The ‘blockbuster’ smartphone of the year is about to appear: Called the ‘S23 Ultra Terminator’, up to 10 million dong cheaper

Galaxy S23 Ultra ‘Terminator’

According to Gizmochina, iQOO 11S is the next smartphone under the iQOO brand (Vivo’s sub-brand) to be launched in the near future. Rumors say this smartphone will be introduced in early July and will first be available in the Chinese market from July 8.

In a recent Weibo post, Vivo Vice President Jia Jingdong shared images of the new smartphone. The image shows that the iQOO 11S has a similar design to the standard iQOO 11 model, but the front and sides of the device are unknown.

The layout of the rear camera cluster is similar to the iQOO 11 and the iQOO brand text may be on the back of the device. However, the beautiful back with a unique camera cluster feels more strange than the iPhone 14.

In particular, thanks to Qualcomm’s latest and most advanced Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 2 chip, iQOO 11S is considered the most formidable “destructor” for Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra model.

Worth mentioning, the leaked design shows that this smartphone has a better design than the iPhone 14, while many sources say that the iQOO 11S will have up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage, on par with flagship flagships. current market like iPhone 14 Pro Max or Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra.

Gizmochina said, iQOO 11S is expected to launch with 4 RAM/memory versions, of which RAM capacity is up to 16GB, including 12GB RAM + 256GB storage, 16GB RAM + storage capacity. 256 GB, 16 GB RAM + 512 GB storage, and 16 GB RAM + 1 TB storage.

iQOO 11S will bring 3 color options for consumers including Legendary (black), Track (white) and Qiantang Tingchao (cyan) versions.

Well-informed sources say that iQOO 11S will be equipped with a 6.78-inch E6 AMOLED screen, 2K resolution, 144Hz refresh rate. The device will be installed with Origin OS 3 (based on Android 13).

The main camera will have a Sony IMX866V sensor with a resolution of 50MP. In addition, it is likely that this model will continue to maintain the 13MP telephoto camera and 8MP ultra-wide-angle camera, similar to the iQOO 11 5G. The selfie camera has a resolution of 16MP.

iQOO 11S uses a 4700mAh battery and supports 200W charging. This smartphone model will also come with a fingerprint scanner and many other modern features.

The formidable of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 2

The Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 2 chip expected to be present on the iQOO 11S is said to be a high-frequency version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip, breaking Samsung’s current monopoly on this powerful processor.

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 2 has a main core frequency of 3.36 GHz – an amazing number, surpassing the 3.35 GHz of the Dimensity 9200+ and the 3.19 GHz of the regular Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 version. With frequencies like this, Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 2 has become the most powerful 5G processor in Qualcomm’s chip lines.

And yet, the GPU frequency of Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen also increased from 680 MHz to 719 MHz, allowing enhanced graphics processing capabilities. With high CPU and GPU frequencies, iQOO 11S promises fast response times when users manipulate, providing a great experience when performing multi-tasking or playing games.

Previous rumors suggested that the iQOO 11S could also be equipped with MediaTek’s Dimensity 9300 chip, but according to Gadget Tendency, the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 2 seems to be a much more realistic choice.

Price prediction

There are many predictions about the price of iQOO 11S, the lowest from 14 million. Some sources believe that iQOO 11S will have the same price as iQOO 11 Pro, which is about 17-18 million VND (according to the selling price on the Vietnamese market), nearly 10 million VND cheaper than Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra version 8GB/ 256GB (price 26,990,000 VND), while the RAM capacity is much larger.

Summary of expected specifications of iQOO 11S

6.78-inch AMOLED display with 144Hz refresh rate

Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 2 Chip

Origin OS 3 (based on Android 13)

RAM: Up to 16GB

Storage: Up to 1TB

50MP main camera, two 13MP and 8MP secondary cameras

16MP selfie camera

4700 mAh battery, 200W fast charging support