iQoo Neo 6 Review: Mighty Performance at a Great Price

iQoo has introduced its Neo collection to India with the launch of the Neo 6 within the super-competitive sub-Rs. 30,000 value section. With a purpose to give the telephone a preventing likelihood, iQoo has outfitted it with highly effective {hardware} such because the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC, and has bolstered its options by giving it 80W quick charging and a 120Hz AMOLED show. The charging pace particularly is so much greater than what you typically get on this value vary. However does this make the iQoo Neo 6 undefeatable? My first impressions of this telephone has been fairly constructive, and now it is time to see if it is truly pretty much as good because it appears to be like.

iQoo Neo 6 value in India

The iQoo Neo 6 is priced at Rs. 29,999 for the bottom variant which comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage. The upper variant with 12GB of RAM and 256GB storage, which is the one I’ve, is priced at Rs. 33,999. The iQoo Neo 6 is obtainable in two colors, Darkish Nova and Cyber Rage.

iQoo Neo 6 design

The iQoo Neo 6 is a rebranded iQoo Neo 6 SE which launched in China earlier this 12 months. The Neo 6 is a giant smartphone and weighs 190g. It sports activities a 6.62-inch AMOLED show with a hole-punch on the high for the selfie digicam. It has pretty skinny bezels throughout. The body of the telephone is made out of plastic and is flattened on the high and the underside.

iQoo has added an IR (infrared) emitter on the Neo 6, that sits on the highest subsequent to the secondary microphone. The underside of the body has the USB Sort-C port, speaker, and the SIM tray slot. The again panel can be made out of plastic and has curved sides, which makes the telephone snug to carry. The proper aspect of the body is slim and options slim energy and quantity buttons.

This Darkish Nova color of the iQoo Neo 6 appears to be like stylish

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The Darkish Nova trim of the iQoo Neo 6 appears to be like stylish, for my part. It has a gradient end with blended hues of darkish blue and brilliant teal. This latter shade shines by when gentle hits it at sure angles. In case you favor one thing extra flashy, the Cyber Rage color is perhaps to your liking. The digicam module on the iQoo Neo 6 can even seize your consideration. It has a two-step design with a distinguished Neo branding on it.

iQoo ships the Neo 6 with a clear case within the field. The again panel of the telephone does have a matte end, so fingerprints aren’t actually a difficulty however the case ought to present some added safety. You additionally get a USB Sort-C to three.5mm audio adapter, which is an effective addition.

iQoo Neo 6 specs and software program

The iQoo Neo 6 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SoC which is without doubt one of the strongest SoCs on this value vary. The Mi 11X (Evaluation) which instantly competes with this telephone, can be powered by the identical SoC. iQoo says it has used a liquid cooling system to maintain the SoC operating cool. 

The Neo 6 sports activities a full-HD+ E4 AMOLED show with a 120Hz refresh fee. It has a 360Hz contact sampling fee which might enhance as much as 1,200Hz in just a few video games. The panel can be HDR10+ licensed and has a brightness of 800 nits. iQoo has additionally added stereo audio system to the Neo 6 however it misses out on an IP score.

The telephone helps Bluetooth 5.2, dual-band Wi-Fi, 4 5G bands, dual-4G VoLTE, and 5 satellite tv for pc navigation methods. There is no such thing as a NFC. The iQoo Neo 6 packs a 4,700mAh battery and has assist for as much as 80W quick charging. iQoo additionally bundles a appropriate charger within the field.

The iQoo Neo 6 does have a good quantity of bloatware apps preinstalled

On the software program aspect, the iQoo Neo 6 runs Funtouch OS 12 on high of Android 12. iQoo guarantees two years of Android OS updates and three years of safety updates. The person interface is sort of similar to the Vivo X80 that I just lately reviewed since each use Funtouch OS 12. Sadly, I confronted the identical concern with bloatware like I did on the Vivo X80, as there’s merely an excessive amount of of it. You possibly can uninstall most of those apps to reclaim some cupboard space. On the iQoo Neo 6, I discovered that the browser app pushed undesirable notifications all through the day, which received annoying in a short time.

iQoo Neo 6 efficiency and battery life

The iQoo Neo 6 makes use of a robust SoC and delivers constant efficiency with none indicators of slowing down. I had the 12GB variant which comfortably allowed me to multitask while not having to kill any opened apps within the background. I might change between completely different apps and video games, and I by no means observed the telephone having to reload an app. iQoo additionally has an prolonged RAM characteristic that allowed me to allocate 4GB of system storage as digital RAM.

Watching movies on the iQoo Neo 6 felt participating on the crisp AMOLED show. The stereo audio system additionally added to the viewing expertise. The upper refresh fee made scrolling in apps and menus a lot smoother. iQoo has set the refresh fee to Sensible Change by default and with this setting, the Neo 6 ran at 120Hz more often than not.

