iQOO 13 arrives in India with a slightly smaller battery

iQOO 13 was launched in China last month with the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Sub-brand Vivo recently confirmed that the smartphone will launch in the Indian market in the first week of December. The specifications of the Indian variant of the iQOO 13 are believed to be identical to its Chinese counterpart, with one exception: the Indian variant will have a slightly smaller battery. The smartphone maker has confirmed that the iQOO 13 will be available in two colorways in India.

The updated one landing page for the iQOO 13 on the company’s website, it appears that the Indian version of the upcoming device will pack a 6,000 mAh battery. This is slightly smaller than the 6,150 mAh battery you’ll find on the Chinese variant. The 120W fast charging speed, design and other specifications appear to be similar to the model launched in China.

The Indian variant of iQOO 13 has been confirmed to launch in Nardo Gray and Legend Edition color options with Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and a dedicated Q2 gaming processor. It will have a BOE Q10 8T LTPO 2.0 OLED display with 2K resolution and up to 144Hz refresh rate. The handset also has IP68 and IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance.

The iQOO 13 will be launched in India on December 3. It has already been confirmed to be available via the official iQOO e-store and Amazon.

iQOO 13 Price, Specifications

The iQOO 13 price in China starts at CNY 3,999 (approximately Rs. 47,200) for the 12 GB RAM + 256 GB option, and the price can go up to CNY 5,199 (approximately Rs. 61,400) for the 16 GB + 1 TB RAM and storage configuration.

The iQOO 13 has a 6.82-inch 2K BOE Q10 8T LTPO 2.0 OLED display and has up to 16 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 1 TB of UFS 4.0 onboard storage. It has a triple rear camera setup consisting of a 50-megapixel primary sensor, a 50-megapixel telephoto sensor and a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens. It has a 32-megapixel selfie sensor. The phone has an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor on the display.