iQOO Neo 11 Confirmed to Pack Snapdragon 8 Elite Chipset Ahead of Launch

iQOO's next "Neo" series phone, the iQOO Neo 11 is launching in China tomorrow. The brand has already revealed some of the key upgrades that are making their way via the new phone. Now, the processor and thermal details of the smartphone have been officially unveiled.

iQOO Neo 11 is getting the "Elite" treatment

The official Weibo account of iQOO has revealed that the upcoming Neo 11 smartphone will draw its power from last year's Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. The SoC will further get paired with LPDDR5X Ultra RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. 

This is a welcome upgrade since, at launch, the Snapdragon 8 Elite was the top-of-the-line offering from Qualcomm back in 2024. Hence, it is good to see that the iQOO Neo 11 will not cheap out when it comes to raw performance.

Moreover, in terms of thermal management, iQOO is giving the Neo 11 the same treatment as that of the iQOO 15. The brand has confirmed that the presence of the same 8K Ice Dome vapour chamber cooling system which is present inside the iQOO 15 in China. Hence, expect to see the same 14,000mm ² heat dissipation area inside the Neo 11.

Aside from that, the iQOO Neo 11 back design was officially revealed recently with a metal frame and glass back. The brand has also confirmed that the phone will arrive with a 6.78-inch BOE Q10+ OLED 2K display with a 144 Hz refresh rate.

The smartphone is also jumping into the big battery ship with a 7,500mAh capacity cell and 100W fast USB-C charging support. Aside from that, iQOO is topping it all off with OriginOS 6 and an IP68 + IP69 rating.

That said, since iQOO Neo 11 is launching in China on October 30, 2025, we will only have to wait for a few more hours before the device goes official. So stay tuned for the launch coverage here at Beebom Gadgets.