iQOO 13 debuts with Snapdragon 8 Elite, RGB camera ring and huge battery

30 October 2024
The RGB-lit camera ring features 72 lighting effects.

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jiyen235, 10 hours agowent from flagship camera hardware to midrange cameraphone ... moreIt's not like they can't add more. They don't want their phones to be too heavy (iqoo 13 literally weight about 213 in glass version and 207g) and being thin at the same time (7.99mm) so they use smaller capacity double cell battery to get that 120W charging speed. Realme GT7pro shows that they have the capability to do so but sacrifice the feels(6500 weighting 22x+, 8.5mm thick).

    Rhoodin, 4 hours agoNonsense. The camera quality and camera processing that cur... moreIt's been said many times that they did it because the previous iqoo 12 has better cam than the Vivo x100 one which supposed to be the one that has better cam. Now they used the same main sensor and algorithm from vivo x200 except for the telephoto.
    Even then, there are still many features that this phone had compared to x200
    -ultrasonic fingerprint instead of optical
    -higher quality of screen (I'm not only talking about resolution, but the colors management, accuracy, brightness, its much more better than x200 or xiaomi 15)
    -higher quality of motor (1060H is much more responsive, better feedback)
    -Better super resolution (up to 2K compared with 900p from xiaomi 15), and frame interpolation (144fps)
    -Higher battery capacity and faster charging
    -faster memory 9600 and ufs 4.1 (ota)
    Etc.
    There are better things that iqoo has than find x,vivo x,or xiaomi 15 if you are too focused on camera you could buy those camera phone. But if you are a hard gaming core fan this one is easily fit your requirements while also have a decent camera (4K on every cam too)

      Rhoodin, 4 hours agoLol. You are talking like this is the one and only 8 Elite ... moreLol let people buy what phone that they want. There's nothing wrong with it. Yes the camera system is unfortunately downgraded compare to iQOO 12 but it's more than enough for casual photography and some people might won't even use a lot of features in the camera. It is better if they prefer performance-centric phone. What I like about iQOO is that their design aesthetic is simplistic compared to the aggressive styling of the ROG/Redmagic phones.

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        Rhoodin, 4 hours agoLol. You are talking like this is the one and only 8 Elite ... moreOppo find x8 has dimensity 9400, but yes it has 3x 1/2" periscope instead of 1/2,93" 2x upright telephoto.

          Anonymous, 6 hours agoI don't care about how rubbish the cameras are and I c... moreLol. You are talking like this is the one and only 8 Elite smartphone on planet. Other 8 Elite Flagships like Xiaomi 15, Oppo Find x8, Honor Magic 7 cost like 50$ extra at most while giving much better camera.

          50$ price difference can't justify the massive difference in cameras for anyone. There is no feature in this iqoo device that makes it better than other 8 Elite devices. There headlining feature is RGB lights at the back Lol.

            ishreal, 5 hours agoIt's a gaming brand NOT a camera brand. know the diffe... moreNonsense. The camera quality and camera processing that current flagships smartphone provides. One will need a much more expensive dedicated camera with multiple lenses and hours of post processing to get anything better than a flagship smartphone. Not to forget the ease of use and portability that comes with smartphones. Unless you are a professional photographer, there is absolutely 0 reason to get a dedicated camera over a Flagship Smartphone. You can find comparisons of Find X7 Ultra vs Dedicated cameras. Check it.

            And this is not a gaming Phone. It has the same 8 Elite chip and 0 Gaming features as any other Flagship Smartphone like Xiaomi 15, Oppo Find x8, Honor Magic 7.
            If it had any gaming phone features like trigger buttons, dual type c port, an overclocked + version of 8 Elite with dedicated cooling etc like Asus ROG or Lenovo Legion, Red Magic, Blackshark etc series then it would have made sense. This doesn't even have a display port out through Type c port that usually all gaming smartphones have.

            There top festure is Led lighting on the back, lol. They have made a garbage flagship device with low mid range cameras at 50$ cheaper than other Flagship device.

            Only a bra!nle$$ !d!0t will buy this over other 8 elite flagship devices to save 50$.

              Rhoodin, 7 hours agoAbsolutely horrible. Looks like Iqoo was sacrificed just to... moreIt's a gaming brand NOT a camera brand. know the difference. if you really cared about camera quality and photography you'd stop using a sh!t smartphone with overprocessed her ai garbage image quality and buy a real dedicated lens camera. no smartphone, past or future, could even measure up to even a dedicated micro four thirds camera and lens

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                I don't care about how rubbish the cameras are and I could just solve the problem by buying a conventional camera.

