iQOO 13 is set to launch in China on October 30. So far, the company has teased the phone’s design and colour options. Details regarding the display have also been confirmed. iQOO has also revealed that the AnTuTu benchmark numbers for the device. It is confirmed to be powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC paired with an in-house Q2 gaming chipset. The battery and charging details of the phone have been revealed as well. Now, a tipster has suggested the expected price of the smartphone and hinted at additional features.

iQOO 13 Price (Expected)

The iQOO 13 price will start at CNY 3,999 (roughly Rs. 47,200) for the 12GB + 256GB option, according to a now-edited Weibo post by tipster Digital Chat Station. An older claim by the same tipster suggested that the iQOO 13 would be more expensive than the preceding iQOO 12. However, the new leak suggests that the expected price of the upcoming handset will be the same as the launch price of iQOO 12.

Screengrab of the unedited Weibo post by Digital Chat Station
Photo Credit: Gizmochina

iQOO 13 Features (Expected)

In another Weibo post, the tipster suggests that the iQOO 13 will sport a 6.78-inch screen and come with support for a 100W PPS+ direct drive power supply. The phone is also tipped to support LPDDR5X RAM and a 1016H super large motor.

Previously, the company has revealed that the iQOO 13 will be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC paired with a Q2 gaming chipset. It will be backed by a 6,150mAh battery with 120W wired fast charging.

The phone will carry a Q10 8T LTPO OLED display with 2K resolution, a 144Hz refresh rate, 1,800nits of HBM brightness, 510ppi pixel density and HDR10+ support. The screen for the phone has been co-developed with BOE. 

iQOO 13’s display will come with TÜV Rheinland certification as well. The handset will be available in four colour options — black, green, grey, and white. Notably, the phone is also confirmed to launch in India soon, but a date is yet to be announced.

iQOO 13 will launch in China this month and the company has now revealed the exact date of the handset’s unveiling. iQOO also confirmed the colour options of the handset. It will see an India launch as well, but the company has yet to announce the India launch date. However, iQOO has revealed the the availability details of the upcoming phone in the country. The handset will be equipped with Qualcomm’s latest octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC paired with iQOO’s Q2 gaming chipset.

iQOO 13 Launch Date, Colour Options, Design

The iQOO 13 will launch in China on October 30 at 4pm local time (1:30pm IST), the company confirmed in a Weibo post. The phone is confirmed to be offered in four colour options — black, green, grey, and white.  

iQOO 13 appears to be similar in design to the preceding iQOO 12, with a squircle camera unit placed on the upper left corner of the rear panel. The power button and volume rocker are placed on the right edge. Previous teasers show the display sporting slim, uniform bezels with a centred hole-punch slot at the top for the front camera.

iQOO 13 India Availability

The iQOO 13 was recently teased to launch in India by the company’s country head Nipun Marya. Now the company has announced that the phone will be available for purchase in the country via Amazon and the iQOO India website.

Several key features of the iQOO 13 have been revealed ahead of its launch. It is confirmed to be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC paired with a Q2 gaming chipset. The phone will be equipped with a Q10 OLED display.

iQOO will house a 6,150mAh battery in the iQOO 13 with support for 120W wired fast charging. The Chinese variant is expected to run on OriginOS 5, while the Indian and international versions are likely to ship with Funtouch OS 15 based on Android 15.

iQOO 13 is confirmed to launch in China later this month. Now, iQOO India head has teased the launch of the smartphone in India. It’ll launch as a successor to the iQOO 12. The company had previously revealed the display details of the upcoming phone. Other features like the battery and charging specifications have also been confirmed by a senior company official. It is confirmed to get the latest generation of Snapdragon chipset, the moniker for which is not yet revealed. 

iQOO 13 India Launch

The iQOO 13 will launch in India soon, as suggested by an X post by iQOO India CEO Nipun Marya. A launch date or timeline has not yet been revealed but it will likely be sometime later this year. The phone will be introduced in China in late October.

The teaser suggests that the iQOO 13 will be equipped with Snapdragon’s latest flagship chipset. The moniker of the chip has yet to be revealed. It will be unveiled at a Qualcomm event this week. 

iQOO 13 Specifications

iQOO 13 is confirmed to feature BOE’s Q10 display with a 2K resolution. Vivo VP Jia Jingdong has also confirmed that the phone will carry a 6,150mAh battery with support for 120W wired fast charging as well as a Q2 gaming chipset.

Previous leaks have claimed that the iQOO 13 handset will sport a 6.7-inch 2K AMOLED screen with a 144Hz refresh rate. It is expected to support up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of inbuilt storage. The Chinese version of the smartphone is expected to ship with OriginOS 5, while the Indian and international variants are tipped to run on Funtouch OS 15.

In the camera department, the iQOO 13 is expected to get a triple rear camera system, including a 50-megapixel primary sensor, a 50-megapixel sensor with an ultrawide lens, and a 50-megapixel 2x telephoto shooter. Meanwhile, the front camera could be equipped with a 32-megapixel sensor.

iQOO 13 is expected to launch soon as the company’s upcoming flagship smartphone, and the company has already started to tease some of the handset’s specifications online. A tipster has now leaked purported live images of the iQOO 13, giving us an idea of what to expect from the phone. The iQOO 13 will be launched in China at the end of October, and could be one of the first smartphones to debut with the next-generation Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (or Snapdragon 8 Elite) chipset from Qualcomm.

iQOO 13 Design Revealed in Leaked Images

Weibo user WHYLAB has posted three images of the purported iQOO 13 on the Chinese microblogging platform, that show the front of the upcoming smartphone. The live images of the handset including two close up images that show the top and bottom halves of the screen, which appears to have a flat design, along with narrow bezels on four sides.

iQOO 13 seen in the leaked image with slim display bezels
Photo Credit: Weibo/ WHYLAB

These leaked images also throw some light on the button arrangement on the iQOO 13. The volume rocker and the power button located on the right side of the screen, while the metal frame is shown to have flat edges. These images appear to corroborate the design of the smartphone that was previously teased by an iQOO executive. 

