iQOO 9, 9 SE, 9 Pro series smartphones launched in India

Emerging smartphone-maker iQoo on Wednesday (23 February) launched the new iQoo 9 smartphone series in India.

The new iQoo 9 comes in three variants-- a regular iQoo 9, affordable iQoo 9 SE, and a top-end iQoo 9 Pro.

The iQoo 9 Pro sports a 6.78-inch Quad HD+ (3200 x 1440p) curved E5 LTPO AMOLED display and in-display 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. It supports HDR10+, 1-120Hz variable refresh rate, and offers a peak brightness of 1500 nits.

Under-the-hood, 4nm class Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 octa-core CPU, Adreno 730 GPU, 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage, Android 12-based Funtouch OS 12, and a 4,700mAh battery with support for 120W ultra-fast flash charging, 50W wireless charging and 10W reverse wireless charging.

As far as the photography hardware is concerned, it comes with a triple-camera module-- main 50MP (f/1.75, 1/1.57-inch Samsung GN5 sensor, gimbal stabilization, LED flash) + 50MP 150-degree ultra-wide ( with Samsung GN5 sensor, f/2.27) + 16MP 60mm equivalent portrait camera (f/2.23, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom, 30x digital zoom) with LED flash. On the front, it features a 16MP (f/2.45) camera.

The new iQoo 9 Pro is priced at Rs 64,990 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage model and Rs 69,990 for 12GB RAM + 256GB storage variant. It comes two colours- Legend and Dark Cruise.

The new iQOO 9 series. Credit: iQOO India

The regular iQoo 9 comes with a 6.56-inch full HD+ (2376 ×1080p) 10-bit AMOLED display with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, in-display fingerprint sensor, dual-SIM slots, Snapdragon 888+ octa-core CPU, Adreno 660 GPU, 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB/256GB (UFS 3.1) storage, Android 12-based Funtouch OS 12, triple-camera module--48MP (IMX598 sensor, f/1.79, Gimbal stabilization) + 13MP (f/2.2) 120-degree ultra-wide sensor + 50mm 13MP (f/2.46) portrait snapper with 2x optical zoom, LED flash on the back, a 16MP (f/2.45) camera on the front and a 4350mAh battery with support for 120W ultra-fast flash charging.

The iQoo 9 comes in two configurations-- 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage-- Rs 42,990 and Rs 46,990. It will be available in two colours- Legend and Alpha.

The low-end iQoo 9 features a 6.62-inch full HD+ (2400×1080p) AMOLED screen with HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, 1,300 nits brightness, in-display fingerprint sensor, 5nm class Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 octa-core CPU, Adreno 660 GPU, dual-SIM slot, Android 11-based Funtouch OS 12, 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 128GB/ 256GB (UFS 3.1) storage, triple-camera module--main 48MP (IMX598 sensor, f/1.79, OIS: Optical Image Stabilisation) + 13MP 120-degree ultra-wide sensor(f/2.2 aperture, 2.5cm macro option) + 2MP (f/2.4) mono camera with LED flash on the back, a 16MP (f/2.0) camera on the front, and a 4,500mAh battery with support for 66W superfast flash charging.

The company is offering iQOO 9 SE in two variants-- 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 12GB RAM + 256GB storage-- for Rs 33,990 and Rs 37,990. It comes in two colour options- Sunset Sierra and Space Fusion.

Prospective buyers can pre-order iQOO 9 Pro and iQOO 9 from 23 February and 2nd Mar 2022 for iQOO 9 SE on Amazon and iQOO website from 2 March onwards. Buyers with ICICI credit/debit cards can avail of discounts of Rs 6,000, Rs 4,000, and Rs 3,000, respectively on iQoo phones with EMI plans.

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