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iQOO Neo12
iQOO's Neo12, launched in China on 28 October 2026, pairs the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and an in-house Q3 gaming chip with an active cooling fan, a 6.83-inch 3200x1440 185Hz AMOLED display and a 9000mAh battery with 100W wired charging. It starts at CNY 4,399 for 12GB/256GB.
Pros
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 on a 3nm process, paired with iQOO's in-house Q3 gaming chip
- Built-in active cooling fan plus a 3D vapor chamber
- 6.83-inch 3200x1440 AMOLED display with up to 185Hz refresh rate and a claimed 2,200-nit peak brightness
- 9000mAh battery with 100W wired charging
- IP68 and IP69 dust and water resistance, and a 50MP Sony IMX921 main camera with OIS
Cons
- On sale in China only so far, with no international release or pricing announced
- No telephoto camera: the rear setup is a 50MP main plus an 8MP ultra-wide
- No wireless charging and no 3.5mm headphone jack; the USB-C port is USB 2.0
- Weighs 225-229g depending on colour, with a thickness of up to 8.67mm
Very good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iQOO Neo12
Display
- Screen size
- 6.83 ″
- Panel type
- AMOLED
- Resolution
- 3200x1440
- Pixel density
- 514 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 185 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 2,200 nits
- Screen-to-body
- 94.9 %
Performance
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB
- Storage options
- 256GB/512GB/1TB
- Storage type
- UFS 4.1
Camera
- Main camera
- 50 MP
- Main aperture
- f/1.88
- Ultra-wide
- 8 MP
- Max video
- 8K
- Front camera
- 16 MP
- OIS
- Yes
Battery
- Capacity
- 9,000 mAh
- Wired charging
- 100 W
Design
- Weight
- 225 g
- Thickness
- 8.5 mm
- IP rating
- IP68/IP69
Connectivity
- 5G
- Yes
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- NFC
- Yes
- USB
- USB-C 2.0
Software
- OS at launch
- Android 17 (OriginOS 7)
Audio
- Stereo speakers
- Yes
- 3.5mm jack
- No
Quick answers
Is the iQOO Neo12 good in 2026?
The iQOO Neo12 earns an Inno Score of 77.4/100 (“Very good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. iQOO's Neo12, launched in China on 28 October 2026, pairs the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and an in-house Q3 gaming chip with an active cooling fan, a 6.83-inch 3200x1440 185Hz AMOLED display and a 9000mAh battery with 100W wired charging. It starts at CNY 4,399 for 12GB/256GB.
What are the key specs of the iQOO Neo12?
Chipset: Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 · Screen size: 6.83 ″ · Capacity: 9,000 mAh · Main camera: 50 MP
What are the closest alternatives to the iQOO Neo12?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are vivo X200s, realme GT 8, realme Neo8 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