Last week, the company confirmed that the iQOO 13 would be equipped with BOE’s next-generation Q10 display with a 2K resolution. Previous leaks had also suggested that the next flagship phone from iQOO would sport a 6.7-inch 2K AMOLED screen with a 144Hz refresh rate.

The iQOO 13 is also tipped to arrive with Qualcomm’s next-generation smartphone chipset that is expected to be unveiled on October 21 as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 or Snapdragon 8 Elite. It is said to be equipped with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of inbuilt storage.

According to previous reports, the iQOO 13 could arrive with a triple 50-megapixel primary, ultrawide, and 2x telephoto cameras, as well as a 32-megapixel selfie camera. It is said to pack a 6,150mAh battery with support for 100W fast charging. 

iQOO 13 is expected to launch soon as the company’s upcoming flagship smartphone, and the company has already started to tease some of the handset’s specifications online. A tipster has now leaked purported live images of the iQOO 13, giving us an idea of what to expect from the phone. The iQOO 13 will be launched in China at the end of October, and could be one of the first smartphones to debut with the next-generation Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (or Snapdragon 8 Elite) chipset from Qualcomm.

iQOO 13 Design Revealed in Leaked Images

Weibo user WHYLAB has posted three images of the purported iQOO 13 on the Chinese microblogging platform, that show the front of the upcoming smartphone. The live images of the handset including two close up images that show the top and bottom halves of the screen, which appears to have a flat design, along with narrow bezels on four sides.

iQOO 13 seen in the leaked image with slim display bezels
Photo Credit: Weibo/ WHYLAB

These leaked images also throw some light on the button arrangement on the iQOO 13. The volume rocker and the power button located on the right side of the screen, while the metal frame is shown to have flat edges. These images appear to corroborate the design of the smartphone that was previously teased by an iQOO executive. 

Last week, the company confirmed that the iQOO 13 would be equipped with BOE’s next-generation Q10 display with a 2K resolution. Previous leaks had also suggested that the next flagship phone from iQOO would sport a 6.7-inch 2K AMOLED screen with a 144Hz refresh rate.

The iQOO 13 is also tipped to arrive with Qualcomm’s next-generation smartphone chipset that is expected to be unveiled on October 21 as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 or Snapdragon 8 Elite. It is said to be equipped with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 512GB of inbuilt storage.

According to previous reports, the iQOO 13 could arrive with a triple 50-megapixel primary, ultrawide, and 2x telephoto cameras, as well as a 32-megapixel selfie camera. It is said to pack a 6,150mAh battery with support for 100W fast charging. 

iQOO 13 — the upcoming flagship smartphone from the Vivo subsidiary — could be launched in India by the end of the year, according to details shared by a tipster. It is expected to be unveiled in China next month, as one of the first handsets to be equipped with Qualcomm’s next-generation chipset. The iQOO 13 has also surfaced on benchmarking website Geekbench, with the purported Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC, that is expected to be unveiled later this month, giving us an idea of what to expect from the upcoming handset.

iQOO 13 Could Launch in India in December

A Smartprix report citing tipster Yogesh Brar claims that the iQOO 13 will be launched in India on December 5. The smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm’s next flagship chipset, which is expected to be unveiled by the chipmaker later this month as the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 (or Snapdragon 8 Elite) according to the publication.

It’s worth noting that the Vivo sub-brand is yet to announce a launch date for the iQOO 13 in China or in global markets. Last year, the company unveiled the iQOO 12 in China in November, while the handset made its way to India a month later.

iQOO 13 Surfaces on Geekbench With Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Chipset

A listing for a smartphone with the model number V2408A on Geekbench gives a glimpse of the performance of the upcoming iQOO 13. The Geekbench entry reveals that the phone will be equipped with an octa-core processor with two performance cores clocked at 4.32GHz and six efficiency cores clocked at 3.53GHz.

Purported listings for the iQOO 13 and Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Photo Credit: Screenshot/ Geekbench

The Geekench listing for the purported iQOO 13 states that the device has 14.76GB of RAM, which indicates that it will be available in a 16GB memory variant. It is also shown to run on Android 15, and is likely to feature Vivo’s FuntouchOS 15 skin. 

The benchmark result reveals that the handset scored 3,142 points in the single-core test and 10,052 points in the multi-core test. These scores are much higher than the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra that reportedly scored 3,069 points and 9,080 points in the single-core and multi-core tests, respectively, with an ‘overclocked’ Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chipset.

On Geekbeench, the latest benchmark results for the iPhone 16 Pro Max show the handset scored 3,562 points in the single-core test, which is higher than what the purported iQOO 13 managed to achieve. However, Apple’s flagship smartphone scored 8,814 points in the multi-core test, which is significantly lower than iQOO’s upcoming smartphone.

These benchmark results suggest that the iQOO 13 could be one of the most capable smartphones to be launched in the coming months. We can expect to learn more about the performance of the handset and how it fares against its competitors once more smartphones with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 and Dimensity 9400 chipsets are launched.