It is on the thicker side at 9.2 mm and weighs in at a massive 214 grams. The Tornado Black version is covered with Gorilla Glass 6 and looks smart, although it does manage to collect smudges. The iQOO 3 is officially available in three colours namely Tornado Black (the phone under review), Volcano Orange and Quantum Silver, all of which are very eye catching.

Turn the phone around and thatвЂ™s where the magic lies. Well, the front is standard 6.44-inch glass slab protected with something called the Schott Xensation glass, with a tiny punch hole present on the top right hand corner. The first word I said when I held the iQOO 3 in my hands was, вЂњWow!вЂќ I must admit, the iQOO 3 does look pretty darn interesting. The specs are certainly impressive, but whatвЂ™s the iQOO 3 really like in day-to-day use? Is it really worth it? Build and Design: Looks elegant, but it's a tad heavy WeвЂ™ve reached out to iQOO for clarification on this.Дespite the flagship specs, however, the iQOO 3 does miss out on some essential flagship features like wireless charging and water and dust resistance. ThereвЂ™s also a cheaper 4G-only variant, which was a surprise given that the Snapdragon 865 supports 5G by default. With neither the chipset, nor 5G support, nor the timing being unique, iQOO has opted for the вЂњgaming smartphoneвЂќ route by offering dedicated gaming buttons (pressure sensitive ones) on the iQOO 3. ItвЂ™s too bad that Realme with its X50 Propipped iQOO to even that target, however. the Snapdragon 865, and at a relatively affordable price at that. How does it do that? By offering a phone with the most powerful smartphone chipset in the market today, i.e. It had to make a splash, and making that splash is the iQOO 3. Naturally, as a new brand, iQOO couldnвЂ™t just waltz in with something average. The front is standard 6.44-inch glass slab protected with something called the Schott Xensation glass, with a tiny punch hole present on the top right hand corner.ДЄnd by the way, iQOO translates to вЂi Quest On and OnвЂ™.

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