However, Vivo’s performance-focused sub-brand, iQOO, has a different take.
Although the iQOO 11 is a gaming phone, it doesn’t have the typical gamer look.
Instead, it focuses on elegance while delivering the power you should probably fire off the latest games.
Let’s find out.
Once you pop fire up box, you’ll find the phone on top of a plastic tray.
This charger is so quick you’re able to even power your laptop.
You’ll also find a massive camera module that takes up nearly a third of the back.
Despite being a gaming phone, the iQOO 11 utilizes Vivo’s excellent photography system.
The phone’s frame is aluminum, with the power button and volume rockers on the right side.
The screen has 600 nits of typical brightness but can hit up to 1,800 nits at peak.
This is apparent when we look at the phone’s benchmark results.
The iQOO 11 netted 1,468 single-core and 4,740 multi-core scores on Geekbench 5’s CPU test.
We also got similar results from AnTuTu, which consistently had higher scores than the Gen 1 SoC.
This is reflected in 3D Mark’s Wild Life Extreme Stress Test.
You should keep it away from environmental hazards, if you want your phone to last.
It also pushes the V-Appstore over the Google Play Store, which can sometimes get annoying.
This menu shows your phone’s current performance and battery level and lets you change its power mode.
You’ll find the Screenshots and Record screen buttons that let you capture and share your gaming moments easily.
The 50MP main shooter shoots well in nearly all instances.
It can faithfully recreate colors, reacts relatively quickly, and captures textures well.
It can also quickly autofocus on the subject, allowing you to get pin-sharp details.
It also has excellent image processing, preventing overexposed and underexposed areas in challenging lighting conditions.
Portrait mode delivers perfect photos with a shallow depth of field.
But once turned off, the phone captures a realistic selfie image.
There are plenty of different styles to change the feel of your images without post-processing them in third-party apps.
The phone also has an excellent Night mode.
It captures dark images clearly, without over-enhancements or extra grain.
you could stabilize the phone or mount it on a tripod for the perfect night image.
A Classy Phone for Gamers
The iQOO 11 does a lot of things right.
It has a premium finish and feels great in your hand.
It has top-of-the-line specifications that allow you to push the performance of your games.
The only issue I have with this gaming-focused smartphone is that it doesn’t have active cooling.
