iQOO launched its iQOO 9T flagship smartphone in India. This is the first smartphone by iQOO launched in India that features the latest and top-notch, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Processor. The iQOO 9T smartphone boasts the most powerful hardware and the smartphone definitely gives tough competition to its rival flagship smartphones such as Asus Zenfone 9, Asus ROG Phone 6, and OnePlus 10T.
iQOO is the second smartphone brand in India, which launched its iQOO 9T smartphone powered by Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, Asus ROG Phone 6 being the first. Also, Asus has launched another Flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 powered Asus Zenfone 9 smartphone in India, the Zenfone 9 smartphone offers a Compact design and great camera specs, and eye grabbler design. It seems that there are a bunch of upcoming smartphones coming to the Indian market, powered by the latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 flagship Processor.
Essentially the iQOO 9T smartphone is the rebranded version of the iQOO 10 that was recently launched in China. The iQOO 9T features an AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a triple rear camera setup, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Processor, and more. Have a look at the Specifications, features, Price & Availability of the iQOO 9T smartphone.
iQOO 9T Smartphone Specifications & Features
Display
iQOO 9T flaunts a 6.78-inches FHD+ E5 AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, up to 1500 nits of peak brightness, and HDR10+ support. The smartphone comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection on top.
Camera
In terms of lenses, the smartphone features a triple rear camera setup on the back which is comprised of the 50MP main camera with Samsung GN5 support paired with a 13MP Ultra wide lens and a 12MP Telephoto lens with 2x zoom support. For capturing stunning selfies and video chats, the smartphone has a 16MP selfie camera.
The smartphone comes with a V1+ chip, a dedicated image processing chip. The main task of that V1+ chip is to take better low-light images even when the light is very low. The V1+ Chip is developed by Vivo and MediaTek to achieve the best image processing results.
Processor
Under the Hood, iQOO 9T will come with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Processor paired with Adreno GPU, up to 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, and up to 256GB UFS 3.1 storage. The smartphone runs on Android 12 based on Funtouch OS out of the box. To enhance the gaming experience the smartphone features a dedicated gaming chip. The Gaming chip essentially increases the frame rate and optimizes the colors during gaming.
To keep the device cool, iQOO 9T gets a 3930mm² Vapour Chamber Liquid Cooling System. The device also comes with an advanced thermal management system to keep the device temperature under control. The main thing about the iQOO 9T is, iQOO has promised the iQOO 9T will get three years of OS Updates and Four years of security patches updates which is one year extra from its own iQOO 9 Pro flagship smartphone.
Battery
In terms of battery, the iQOO 9T houses a 4,700mAh battery with 120W fast charging support. Connectivity options include 5G, 4G LTE, WiFi 6, Bluetooth v5.2, GPS, NFC, and USB Type ‘C’ for charging and data transfer. iQOO claims that the smartphone charges 0 to 100 percent in just 20 minutes.
Other Features
The rest of the features of the iQOO 9T smartphone include an In-Display fingerprint sensor, Stereo speakers, and IP52 water and dust resistance rating.
iQOO 9T Price & Availability
iQOO 9T smartphone comes in two variant options in India. The 8GB RAM + 128GB internal storage is priced at ₹49,999, while the top 12GB RAM + 256GB internal storage variant is priced at ₹54,999. The smartphone comes in Legend and Alpha color options.
There is also an instant discount of ₹4,000 on ICICI Bank cards, thus bringing the effective price down. iQOO also provides a bunch of offers, you can check it out on Amazon. The smartphone is available for purchase via Amazon and iQOO India’s Official website.
Flagship smartphones Are Here
The MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 phones are finally here in India. There are more phones on the way to India that feature Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8+ Gen Processor. Also, Samsung is all set to unveil its brand new foldable smartphones on the market on August 10 at its Galaxy Unpacked event.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Processor brings a great improvement in dissipation heat management and efficiency when compares to its predecessor Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset.
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