The iQOO 15, which was unveiled in China last month, will begin its international rollout this month with an India debut on November 26.
The iQOO 15 features Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship chip and features four cameras – a 32MP selfie camera on the front and a trio of 50MP cameras on the back.
The rear camera setup includes a primary (OIS), a periscope telephoto (OIS, 3x optical), and an ultrawide camera, with the primary camera using a Sony IMX921 sensor and the periscope telephoto camera using a Sony IMX882 sensor. The ultrawide camera relies on Samsung’s S5KJN1SQ03 sensor, while the front camera uses the Galaxycore GC32E1-WA1XA.
The return of the periscope telephoto camera, which was present on the iQOO 12 but was removed from the iQOO 13 last year, also brings back the telephoto macro mode. This is called Super Macro and can be accessed by clicking the flower icon in the top-right corner of the photo mode of the default camera app. You can take macro shots at 1x (25 mm), 2x (46 mm), 3x (73 mm), and 6x (146 mm) magnification with Super Macro mode.
iQOO 15’s Super Macro mode at 3x magnification
iQOO is also offering an 85mm focal length (3.7x magnification) in portrait mode with the iQOO 15 as a “sweet spot” between the 50mm and 100mm focal lengths.
iQOO 15’s portrait mode at 85mm focal length
iQOO invited us to a media briefing last week, where we got a look at the iQOO 15 and took quick photos. We’re sharing them below so you can pixel-peep them yourself. You can also use our comparison tool on the desktop version of the website to compare two photos.
daylight photos
First up, we have daylight photos, clicked with the 50MP primary camera in default photo mode, which has an output of 12.6MP. This is followed by pictures taken in high-resolution mode with the same camera.
Primary camera, 12.6MP, 1x magnification (23 mm).
Primary camera, 12.6MP, 1x magnification (23mm)
Primary camera, 50.3MP (high resolution), 1x magnification (23 mm).
Primary camera, 50.3MP (high resolution), 1x magnification (23 mm)
Now, we have some photos taken in Portrait mode, which supports five focal lengths – 23mm (1x), 35mm (1.5x), 50mm (2.2x), 85mm (3.7x), and 100mm (4.3x).
Portrait mode: 50mm (2.2x) • 85mm (3.7x) • 100mm (4.3x)
Portrait mode: 50mm (2.2x) • 85mm (3.7x) • 100mm (4.3x)
Portrait mode: 50mm (2.2x) • 85mm (3.7x) • 100mm (4.3x)
And now some macro shots.
Super Macro Mode: 2x (46mm) • 3x (73mm) • 6x (146mm)
low light photos
Now let’s take a look at some low light photos.
We have some photos taken with the primary camera in default photo mode.
Primary camera, 12.6MP, 1x magnification (23mm)
Next, we have some portrait shots taken at 50mm, 85mm and 100mm focal lengths.
Portrait mode: 50mm (2.2x) • 85mm (3.7x) • 100mm (4.3x)
That’s all from our side for now. We’ll give you a detailed verdict on the camera quality and other features of the iQOO 15 after we’ve completed our usual tests, but feel free to share your thoughts on these photos in the comments below.
