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Vivo Unveils iQOO U3 With 90Hz Display And 5,000 mAh Battery for $229

Vivo’s offshoot iQOO has announced its latest budget-friendly smartphone dubbed the iQOO U3. Despite being designed as a budget-friendly alternative to more expensive phones, the smartphone comes with a higher refresh rate, a 5000 mAh battery, and a 48 MP dual-sensor rear camera setup.

Design and Display

The smartphone comes with a dual-toned back featuring a black squircle camera bump. It is built around a 6.58-inch IPS LCD screen with a waterdrop notch, 20.07:9 aspect ratio, 1080 x 2408 pixels resolution, a 401 PPI pixel density, HDR10, and a refresh rate of 90Hz.

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Internals and Storage

Internally, the iQOO U3 is powered by the Dimensity 800U chipset accompanied by 6 GB or 8 GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 128 GB UFS 2.1 storage without support for expansion. It runs the iQOO 1.5 UI, based on Android 10 OS.

Cameras

The smartphone is equipped with a dual-sensor camera setup with a 48 MP main shooter and a 2 MP depth sensor. It also comes with support for photography features such as night scene, panorama, time-lapse photography, EIS, and 4K video recording.

The selfie camera is an 8 MP single sensor shooter.

Battery and Pricing

The whole package is fueled by a 5000 mAh cell backed by 18W dual-engine fast charging. The phone is currently available in China, and its base variant retails at $229.

Specifications

  • CPU: Octa-core (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
  • GPU: Mali-G57 MC3
  • Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 800U
  • OS: Android 10, iQOO 1.5
  • Networks: 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G
  • Display:
    • LCD capacitive touchscreen, 6.58 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio, 90 Hz
  • Memory
    • RAM: 6 GB, 8 GB
    • Internal: 128 GB
  • Camera:
    • Primary: 48 MP + 2 MP
    • Secondary: 8 MP
  • Connectivity: LTE, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C, headphone jack
  • Fingerprint scanner: Yes (side-mounted)
  • Battery: 5000 mAh
  • Price: $229

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Mahnoor Nadeem