HIGHLIGHTS

• iQOO Z5 to launch in India on September 27, Monday.
• iQOO Z5 will come with Snapdragon 778G processor and LPDDR5 RAM.
• It might come alongside a budget and a step-up variant.

iQOO has finally revealed the launch date for its next smartphone offering in India. The company will be coming out with its iQOO Z5 in the country on September 27, i.e. next Monday at 12 pm. The launch date follows the debut of the smartphone in the company’s home country China on September 23.

The announcement of the iQOO Z5 launch date in India does not carry any other information about the device. However, the company hinted at some specifications of the smartphone with its launch announcement in China. From this, we have a hint of what to expect from the smartphone once it marks its debut.

We know that the iQOO Z5 will come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G processor. In addition, it will carry UFS 3.1 storage and LPDDR5 RAM. An image shared by iQOO earlier on Weibo shows a front panel of the device, sporting very slim bezels on all sides along with a punch-hole selfie camera in the middle of the display. Volume rockers and power button can be seen on the right edge of the new iQOO smartphone.

iQOO Z5 will also feature some audio improvements over the Z3. The smartphone will come with dual stereo speakers for surround sound and will support Hi-Res Audio and Hi-Res Audio Wireless.

Other specifications on the iQOO Z5 are rumoured to include a curved full-HD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate. There might be a triple-lens camera setup at the back with a 64-megapixel primary sensor. The device will likely run Android 11 out-of-the-box and ship with up to 8GB RAM. There might also be a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and a 5,000mAh battery that will feature 44W fast charging.

It has been strongly hinted that iQOO will also debut a more pocket-friendly version of the iQOO Z5, i.e. the iQOO Z5x. The smartphone will compromise on some aspects for a lower price point, like a 90Hz AMOLED display instead of the 120Hz option and a MediaTek Dimensity 900 in place of the Snapdragon chipset on the iQOO Z5.

There is also a possibility of a step-up version, called iQOO Z5 Pro which might feature an improved camera and display over the vanilla model