IQOO NEO 7PRO 5G REVIEW

 

IQOO NEO 7 PRO 5G DETAILED REVIEW

iQOO has launched yet another smartphone with an outstanding price-to-performance ratio. The iQOO Neo 7 Pro comes as a smartphone centered towards the mobile gamers out there. The smartphone promises a lot. For example, one of the best gaming experiences with the help of an independent gaming chip, a premium AMOLED display, and more. The iQOO Neo 7 Pro 5G is the "Pro" variant of the iQOO Neo 7 that was launched earlier this year, which itself had a gaming DNA.

So how much of an upgrade does the iQOO Neo 7 Pro offer in terms of the premium we pay on the device? How much of a difference does this secret Independent Gaming Chip offer? And finally, is the smartphone worth the ₹34,999 starting price? Let’s find out!

DESIGN

Design wise, the iQOO Neo 7 Pro looks very similar to its younger sibling, the iQOO Neo 7. The smartphone has a similar shape with the flat screen and a curved back. We also get the same square-ish dual tone camera module and a similar edge-to-edge hole-punch display. However, there are more premium touches here and there. 

First and foremost, the vegan leather back panel, which we only get in the orange colour. While I’m not sure if I like the colour, the vegan leather back provides a very premium in-hand feel. The orange is a bit too bright for my liking, but the golden hints here and there go with the orange colour well. We get a golden frame, the iQOO logo is golden on the back panel, so the colour combination is nice, but we aren’t sure how many people will prefer this over more traditional colours.

The weight of the iQOO Neo 7 Pro 5G is also pretty good. The smartphone is lightweight at just 197 grams, which makes it easy to carry and hold on to, for longer gaming sessions. Overall, the iQOO Neo 7 Pro has a very familiar design, which is very similar to its younger sibling, the iQOO Neo 7. 

DISPLAY

Coming to display, the iQOO Neo 7 Pro 5G uses a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution. The display on this smartphone is pretty much the same as the one on the iQOO Neo 7, so the experience is also similar. The FHD+ resolution is pretty much standardised in this segment with most devices having similar resolution. Here, we get a 1080 x 2400p resolution, which makes for a 381ppi pixel density. The detail and sharpness is as good as any other smartphone in this range.

While in terms of details and sharpness this display fares well, it does feel slightly dull in terms of the vibrancy and brightness as compared to some of the competing devices. For example, the iQOO Neo 7 Pro’s display isn’t as bright as competing devices like the OnePlus Nord 3 5G, which showed a maximum brightness of 868 nits in our Lux Meter test. The iQOO Neo 7 Pro showed a maximum luminance of 707 nits, which is even below the slightly cheaper Poco F5.

However, luminance is not everything. In terms of colour accuracy, this display is right up there with the competition. The iQOO Neo 7 Pro 5G showed very impressive colour accuracy in our testing. The smartphone showed a brilliant DeltaE of 1.5 in the colour checker analysis in sRGB colour profile, which is too good for a smartphone. DeltaE signifies the error in the colours on a display, which means the lower it is, the better. For perspective, a DeltaE of under 4 is considered good for smartphones.

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