iQoo might be a relatively new name in the gaming smartphone space, but the company is looking to change that with the launch of the iQoo 7 Legend in India. Scheduled for later this month, it could claim the title for quite a few segment-firsts – unless there are some major changes.
iQoo entered the Indian market in February 2020 with the iQoo 3, which was also the country’s first 5G smartphone. But since then, the company remained quiet and did not launch any other product. That is set to change as the company is launching iQoo 7 Legend in India on April 26 India.
The iQoo 7 Legend will be the gaming brand’s best phone of the season, promising to create a new benchmark in terms of performance, regardless of the price. It could also be the phone with the fastest charging when it launches, offering a full charge in under 20 minutes.
There will be other iQoo phones coming to India in the near future too, with leaks pointing at the iQoo Neo 5 and the iQoo Z3. For this, this is everything we know about the iQoo 7 Lenend in India.
Cut to the chase
- What is it? iQoo's next flagship phone
- When is it out? End of April
- How much will it cost? Under Rs 40,000
iQoo 7 Legend price and launch date
Before we talk about the upcoming phone(s), let’s try to make sense of the lineup. The ‘iQoo 7 Legend’ moniker being used by the company in all its communications does not exist in China, but the specs line up with the iQoo 7. We also know that the phone will have the Snapdragon 888 and will come in multiple variants, which rules out the possibility that Legend is a suffix for the top-of-the-line model.
The iQoo 7 series will be launched in India on April 26. All things considered, we believe that the Indian iQoo 7 Legend will be the Chinese iQoo 7, and the Indian iQoo 7 will be some other device entirely. Both of them will be unveiled together, forming the iQoo 7 series. The BMW Edition will also be available.
Interestingly, the company has also teased about its pricing — aiming to steal the thunder from the OnePlus 9 series. The iQoo 7 Legend’s top variant (presumably with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage), will be priced under Rs 40,000 in India. This means that iQoo could have the cheapest Snapdragon 888 smartphone in India, unless Xiaomi pulls off a miracle with the Mi 11 series on April 23.
iQoo 7 Legend specs and features
For a mobile phone in India under Rs 40,000, the iQoo 7 Legend seems to have great specs, at least on paper. Along with the Snapdragon 888 chipset, it has up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM (along with 3GB of additional virtual RAM) and 256GB of non-expandable UFS 3.1 storage. There’s a multi-layer cooling structure inside for thermal management.
Gamers will appreciate that the iQoo 7 Legend has a refresh rate of 120Hz for smoother visuals, on the 6.62-inch AMOLED display with HDR10+ support and105% NTSC coverage. There’s also an optical in-display fingerprint scanner. The screen is pressure-sensitive, where a deeper touch can be mapped as additional input options. You also get dual stereo speakers.
| Display | 6.62-inch AMOLED, 120Hz |
| Processor | Snapdragon 888 |
| Camera | 48MP + 13MP + 13MP |
| Battery | 4,000mAh + 120W charging |
For smartphone photography, the iQoo 7 Legend has a triple-camera setup with a 48MP f/1.8 primary sensor with OIS, a 13MP ultra-wide lens and a 13MP telephoto shooter with 2x magnification and 20x digital zoom. For selfies, there’s a 16MP camera on the front. Shooting modes include night scene, portraits, dynamic photos, time-lapse, document correction, etc.
Last but not least, the iQoo 7 Legend houses a 4,000mAh battery with 120W fast charging - this is for the Chinese variant. However, in India, the device is confirmed to come with 66W fast charging which will top up the device in just 20 minutes.
iQoo 7 specs
A recent report also suggests the iQoo 7 Legend will be joined by a Snapdragon 870 sidekick. The device is also said to feature a dedicated display chipset. Currently, in China, the only phone from iQoo powered by Snapdragon 870 and a dedicated display chipset is the iQoo 5 Neo. So, the iQoo Neo 5 is expected to launch in India as the iQoo 7.
The iQoo Neo 5 sports a 6.62-inch Full HD+ Samsung E3 Super AMOLED display with a 120Hz high refresh rate. The device sports an independent display chip with support for HDR10+ content with pro-level adjustment built for gaming. There is also an in-display fingerprint scanner.
In terms of optics, the iQoo Neo features a 48MP Sony IMX598 main camera with optical image stabilization, a 12MP wide-angle camera, and a 2MP sensor. For selfies, the device comes with a 16MP shooter. The iQoo Neo 5 is packed with a 4,400mAh battery which is backed by a 66W fast charger via Type-C interface.
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