The iQOO 13 is now barely dearer than the outgoing mannequin, beginning at Rs. 54,999 for the bottom variant with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage and Rs. 59,999 for the 16GB 512GB possibility. In this evaluation, we will inform you if it is price the additional money.
iQOO 13 Design: Premium and trendy
- Dimensions – 163.37×76.71×8.13mm
- Weight – 213g
- Colours – Nardo Grey and Legend
The iQOO 13 is a handsome rectangular slab that, regardless of its measurement, would not really feel large in hand. While it seems to be similar to final yr’s iQOO 12 (Review), there are some modifications. The telephone will get a matte/satin end glass rear panel with chamfered sides and a flat aluminium body with curved, rounded edges. The rear panel is slippery, however the shiny body supplies a considerably safe grip. You do get a transparent grippy case within the bo, although. The body has a metallic end to it and gathers fingerprints, however the rear panel on our Legend variant retains the fingerprints and smudges away. The Nardo Grey possibility is, sadly, a fingerprint magnet.
iQOO exhibits off its partnership with BMW M Motorsport on the Legend variant in a really delicate method. The rear panel is generally plain, with simply the iQOO emblem on the backside and the BMW M badge. The white model, aka Legend, seems to be and feels elegant. The consideration to element is superb.
The telephone is simply 8.1mm thick, however the rear digicam module does protrude out. The module now has an RGB LED strip referred to as ‘Monster Halo’. You can use the strip as a notification mild or whereas gaming. It’s not very brilliant, nevertheless it does the job of notifying you.
iQOO 13 now comes with an IP ranking. It will get IP68/IP69 ingress safety in opposition to mud and water. We eliminated the SIM tray and located that it makes use of a rubber seal. The telephone homes its energy and quantity buttons on the best body. You’ll discover the SIM tray, USB Type-C port, and a loudspeaker on the backside, together with a microphone. The high homes the second loudspeaker and one other microphone. The telephone additionally has an IR blaster contained in the rear digicam module and NFC assist.
iQOO 13 Display: Big, brilliant, and all the pieces proper
- Size – 6.82-inch, 2K decision
- Type – Q10 AMOLED, 144Hz refresh charge, 300Hz contact sampling charge
- Protection – Schott Xensation Alpha
The show on the iQOO 13 is a pleasant improve over the iQOO 12, primarily in a single key space – brightness. You nonetheless get an 8T LTPO AMOLED panel with a 144Hz refresh charge and 2K decision, however the brightness has been boosted to 1,800 nits HBM (excessive brightness mode) and 4,500 nits peak brightness. This equates to higher out of doors visibility, even underneath a brilliant solar. The show measurement can also be barely larger – 6.82-inch in comparison with 6.78-inch on the 12. The bezels are slim and uniform throughout, and also you get a centred hole-punch digicam cutout on the high. The panel additionally provides a 300Hz contact sampling charge.
Other show options are principally just like final yr and embrace 10-bit color, HDR10 assist, and Widevine L1 for HD streaming. You get three refresh charge modes – Smart Switch (Auto), Standard (60Hz), and High (144Hz). The telephone additionally helps you to change between full-HD and QHD decision. As for the colors, you possibly can select between Standard, Professional, Bright, or Adaptive color. The show is superb for gaming and watching movies with good color output. It additionally provides a number of eye safety options and will get two TUV certifications.
You’ll discover a new and improved ultrasonic fingerprint scanner on the iQOO 13, a step up from the usual optical unit discovered on the 12. The scanner was quick and correct all through the evaluation interval. It was additionally positioned at a snug peak from the underside of the show.
iQOO 13 Software: Plenty of customisation and a few AI
- OS – Android 15
- UI – Funtouch OS 15
- Latest safety patch – 1 October 2024
The iQOO 13 runs the newest Funtouch OS 15, based mostly on Android 15. iQOO has promised 4 years of OS updates and 5 years of safety patches. The telephone provides a principally clear software program expertise other than just a few preinstalled apps and video games. Luckily, all of this may be uninstalled. There’s not a number of bloatware on the telephone, however there’s additionally not a number of AI options on the machine, particularly when the whole smartphone trade is after AI. IQOO will seemingly begin bringing new AI options with future software program updates.
