iQOO 13, which was unveiled in China in October and began its international rollout last week, was unveiled in India today.
The iQOO 13 is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC and has two memory configurations in India – 12GB/256GB and 16GB/512GB. It runs Android 15-based Funtouch OS 15 out of the box and comes with a promise of four years of Android OS upgrades and five years of Android security updates.
The flagship is built around a 6.82″ 1,440p 144Hz LTPO AMOLED display with a centered punch-hole for a 32MP selfie camera and an ultra-sonic fingerprint reader embedded in it.
IQOO 13
On the back, you get a circular-shaped camera island that houses three cameras – a 50MP primary, a 50 MP telephoto (2x optical), and a 50MP ultrawide. The camera module is also surrounded by RGB lights, which iQOO calls Monster Halo Light.
Keeping the whole package running is a 6,150 mAh battery with 120W charging support. However, in India you get a 6,000 mAh battery.
The iQOO 13 will come in Legend and Nardo Gray editions in India, with its 12GB/256GB and 16GB/512GB models priced at INR54,999 ($650/€620) and INR59,999 ($710/€675), respectively.
iQOO 13 Legend Edition (left) with Nardo Gray edition (right)
However, with bank offers, their effective prices drop to INR51,999 ($615/€585) and INR56,999 ($675/€640). If you exchange a non-vivo/iQOO device instead then the effective price of both versions is the same. And if you exchange a Vivo/iQOO smartphone, the effective price comes down by Rs 2,000 ($24/€22).
iQOO 13 price and offers in India
iQOO 13 will be available for pre-order via iQOO’s Indian website, pre-booking on Amazon.in will begin on December 5 at noon local time. Those who pre-book the iQOO 13 will get 1 year additional warranty and free iQOO TWS 1e Bluetooth earphones.
Pre-book users can buy the iQOO 13 from December 10, with the open sale starting a day later. The smartphone will be sold through iQOO’s website, Amazon.in and Vivo exclusive stores and other offline retailers.
iQOO will now sell its products through offline stores in India
You can read our iQOO 13 review here to know more about it. After that, you can check out the pictures clicked by us with the iQOO 13 during a media briefing in Dubai.
