In December last year, the iQOO Neo 9 & iQOO Neo 9 Pro were launched in China with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and MediaTek Dimensity 9300 chipsets, respectively. Later, the iQOO Neo 9 was launched in the Indian market as the Neo 9 Pro and as the most affordable phone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Today, the brand launched the iQOO Neo 10 & Neo 10 Pro in the Chinese market, and both phones are available at an impressive price.
iQOO NEO 10
Starting with the vanilla model, the design is not much different from last year. There are still two big circles on the rear, but this year, there is a camera island. The frame is still plastic, and it is flat. There is a flat display on the front. The brand says the bezels on the top, left, and right are as slim as 1.4mm. The phone has an X-axis linear motor and a stereo speaker setup.
Under the hood, the iQOO Neo 10 has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset with LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. Compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 inside the iQOO Neo 9, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 has up to 30% faster CPU and up to 25% faster GPU. The battery is 6,100mAh, a big upgrade over the 5,160mAh battery inside the iQOO Neo 9. There is support for 120W fast wired charging, but the phone misses on wireless charging. For better thermals, the phone has a large 6400mm square vapor chamber.
For a better gaming experience, there is a Q2 gaming chip inside.
The display on the front is a 6.78-inch 8T LTPO OLED with a 4500 nits local peak brightness, 1800 nits global peak brightness, a 1.5K resolution, HDR10+ support, 4320Hz PWM dimming, and up to 144Hz refresh rate. The phone has an ultrasonic under-display fingerprint scanner.
Speaking of cameras, the phone has a dual camera setup on the rear. The primary camera uses a 1/1.56″ 50MP Sony IMX921 sensor with CIPA 4.5-level stabilization. The second camera takes ultrawide photos and has an 8MP sensor. The selfie camera has a 16MP sensor. The rear camera can shoot up to 8K videos.
Finally, the phone runs on OriginOS 5, based on Android 15.
Here is the pricing for the Chinese market –
- 12GB + 256GB – ¥2299 (~$320)
- 16GB + 256GB – ¥2499 (~$345)
- 12GB + 512GB – ¥2699 (~$370)
- 16GB + 512GB – ¥2999 (~$415)
- 16GB + 1TB – ¥3499 (~$480)
iQOO NEO 10 PRO
The iQOO Neo 10 Pro is not different from the vanilla model in design. The phone has the same display, the same 50MP Sony IMX921 sensor for the primary rear camera, the same 16MP selfie shooter, the same 6,100mAh battery, and 120W fast-wired charging.
Speaking of differences, the iQOO Neo 10 Pro has an upgraded 50MP Samsung JN1 sensor for the ultrawide camera. The performance is handled by the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset, the most powerful MediaTek chipset in the market currently. This chipset is built on TSMC’s 3nm process and scores over 3 Million points on the AnTuTu benchmark. The phone has LPDDR5X Ultra with UFS 4.1 storage. Just like the vanilla model, there is a Q2 gaming chipset.
And well, that’s it. That’s the difference between the Neo 10 & Neo 10 Pro.
The iQOO Neo 10 Pro comes in the same three colors, and here is the pricing for China –
- 12GB + 256GB – ¥3199 (~$440)
- 16GB + 256GB – ¥3399 (~$470)
- 12GB + 512GB – ¥3499 (~$480)
- 16GB + 512GB – ¥3799 (~$525)
- 16GB + 1TB – ¥4299 (~$590)