When it comes to value-for-money performance phones, Vivo's sub-brand iQOO has always delivered with its "Neo" lineup. Now, the brand is gearing up to launch the iQOO Neo 11 as a direct successor to the iQOO Neo 10.
iQOO took to its official Weibo handle to tease the launch of the smartphone in China. While the exact announcement date is still under wraps, the pre-orders for the phone are already live in the country. Early bird customers will also get the Vivo TWS A4 worth 299 Chinese Yuan (approximately Rs 4,000) for absolutely free.
Aside from that, the pre-order page has also given us our first official look at the smartphone. Right off the bat, with a brushed aluminium mid-frame (evident from the antenna lines), the smartphone means business in comparison to the iQOO Neo 10, which featured a plastic frame. Even the camera bump looks a little bit recessed when compared to the last-gen model.
iQOO Neo 11 could be the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 phone
At the Snapdragon Summit 2025, Qualcomm launched its flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, and also announced another premium chipset called the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. It is confirmed to launch by the end of 2025 and as of now, none of the smartphone brands have announced their 8 Gen 5 smartphone.
Hence, we believe that the iQOO Neo 11 will very well become the first smartphone in the world to draw its power from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor. Even more so since the iQOO Neo 10 was the first phone to feature the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4.
Other than that, expect the smartphone to bring a substantial battery upgrade at 7,500mAh compared to the 7,000mAh cell on the Neo 10. The display quality could also receive a boost from 1.5K on the Neo 10 to 2K on the Neo 11.
Apart from this, it is without a doubt that the smartphone will ship with the latest OriginOS 6 update based on Android 16. That said, we expect iQOO to launch the Neo 11 by the end of 2025 itself.
