The most affordable SD865 is here: The new IQOO Neo 3 with 144Hz display

IQOO, the sub-brand of Vivo just launched the new IQOO Neo 3. The smartphone device is one of the new models from IQOO powered by the latest Snapdragon 865 chipset and surprising enough, it’s the most affordable SD865 powered device to date and well tell you how much this baby costs in a bit.

The new IQOO Neo 3 is built around a 6.57-inch Full-HD+ IPS LCD Display in 20:9 Aspect ratio. It’s got a whopping 144Hz display refresh rate and is HDR10 compliant.

The display has a small punch hole in it that houses a 16 Megapixel Selfie camera. On the back, the Neo 3 comes with 3 cameras which includes a 48 Megapixel primary sensor, a 8 Megapixel Ultra Wide shooter and a 2 Megapixel dedicated macro camera.

As we’ve mentioned above, the new IQOO Neo 3 is powered by a Snapdragon 865 chipset and a 5G modem with it. It’s CPU is coupled to either 6GB/8GB/12GB of RAM and the storage is of UFS 3.1 in either 128GB or 256GB.

The device runs on a 4500 mAh embedded battery and supports a 44W Super Flash Charge 2.0. It boots Android 10 with Vivo’s IQOO UI 1.0 out of the box.

Feature-wise, the new IQOO Neo 3 comes with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, a dedicated headphone jack and dual stereo speakers.

IQOO Neo 3 will be available in Black or Blue color variants with pricing starting at the following variants:

• 6GB/128GB = CNY 2,698 ($380)
• 8GB/128GB = CNY 2,998 ($423)
• 12GB/128GB = CNY 3,298 ($466)
• 8GB/256GB = CNY 3,398 ($480)

The new handset is now up for Pre-order in China and is set to hit the store shelves by April 29. International available is still undermined at this point but based on previous IQOO releases, it’ll sure hit a few select countries.