side is narrow and carries the slim power button and volume buttons.
The dark nova color of the phone looks quite classy. It has a gradient finish which shows a mixed shade of dark blue and bright teal. If you want a brighter phone then you can also check out its Cyber Rage variant. The camera module of the phone will catch your attention. It has a two-step design on which Neo branding is given, which is clearly visible.
The company has also given a transparent case in the phone box. There is a matte finish on the back panel, so fingerprints do not fall so easily. You also get a USB Type C to 3.5mm audio adapter which is a nice thing.
Specifications and software of IQ Neo 6
iQoo Neo 6 has Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC, which is the most powerful processor in this price range. Mi 11X It competes directly with this phone, which has the same chip. iQoo says that it has provided a liquid cooling system in the phone to keep the processor cool.
Neo 6 has a Full HD Plus E4 AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate. It has a 360Hz touch sampling rate that can go up to 1,200Hz in some games. The display is also HDR10+ certified and its brightness is 800 nits. iQoo has also provided stereo speakers in Neo 6, but IP rating is not given in the phone.
This phone from IQ has support for Bluetooth 5.2, dual-band Wi-Fi, four 5G bands, dual-4G VoLTE and five satellite navigation systems. You do not get NFC in this. The iQoo Neo 6 packs a 4,700mAh battery and supports up to 80W fast charging. You also get a compatible charger in the box.
Talking about software, it runs on Funtouch OS 12, which is based on Android 12. The company has promised to provide Android updates for two years and security updates for 3 years with the phone. Its user interface is approximately Vivo X80 Like the one I reviewed recently. Sadly, I had a similar bloatware experience with this one. Some apps can be uninstalled. The browser keeps sending unwanted notifications throughout the day, which is quite irritating.
Performance and battery life of IQ Neo 6
iQoo Neo 6 has a powerful processor and there is no lag in the phone even during continuous use. I had its 12GB variant on which I was able to multitask comfortably, switching between apps. I didn’t notice any apps reloading at any time. The phone has an extended RAM feature and can use 4GB of storage from the system as RAM.
Watching videos on the phone’s AMOLED display was a pleasure. Stereo speakers make this experience even better. The refresh rate is high so scrolling in apps and menus is smooth. The company has set the refresh rate to Smart Switch by default. At this setting it runs at 120Hz most of the time.
iQoo Neo 6 has an in-display fingerprint scanner which is quite reliable and never fails during use. FaceUnlock also worked in a similar manner. The phone scored well on benchmarks. Its score on AnTuTu is 729,331 points. OnePlus Nord 2 Was more than. In Geekbench 5, it scored 983 and 3074 points in single and multi core. In GFXBench graphics, it scored 50fps in the Car Chase test. This phone will not disappoint users who want good performance in terms of scores.
I played Call of Duty: Mobile on it which ran at Very High graphics by default and the frame rate was set to High by default. I played the game for 20 minutes in which the battery went down by 5%. The phone did not heat up which indicates its liquid cooling capability.
I liked the battery performance of this phone and it lasted comfortably for a day and a half. In the HD video loop test, the phone lasted for 21 hours 17 minutes which is quite impressive. Its 80W fast charger charged the phone 83% in 30 minutes and the phone was fully charged within 50 minutes.
iku neo 6 camera
iQoo Neo 6 has a triple camera setup that includes a 64-megapixel primary lens with OIS, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide lens with a 116-degree field of view, and a 2-megapixel macro shooter. It has a 16 megapixel camera for selfie. The camera app is quite easy to use and looks similar to the app on Vivo X80. The main camera takes 16-megapixel photos by default but you can also click photos in full resolution if needed.
Its daylight landscape photos were detailed and objects were easily discernible even at a distance. Words written on distant buildings could also be read. AI optimization is available in the phone which increases the contrast in the output. The ultra-wide camera has a wide field of view and the same color profile as the primary camera.
The phone took close-up shots with crisp and full detail. This creates a natural Bokeh effect between the background and the subject. Edge detection was good in portrait mode. The macro camera also captured very close-up shots well.
The phone proved to be quite sharp in capturing the scene in low-light, for which it was automatically keeping the shutter open for a long time. Due to this, the image was captured clearly and with detail. In a very dark place, the phone itself suggested switching to night mode.
The phone’s sensor captures selfies in full resolution. The app applies a beautification filter by default but it can be adjusted or disabled if needed. The skin tone in the photo appears accurate in daylight. In low-light, the screen flash automatically activates for better results. Edge detection in selfies taken in portrait mode was good and background blur level was also adequate.
Its primary rear camera can shoot 4K video at 60fps. Its selfie camera can also shoot videos at this resolution and frame rate, which is rarely seen. The footage was quite stable in daylight but while moving in low-light, the footage was a bit shaky. The camera app has a dual video mode that lets the primary and selfie cameras record videos simultaneously.
our decision
If you are looking for a smartphone in the budget of Rs 30 thousand, then you can keep this phone at the top of your list. The performance of the phone is quite good as can be expected from a device with a Qualcomm chip. The promise of Android and security updates makes it future proof. In my opinion, its 8GB base variant seems to be more value for money.
Apart from the pre-installed bloatware on the phone, I don’t have much complaint about it. If you are taking the phone for the purpose of video recording, then keep in mind that it does not perform that well in low-light.
If you want clean software then you can look at Motorola Edge 30. If you cannot compromise with the performance, then you can also go towards Mi 11X and OnePlus Nord 2, which are available as good alternatives in the same price range.