iQOO 12 Review 
 
iQOO’s stance on providing a performance powerhouse is constant across its price spectrum. Its new offering, the iQOO 12 is the first smartphone in the whole-wide world to come with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. But that’s not where they want to stop – they want to take a step above performance this time around with a well-rounded feature list, including a stunning set of cameras. Seems like they have finally created a smartphone that’s not just targeted at gamers, but also an average flagship buyer. Does it make sense to buy one? Find out in my review.



iQOO 12 समीक्षा: डिज़ाइन और निर्माण गुणवत्ता

मैंने अपनी पिछली iQOO समीक्षाओं में हमेशा यही कहा है कि डिज़ाइन भाषा को ताज़ा करने में काफी समय लग गया है। शुक्र है, iQOO 12 को एक मिलता है, और यह लीजेंड कलरवे में बहुत खूबसूरत दिखता है। मेरी जैसलमेर यात्रा के दौरान, स्थानीय बाज़ार में कम से कम तीन लोग फ़ोन का नाम पूछने के लिए मेरे पास आए। अल्फ़ा कलरवे भी काफी अच्छा दिखता है लेकिन बीएमडब्ल्यू एम मोटरस्पोर्ट की सिग्नेचर तिरंगी धारियों का अभाव है।
बैक पैनल पोर्सिलेन इनेमल ग्लास से बना है और सुपर चमकदार है। हालाँकि, यह किसी भी दाग ​​या गंदगी को आकर्षित नहीं करता है, जो अच्छा है। लेकिन प्रभु, क्या यह फिसलन भरा है? इतना कि वह मेरी बेडसाइड टेबल से गिर गया और मुझे दो बार जगाया। और मैं अपनी नींद को लेकर होने वाली शिकायतों को बहुत गंभीरता से लेता हूं। अपने आप को ऐसे उल्लासपूर्ण क्षणों से बचाने के लिए, एक मामले पर थप्पड़ मारने पर विचार करें।

camera

As mentioned earlier, iQOO has majorly focused on camera department as well, apart from the performance. It features a triple rear camera setup that includes a 50MP primary sensor, a 50MP ultra wide angle lens and a 64MP telephoto lens that supports 3X and 10X periscope zoom shots. The camera managed to perform seamlessly well in our initial tests. Overall, the camera is a huge improvement from its previous generation. 

The periscope camera is amazing for close-up shots, with good details and edge detection in portrait mode, but the colours can be a bit inconsistent at times. This inconsistency can also be seen in photos captured in dull lighting conditions. 

As for the front camera, it comes with a 16MP selfie camera. It does a fairly decent job, even if you remove all the AI touch-up features. While it can capture good images in studio lighting and in daylight, I think that a lot of Android devices barring the Pixel tend to over-process the image. It's subjective, but I think you could get a better image potentially on a Pixel and an iPhone. However, those are in another league when it comes to pricing. iQOO 12 is catching up to them very fast. 

iQOO 12: Performance and software review

The iQOO 12 is the first smartphone to launch in India with Qualcomm’s latest and greatest — the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. And, it’s a leap over the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, on paper and benchmarks.

Daily life usage is a piece of cake for the iQOO 12, with no lags or stutters throughout my usage. Switching between demanding apps or even multi-tasking is handled easily. On the gaming front, the phone runs BGMI and Call of Duty: Mobile on the highest possible settings with ease. There was no hint of sudden lags or stutters, and 60fps gameplay was achievable.

You also get a bunch of gaming-centric features such as game frame interpolation and game super-resolution. The former can let you play the games at 144Hz, provided the game can natively run at 90fps, we couldn’t achieve this on BGMI. The latter is said to increase the resolution of the game, this wasn’t very evident, besides a few bumps in contrast and saturation of the image. 

iQOO 12 5G India price

The iQOO 12 is launched in two storage variants. The base model of 12GB RAM + 256GB internal storage is priced at Rs 52,999 and the 16GB RAM + 512GB internal storage variant is priced at Rs 57,999.
In terms of colours, it comes in two options: Alpha and Legend. Notably, Alpha variant comes with AG Glass at the back and the white Legend variant comes with Porcelain Enamel Glass.

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