                What I care about is the Snapdragon 8 Elite

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                  RGB lights at the end of 2024 on the back? No use. Just gimmicks. Back then we had notification lights tiny but useful on the front top of the display. Better if they have used a secondary display on the back it could have been useful but alas smartphone these days are boring slabs devoid of smart features and full of gimmicks.

                    Absolutely horrible. Looks like Iqoo was sacrificed just to boost Vivo X200 series sales.
                    Main camera downgraded to Mindrange level.

                    Telephoto camera massively downgraded. 2x 1/2.9in sensor. 0.6úm. This is a Front Camera sensor. This is now worse than mid-rangers like Honor 200, Vivo V40, Realme 13 Pro+, Redmi Note 14 Pro+. Honor 200 has this Sensor as Front Camera.

                    Buying a phone at Price of Flagship (even if 50-100$ cheaper than other flagships) and getting Cameras worse than Midrangers is so ridiculous. Makes no sense to buy this instead of Vivo X200, Oppo Find X8 at 30$ price difference for 512gb. Same for Honor Magic 7 and Xiaomi 15, 40$ difference for 512GB.

                    If they had Priced this 200$ lower than other flagships then it would have made sense considering phones costing less than half of this has better cameras.

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                      jiyen235, 9 hours agoIQOO and Vivo are literally the same company, like Xiaomi&#... moreSame model within the company, iQOO 12 5000 mah to iQOO 13 6150mah add in more efficient chip that is no small jump year on , we rarely see these kind of jumps

                      Regarding Si/C battery tech doesn't seem to be as good per mah compared to Li-ion/Li-poly.

                      We don't know if that's because of software optimisation

                        DarlingYext, 11 hours ago"..upgraded cameras .." The telephoto is actua... moreFor the price there is nothing wrong with it.

                          ua82, 9 hours agoDifferent companies though, you can't expect iQOO to j... moreIQOO and Vivo are literally the same company, like Xiaomi's Poco and Redmi brands are still Xiaomi's.

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                            jiyen235, 9 hours agoSi/C battery tech doesn't seem to be as good per mah c... moreDifferent companies though, you can't expect iQOO to jump from 5000 mah to 6500mah in 1 year whilst the chip is more efficient, they leave themselves open what they can offer next time round

                              ua82, 9 hours agocrazy to hear saying only 6000mah-6150mah when last year mo... moreSi/C battery tech doesn't seem to be as good per mah compared to Li-ion/Li-poly. Last year was 5000 mah yeah but it had a huge camera system. The X200 Pro has a huge camera system AND has 6000 mah battery, only 150 mah smaller.

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                                jiyen235, 10 hours agowent from flagship camera hardware to midrange cameraphone ... morecrazy to hear saying only 6000mah-6150mah when last year mostly was 5000mah, 5000mah to 6150mah is no small jump and add in SD8 elite is supposably more efficient. next year we probably jump to 6500mah+

                                They can't make massive jumps otherwise they risking what they can offer next model

                                I'm very happy with this year's releases regarding battery capacity and chip efficiency we rarely get yearly jumps like that

                                  went from flagship camera hardware to midrange cameraphone camera hardware. HUGE downgrade. Apart from the main cam tho, it's not a huge disadvantage compared to something like the 14T Pro, auxiliary sensor sizes are similar so yeah.

                                  Not a bad phone but considering the fact that the IQOO 12 was perhaps the second or third best phone last year, it kinda stings to see this. Well compared to something like the Find X8, this is not lacking much, only the telephoto camera is "poor" comparatively but it's not like this is horrible. Good enough. Adding RGB was an excellent choice, this feels like a true gaming phone now, has some flare.

                                  Wish the battery was bigger, 6000 mah for the camera packed X200 Pro and "only" 6150 mah for the IQOO 13 seems a tad weird, the IQOO 12's smaller battery was justified cus the cams were great, this has smaller cams so ig the battery coulda been bumped up. Oh well, a decent phone, just soured by the greatness of its predecessor.

                                    Anonymous, 11 hours agoBecause there was too little difference between regular and... moreSales of the pro version were too weak. Not many people paying that much in China would go for IQOO.

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                                      this maybe the cheapest phone with snapdragon 8 elite.. best for anyone looking for latest chip with low price

                                        Anonymous, 11 hours agoBecause there was too little difference between regular and... moreSales of the pro version were too weak. Not many people paying that much in China would go for IQOO.

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