HIGHLIGHTS:
- Vivo officially launched iQOO 8 on 7th August 2021 in China
- It is the vanilla version among the smartphones in the iQOO 8 Series
- The expected cost of iQOO 8 in Nepal is Rs. 72,000 and Rs. 80,000 for the 8/128 GB and 12/256 GB.
Vivo announced the iQOO 8 Series on 17th August 2021. The flagship series includes iQOO 8 and iQOO 8 Pro. Here, we are discussing the iQOO 8 in detail. As the smartphone is selling with the starting price of CNY 3,799 for the base variant in China, the expected price for the iQOO 8 in Nepal is NPR 72,000 for the 8/128 GB model and NPR 80,000 for the 12/256 GB.
iQOO 8 Overview
iQOO 8 is a flagship smartphone with an excellent display, large battery, and interestingly faster charging technology. As, compared to its sibling – iQOO 8 Pro, it is also affordable.
Design and Build Quality
iQOO 8 sports a 6.56-inches AMOLED panel with FHD+ resolution and a speedy refresh rate of 120Hz. Likewise, the smartphone has an integrated independent display chip with many advanced technologies bringing qualitative visual effects.
It has smooth curves and a slim design with an excellent grip, letting you handle the phone with one hand. Additionally, iQOO 8 is available in three color options: Legendary Edition, White in Color, Burn (orange like color), and Shining (Black like color). It weighs 200 grams.
The rear camera sits in the L shape inside a rectangular module, while the front camera is a punch hole at the top-center of the display.
iQOO 8 supports both fingerprint recognition as well as facial recognition.
Performance
The chipset has a 5 nm process technology and a three-cluster eight-core design. Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 powers the iQOO 8, bringing anti-sky performance. Similarly, the processor further combines 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage or 12 GB RAM with 256 GB storage. Adreno 660 is responsible for the graphics handling.
The smartphone packs a VC power pump liquid cooling heat dissipation system. It helps to reduce the temperature of the smartphone during heavy gaming and escorts the continuous high-performance.
iQOO 8 runs on OriginsOS on top of Android 11.
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Camera
The triple camera on the iQOO 8 is the main camera, ultra-wide camera, and portrait camera. The primary camera has a 48 MP Sony IMX598 sensor with a lens aperture of f/1.79. Likewise, the ultra-wide camera has a 13 MP sensor with a 120-degree field of view and a lens aperture of f/2.2. Further, the portrait camera is also a 13 MP sensor with an aperture of f/2.46.
The rear camera has features such as night scene, portrait, photo, AR cute shooting, slow motion, document correction, time slow door, time-lapse photography, etc. Likewise, the rear camera supports up to 4K video recording, and the slow-motion camera supports up to 1080p.
For video chatting and taking selfies, the smartphone has a 16 MP front camera with a lens aperture of f/2.45. Some of the shooting modes of the cameras are night scene, portrait photo, video, short video/VLOG, dynamic photo, AR cute shooting, double exposure, and dual-view video.
The Selfie camera supports 1080p @ 30fps for video recording.
Battery
iQOO 8 packs a 4,350 mAh battery and supports 120W ultra-fast charging. iQOO has the battery divided into two cells of 2,175 mAh each.
The battery fills fully in 18 minutes. Similarly, it has a USB Type-C port via which the battery charges.
iQOO 8 Specifications
| Dimensions | 159 mm x 75.1 mm x 8.6 mm (i.e. 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.34 in) | |
| Display | 6.56 inches, AMOLED 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10 1080 x 2376 pixels, 19.8:9 screen ratio |
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| Weight | 200 grams | |
| Rear Camera | Triple | 48 MP Sony IMX598, f/1.8, (wide) 13 MP, f/2.2, (telephoto) 13 MP, f/2.2, 120-degree (ultra-wide) |
| Video | 4K @30fps, 1080p @ 30fps | |
| Front Camera | Single | 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide) |
| Video | 1080p @ 30fps | |
| RAM and Storage | 8 GB RAM with 128 GB storage 12 GB RAM with 256 GB storage |
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| Chipset | Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3×2.41 GHz Kryo 680 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 680) | |
| OS | Android 11, OriginOS | |
| GPU | Adreno 660 | |
| Battery | Li-Po 4350 mAh, non-removable Fast charging 120W |
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| Security | Fingerprint (in-display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | |
| Colors | White, Black, Orange | |
iQOO 8 Price in Nepal and Availability
iQOO 8 price in China is CNY 3,799 for the 8/128 GB model and CNY 4,199 for the 12/256 GB model. Similarly, we expect the price of the iQOO 8 in Nepal to start at NPR 72,000 for the base model of 8/128 GB. On the other hand, the price of iQOO 8 in Nepal for the 12/256 GB may go up to NPR 80,000. However, there are no official words for the launch of the smartphone in Nepal.
| iQOO 8 Variants | Price in China | Price in Nepal (Expected) |
| iQOO 8 (8/128 GB) | CNY 3,799 | NPR 72,000 |
| iQOO 8 (12/256 GB) | CNY 4,199 | NPR 80,000 |
The flagship smartphones from the other brands are also available in Nepal, such as Xiaomi Mi 11 (NPR 89,999 for 8/256 GB), OnePlus 8T (NPR 85,999 for 12/256 GB), etc.
