Almost every smartphone company faces a lot of competition in the premium midrange segment in India. With a powerful chipset, great cameras and modern design, iQoo has now launched Neo 9 Pro. This is a handset which is equipped with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip and 50 megapixel primary rear camera. This handset will compete with Samsung Galaxy A54, OnePlus 12R, Nothing Phone 2 and Oppo Reno 11 Pro.
iQoo Neo 9 Pro price in India
iQoo Neo 9 Pro price in India is set at Rs 37,999 for the lone 8GB+256GB RAM and storage configuration, while the 12GB+256 variant is priced at Rs 39,999. The third variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage will be available from March 21 for Rs 35,999. The phone comes with a 120W SuperVOOC charger with USB Type-C cable and a transparent TPU cover in the box.
iQoo Neo 9 Pro design
iQoo Neo 9 Pro is equipped with a rear panel made of glass or vegan leather, depending on the version of the phone. Equipped with 12GB RAM and 256GB inbuilt storage, the Fiery Red model handset features a flat AMOLED screen as well as flat edges which are red in color with a matte finish on which fingerprints do not work.
A center-aligned selfie camera is located in a hole punch cutout at the top of the screen. The display already comes with a thin plastic scratch protector. On the back, there is a vertical dual rear camera module located on the top left corner, with a metal ring surrounding the camera glass.
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A small iQoo logo is located below the screen, and the words “Neo” and “Power to Win” are lightly embossed on the white vegan leather material below the rear camera. Apart from these, there is no other text or branding on the handset.
iQoo Neo 9 Pro specifications and software
iQoo has equipped the Neo 9 Pro with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC – Qualcomm’s premium mobile processor launching in late 2022 – paired with the company’s dedicated Q1 chip. This phone has a 6.78 inch AMOLED screen. The handset is equipped with up to 12GB of RAM and up to 256GB of inbuilt storage. It supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4, 5G, 4G LTE and GPS connectivity. The phone has a USB Type-C port for data transfer and charging. There is no headphone jack on iQoo Neo 9 Pro.
Running on Android 14-based Funtouch OS 14 out-of-the-box, the Neo 9 Pro features the same interface that is available on other smartphones from the company, including the iQoo 12 launched last year. iQoo says the phone will get 3 years of OS updates along with an additional year of security updates. The phone has four preinstalled apps – Netflix, Spotify, Snapchat, Facebook and PhonePe. It will get 3 years of OS updates along with an additional year of security updates.