iQOO promises four years of Android updates for this new flagship
iQOO 13 is all set to go official in India on December 3. Ahead of the launch, iQOO has revealed its Android update policy for the new phone. It is promised to get four years of Android updates and five years of security updates. The iQOO 13 was introduced in China in October and runs on Android 15. The iQOO 13 runs on the Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship chip and has three 50 megapixel cameras at the rear.
Sub-brand Vivo announced its Android update policy for the iQOO 13 via a press release on Wednesday. The latest flagship is confirmed to receive four major Android version upgrades and five years of security updates. It is claimed to be the first smartphone to be launched in India with Android 15-based Funtouch OS 15. The update was announced in September. The Chinese version of the phone will boot with Android 15-based OriginOS 5 skin on top.
Funtouch OS has been confirmed to offer 15 different AI features and a new interface for a personalized mobile experience. It includes an AI Photo Enhance feature that automatically adjusts brightness, contrast, color saturation and white balance to improve the quality of the photo. The Instant Text feature allows users to extract, copy and share text from any image. The Live Transcribe feature converts and displays speech to text, supporting more than 80 online languages and dialects.
Other features available in the latest skin are Instant Cutout, AI Super document, Circle To Search, Smart Scheduling and Screen Translation. Furthermore, Funtouch OS 15 brings new live and static wallpapers, new icon styles, fingerprint unlock animations, themes and Always On Display.
We can expect the iQOO 13 to support the Android 19 OS update. Samsung’s Galaxy S24 flagships are confirmed to get seven years of Android upgrades, while Google has also promised seven years of software updates for its Pixel phones.
iQOO 13 Specifications
The iQOO 13 will be launched in India on December 3. It will be available for purchase via the iQOO e-store and Amazon. It runs on the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and includes the company’s Q2 chip for gaming and a 7,000 sq mm vapor chamber cooling system. It features a Q10 LTPO AMOLED display with 2K resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. It has IP68 and IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance.
iQOO 13 features a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 50-megapixel primary camera with a Sony IMX 921 sensor, a 50-megapixel Sony portrait sensor and a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera. It has a 32-megapixel selfie sensor. The Indian variant of the phone packs a 6,000mAh battery with 120W charging support.