The triple digicam setup on the iQoo Neo 6 sits in a giant digicam module on the again

The iQoo Neo 6 has an in-display fingerprint scanner, which was dependable and by no means did not unlock the machine each time I attempted. I had additionally arrange face recognition which labored equally properly. The telephone fared properly in benchmarks. It managed 729,331 factors in AnTuTu which was greater than the OnePlus Nord 2 (Evaluation). In Geekbench 5, the Neo 6 scored 983 and 3074 factors in single-core and multi-core exams. Within the GFXBench graphics benchmark, the iQoo Neo 6 managed 50fps within the Automotive Chase check. General, the scores have been on the upper aspect on this section so these searching for good efficiency ought to be happy.

I performed Name of Responsibility: Cell on the iQoo Neo 6 which defaulted to the ‘Very Excessive’ graphics preset, whereas the body fee was set to ‘Excessive’ by default. I performed the sport for about 20 minutes which resulted in a 5 p.c drain in battery stage. The telephone wasn’t heat to the contact which could possibly be the results of the liquid cooling system doing its job.

I used to be pleased with the battery efficiency on the iQoo Neo 6 as the telephone simply lasted for past a day and a half with none points. In our HD video loop check, the telephone ran for 21 hours, 17 minutes which was spectacular. The provided 80W charger managed to cost the telephone as much as 83 p.c in half-hour and was charged fully in below 50 minutes.

iQoo Neo 6 cameras

The iQoo Neo 6 sports activities a triple digicam setup consisting of a 64-megapixel main with OIS, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide with a 116-degree subject of view, and a 2-megapixel macro. For selfies, it has a 16-megapixel digicam. The digicam app is pretty straightforward to make use of and is visually much like the app on the Vivo X80, minus the Zeiss additions. The principle digicam pixel-bins pictures to 16-megapixels by default, however you may shoot on the full decision if wanted.

Daylight panorama pictures from the first digicam have been detailed and objects at a distance have been recognisable. Textual content on distant buildings have been additionally legible. The telephone has an AI scene optimisation possibility which sometimes bumps up the distinction within the output. The ultra-wide-angle digicam gives a wider subject of view and has an analogous color profile as the first digicam. Nevertheless, the output was warped alongside the perimeters of the body.

iQoo Neo 6 main digicam (high) and ultra-wide-angle (backside) digicam samples (faucet to see full measurement)

Shut-up pictures regarded crisp and the iQoo Neo 6 managed to seize minute particulars fairly properly. It additionally managed a mushy, pure bokeh between the topic and the background. Photographs taken in Portrait mode had good edge detection. The macro digicam managed good excessive close-ups of topics. Nevertheless, the standard was restricted by the decision of the sensor.

iQoo Neo 6 close-up (high) and macro (backside) digicam samples (faucet to see full measurement)

The iQoo Neo 6 was fast to gauge the scene in low gentle and robotically stored the shutter open for longer. This resulted in a reasonably detailed picture. The telephone additionally prompted me to modify to Night time mode in very darkish eventualities, which regarded brighter and produced higher particulars within the shadows.

iQoo Neo 6 low gentle (high) and Night time mode (backside) digicam samples (faucet to see full measurement)

Selfies taken with the iQoo Neo 6 have been captured on the sensor’s full decision. The app applies a beautification filter by default however this may be adjusted and even disabled if wanted. Daylight pictures had correct pores and skin tones. In low gentle, the telephone enabled display screen flash robotically which helped in getting a greater output. Selfie’s taken in Portrait mode had good edge detection and I might nice tune the extent of background blur earlier than capturing the picture.

iQoo Neo 6 daylight and low gentle Portrait selfies (faucet to see full measurement)

Video recording topped out at 4K 60fps for the first rear digicam, in addition to the selfie digicam which isn’t one thing we see fairly often. Video footage was properly stabilised in daylight, however low gentle footage had seen shimmer within the output when strolling. The digicam app additionally has a dual-video mode that allowed me to shoot utilizing the first and the selfie digicam on the similar time.

Verdict

In case you are seeking to purchase a smartphone with a funds of round Rs. 30,000, the iQoo Neo 6 ought to undoubtedly be excessive up in your checklist. It has excellent efficiency that you’d count on from a high-end Qualcomm SoC, together with glorious battery life and very quick charging. The promise of assured Android OS and safety updates make the iQoo Neo 6 future-proof to an extent. In my view, the bottom variant of the iQoo Neo 6 is the one to get because it gives higher worth than the 12GB variant.

I haven’t got main complaints with the iQoo Neo 6 apart from the preinstalled bloatware, which is certainly a priority. These searching for good video recording efficiency ought to be aware that the iQoo Neo 6 does not fare properly when taking pictures movies in low gentle.

In case you worth clear software program, then the just lately launched Motorola Edge 30 (Evaluation) is one thing it is best to contemplate. Nevertheless, if you happen to do not need to compromise on efficiency, then the Mi 11X (Evaluation) and the OnePlus Nord 2 (Evaluation) are excellent options to have a look at in the identical value vary.