iQOO 13 India launch confirmed for December; Design, rendering teased
iQOO 13 will be launched in India soon. The company has confirmed that the phone will feature Qualcomm’s latest octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. It has teased the design of the handset, in addition to some display features. Now, iQOO has announced the launch timeline of the iQOO 13 in India. The phone was unveiled in China on October 30. The Indian version is expected to be similar to its Chinese counterpart in terms of design and key specifications.
iQOO 13 India Launch Timeline
The iQOO 13 will be launched in India in December, the company confirmed in an X after. As part of the brand’s partnership with BMW Motorsport, the phone will arrive in a Legend Edition with blue-black-red tri-color patterns. Notably, the previous iQOO 12, which was launched in India in December 2023, is available in a similar variant.
The India variant of the iQOO 13 will be available via the official iQOO e-store and Amazon. An Amazon microsite because the handset has also gone live. The phone is teased with the Halo light feature. The microsite reveals that it will get a 2K LTPO AMOLED display panel with a 144Hz refresh rate. It is confirmed to feature a Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC paired with a Q2 gaming chipset.
iQOO 13 features
The iQOO 13 was launched in China with a Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC, an internal Q2 gaming chipset, up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 1 TB of internal storage. It comes with OriginOS 5 based on Android 15. It is expected to arrive in India with a FuntouchOS 15 skin on top. The device has a 6,150 mAh battery with support for 120W fast cable charging.
iQOO 13 comes with a 6.82-inch 2K (1,440 x 3,168 pixels) BOE Q10 8T LTPO 2.0 OLED display with up to 144Hz refresh rate and HDR support. For optics, the phone has a 50-megapixel triple camera unit that includes a 50-megapixel telephoto camera and a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens. The front camera houses a 32-megapixel sensor. The handset comes with an IP68 and IP69 certified build and an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor on the display.