For now, you get AI erase and AI enhancement instruments within the Gallery app, which do proper by their identify. The AI erase helps you to take away objects, individuals, and distractions from a picture, and it carried out fairly nicely after we tried it. The AI enhancement instrument, in the meantime, tries to do away with blur from footage and likewise did an honest job in our testing. Apart from this, you get Google’s Circle to Search, Live Transcribe, and a Dynamic Light function to regulate the LED array on the again.
iQOO 13 Performance: Like a BMW M4, it’s unbelievable
- Processor – Snapdragon 8 Elite
- RAM – 12/16GB LPDDR5x
- Storage – 256/512GB UFS 4.1
- GPU – Adreno 830
iQOO has all the time gone after efficiency figures and delivering a brilliant easy gaming expertise on its quantity collection, which continues with the 13. The iQOO 13 can run any recreation you throw at it, and it will probably run the sport on the highest graphics settings doable. The new Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC is tremendous quick, and utilizing the telephone is like driving a BMW M4 or M2 Competition. The chip contains a new core format in comparison with final yr’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and makes use of customized Oryon cores that supply as much as 4.32GHz clock speeds. You additionally get a brand new Q2 supercomputing chip developed by iQOO that’s mentioned to enhance gaming efficiency whereas being environment friendly.
If we speak numbers, the iQOO 13 performs very well in all artificial benchmarks. It additionally scores larger than its solely present competitor available in the market, the Realme GT 7 Pro, in most assessments. Compared to final yr’s 12, there are many enhancements.
Benchmark | iQOO 13 | Realme GT 7 Pro | iQOO 12 |
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Geekbench 6 Single | 3,063 | 2,953 | 2,225 |
Geekbench 6 Multi | 9,636 | 9,094 | 6,726 |
AnTuTu v10 | 27,52,786 | 27,15,106 | 19,83,471 |
PCMark Work 3.0 | 16,823 | 25,876 | 13,320 |
3DM Slingshot Extreme OpenGL | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | Maxed Out |
3DM Slingshot | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | Maxed Out |
3DM Wild Life | Maxed Out | Maxed Out | Maxed Out |
3DM Wild Life Unlimited | 16,496 | 24,042 | Maxed Out |
GFXBench T-Rex | 121 | 60 | 143 |
GFXBench Manhattan 3.1 | 121 | 60 | 143 |
GFXBench Car Chase | 102 | 60 | 127 |
When it involves real-world utilization, the telephone continues to carry out beautifully, and we have now by no means as soon as confronted any form of lag. Animations, app opening/loading, multi-tasking, and virtually each different process are a chunk of cake for the iQOO 13.
As for gaming, the telephone is a straightforward advice. We ran a few video games, corresponding to BGMI and Genshin Impact, on the telephone. The latter ran easily on the Highest graphics setting and body charge. Even BGMI labored flawlessly when set to the utmost obtainable graphics choices.
In phrases of warmth, we have been additionally capable of run the video games for over two hours with out working into any main points. Even a 3-hour gaming take a look at did not decelerate the telephone regardless of the body getting scorching to the contact. The telephone contains a 7,000 mm2 Vapor Chamber, which is what helps maintain the warmth underneath management.
iQOO 13 provides twin stereo audio system, and the sound output is fairly good. The audio system get loud and supply some bass as nicely. The earpiece and microphone additionally carry out very nicely, and we did not face any points throughout voice calls. Haptics on the telephone present first rate suggestions, nothing out of the bizarre. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth efficiency can also be high notch, and we did not face any connectivity points throughout the evaluation.
iQOO 13 Cameras: Mostly good
- Primary – 50-megapixel Sony IMX921, f/1.88, OIS
- Telephoto – 50-megapixel Sony IMX816, f/1.85, 2x optical zoom
- Ultrawide – 50-megapixel Samsung JN1, f/2.0
- Selfie – 32-megapixel Galaxycore GC32E1, f/2.45
The iQOO 13 comes with a triple rear digicam setup that is, in a method, a step again from what we acquired on the 12. You now not get a periscope telephoto sensor, which was actually good on the predecessor. Instead, you now get a typical telephoto unit with 2x optical zoom. The entrance digicam now provides larger decision in comparison with the iQOO 12. The digicam app is your customary FuntouchOS affair, with most digicam modes only a faucet away.
