Vivo’s gaming-centric sub-brand, iQOO — short for “I Quest On and On” and pronounced “eye-coo,” in case you forgot — gets a new addition. Meet the newly launched Vivo iQOO Neo 855.

Packed with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and up to 8GB of RAM, it’s no slouch. And it’s budget-friendly, too, for a phone with such features as software boosters, a liquid-cooling system, Cooling Turbo heat management, and AI Turbo, which Vivo says “anticipates resource-intensive scenarios and intelligently allocates CPU/GPU power.” Check out the phone’s prices in China:

• 6GB/64GB: ¥1,998 (around P14,493 or $283)
• 6GB/128GB: ¥2,298 (P16,669 or $325)
• 8GB/128GB: ¥2,498 (P18,120 or $353)
• 8GB/256GB: ¥2,698 (P19,570 or $382)

Yes, there are four Vivo iQOO Neo 855 variants, and they all come with fast UFS 3.0 storage except for the first one, which has UFS 2.1. There is no microSD expansion here, unfortunately.

Looks-wise, the smartphone does not stray too far from past designs of the iQOO line. It comes in three colors: Carbon Black, Electro-optic Violet, and Iceland/Icelandic Aurora, a gradient color option that mixes shades of Blue and Purple.

The iQOO Neo 855 features a 6.38-inch AMOLED Full HD+ display with a 2,340 x 1,080 resolution. The waterdrop notch in front houses a 12-megapixel camera.

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On the back, the brand adds a triple-camera setup with a 12-megapixel main shooter, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.

The device features a 4,500mAh battery with support for 33-watt fast charging. It also features an in-display fingerprint sensor and a 3.5mm audio jack.

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Scheduled for release November 1, the Vivo iQOO Neo 855 — which achieved an Antutu Benchmark score of 477,016 — is now available for reservations in China. We just don’t know if it will ever land in the Philippines.

Vivo iQOO Neo 855 specs

• 6.38-inch FullHD+ Super AMOLED screen, 2,340 x 1,080
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor
• 6GB/8GB RAM
• 64GB/128GB/256GB storage
• Triple cameras: 12MP, f/1.8 main, 8MP, f/2.2 ultra-wide, 2MP, f/2.4 depth sensor
• 16MP, f/2.0 front camera
• Fingerprint sensor (under-display)
• 4,500mAh battery with 33-watt fast charging
• Funtouch OS 9 based on Android 9

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