While we have already completed a short overview (click on for samples) on the digicam efficiency of the iQOO 13, the place we have talked in regards to the main digicam and the telephoto, as seen within the overview, the first digicam does an excellent job in each day and night time scenes, producing sharp, vibrant, and adequately detailed photographs. The white stability and dynamic vary are good, and the color copy is near pure. There’s nothing to complain about with the primary digicam’s efficiency in daylight circumstances. In low mild circumstances, the digicam continues to do nicely and manages to protect particulars. The pictures even have good white stability and dynamic vary.
Let’s speak in regards to the ultrawide digicam. Photos from the sensor end up sharp and detailed in daylight circumstances. However, the photographs are typically darker and the colors are inconsistent with the primary digicam.
When it involves low-light efficiency, the ultrawide digicam produces photographs with softer particulars, some noise, and darker colors.
The telephoto digicam is a downgrade (by way of sensor used) in comparison with the iQOO 12, however the iQOO now makes use of VCS (Vivo color science) for software program optimisation on the 13. It does a superb job with 2x pictures, and there is loads of element, a large dynamic vary, and the colors are in keeping with the first digicam.
A 4x possibility can also be obtainable within the digicam app, which crops into the 2x shot. Here, the pictures do carry some softness, and you may discover a loss in particulars, however they’re nonetheless usable.
Low-light pictures from the 2x telephoto are first rate, however the 4x pictures function softer particulars and a few noise. You can verify the Portrait efficiency within the digicam overview.
Coming to the entrance digicam, selfies are detailed with good dynamic vary and white stability in daylight circumstances. Low-light selfies are first rate, with photographs showing softer and darker.
In phrases of video efficiency, the iQOO 13 helps 8K recording at 30fps from the first rear digicam. The video is detailed and sharp with good colors and white stability, however you may discover shakiness as this mode solely helps customary stabilisation. You can solely use extremely stabilisation in 1080p 60fps movies. The 4K mode additionally produces well-detailed pictures with barely boosted colors. The important digicam does a superb job on the subject of low-light video recording. However, the ultrawide and 2x telephoto sensors aren’t nice for capturing movies.
iQOO 13 Battery: Excellent
- Capacity – 6,000mAh
- Charging – 120W
- Charger – 120W within the field
We have been extremely impressed by the battery efficiency on the iQOO 13, nevertheless it wasn’t shocking. The 6,000mAh battery on the telephone can simply last as long as 2 days with minimal utilization. In our HD video loop take a look at, the telephone lasted for round 29 hours, which is spectacular because the take a look at was performed with the decision set to QHD, refresh charge at 144Hz, and 50 p.c brightness.
When it involves charging, the telephone helps 120W FlashCharge expertise with a number of security measures in place. In our charging take a look at, the telephone took 46 minutes to cost from 1 to one hundred pc. The handset was capable of attain a cost of 69 p.c in 30 minutes and 30 p.c in simply 10 minutes. Charging does warmth up the telephone a bit, and if you’re nervous about battery put on, you possibly can allow optimised charging in Battery settings. Unfortunately, the telephone nonetheless would not supply wi-fi charging assist.
iQOO 13 Verdict
If you need one of many best-performing telephones at present obtainable available in the market, get the iQOO 13. The telephone provides unbelievable efficiency that you just will not discover in every other Android flagship at present obtainable in India. It additionally provides glorious battery life, a superb set of cameras, an excellent huge show, and tremendous quick charging.
At the beginning worth of Rs. 54,999, no telephones can compete with the iQOO 13 by way of efficiency. The just lately launched Realme GT 7 Pro (Review) is the one true competitors because it’s the one different telephone with the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC in India and is priced equally. If you need higher digicam efficiency, we might suggest the GT 7 Pro. For all the pieces else, the iQOO is a better option. However, you possibly can anticipate upcoming telephones such because the OnePlus 13, which may very well be priced equally and supply higher efficiency and cameras.