iQoo 3 Review in Hindi, Review of iQoo 3
iQoo 3 Design
When we first saw the iQoo 3, we were quite pleased with its build. Weighing in at 214.5 grams, it definitely feels heavy, but feels premium at the same time. It has a 6.44 inch AMOLED display. It has a small hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera. There are extremely thin bezels around the display.
iQoo 3 The earpiece is set on the frame, which is difficult to find at a glance. The phone includes a metal frame, which gives a premium look to the device. The power and volume buttons are on the right side of the device and are very well placed. It is not difficult for the thumb to reach these. The power button comes in orange finish.
iQoo has also provided capacitive shoulder buttons on the right side of the frame. These are set in such a way that you can use them by placing the phone in landscape mode while gaming. There is a smart button on the left side of the iQoo 3 that can be used to access Google Assistant. This phone has a 3.5 mm audio jack on the top, while there is a USB Type-C port and loudspeaker on the bottom.
The rear panel of the device comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection, which will protect the phone from minor scratches in everyday use. iQoo has introduced this smartphone in three color options – Tornado Black, Quantum Silver and Volcano Orange. Our review unit was in the Tornado Black variant, but we liked the Volcano Orange finish as it looks different from the normal color.
Iku 3 has a quad-camera setup at the back. The camera module looks similar to most smartphones coming these days. The iQoo 3 has a 4,440 mAh battery and the good thing is that the phone comes with a 55-watt “Super FlashCharge” charger in the box, which helps in charging the device quickly.
iQoo 3 specifications and software
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset has been given in Iku 3. This is the most powerful chipset ever to come in an Android smartphone, with one core working at 2.8 GHz, three cores working at 2.4 GHz and the other four cores working at 1.8 GHz clock speed.
iQoo has launched three variants of iQoo 3 in the Indian market. The base variant has 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage and its price is Rs 36,990. Its second variant has 256 GB storage with 8 GB RAM, which is priced at Rs 39,990. The phone also has a 12 GB RAM and 256 GB storage variant, which supports 5G. Its price in India is Rs 44,990. UFS 3.1 storage and LPDDR5 RAM are included on all variants of iQoo 3.
The smartphone features a 6.44-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display, which comes with 409ppi pixel density and HDR10+ support. The iQoo’s display features Schott Xensation UP glass for protection and comes with a 91.4 percent screen-to-body ratio.
Connectivity options on the iQoo 3 include 5G (top variant only), dual 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, and GLONASS. It has a 4,440 mAh capacity battery, which supports 55 Watt fast charging and a 55W Super FlashCharge charger is also available in the phone box. This charger has a pill-shaped 90-degree bent connector and Iku claims that it makes it convenient to charge the smartphone while gaming.
Come in software. iQoo 3 comes with iQoo UI 1.0 based on Android 10. We liked its user interface as it is very easy to operate and looks simple.
There is no app drawer in the UI of the iQoo and all the icons fall on the home screen. This does not cause much problem while using it with one hand. There are also many customization options available on iQoo. You can choose different animations for lockscreen, fingerprint and facial recognition. This phone also has always-on display feature.
Users also have the option to choose between a three-button navigation layout and swipe gestures. This feature is convenient to use and iQoo has also added a quick launch gesture to it, which is done by swiping back and holding. Vivo’s smart assistant Jovi is also present on the device.
Android 10 features like Digital Wellbeing and Parental Controls are also present. The iQoo 3 has a Monster Mode, which instantly boosts CPU performance and turns off all power-saving options. This feature also changes the theme of the smartphone. It also has Ultra Game Mode, once you turn it on, all the gaming features of the smartphone start.
The IQoo 3 comes loaded with bloatware like Helo, Dailyhunt, Flipkart, Facebook, WPS Office, Amazon Shopping and Opera. The device also has its own app store, called V-AppStore. Let us tell you that if you launch apps like Dailyhunt and Helo, spam notifications start coming. If you do not want to use these apps then we would advise you to remove them.
iQoo 3 performance, battery life
The display of Iku 3 has a 60Hz refresh rate panel. Still its color production is very good. The viewing angles of the panel are good and it performs quite well even in sunlight. There are three color modes to choose from and you can also tweak the color temperature. The iQoo 3’s display has a small hole-punch, but it won’t disrupt your entertainment while watching content. However, we were not happy with the iQoo 3’s loudspeaker. It lacks stereo output and the speakers are a little too loud for our liking.
Along with the in-display fingerprint scanner, it also has a face unlock feature, which is fast and accurate. We did not see any problem while playing apps or games. Since we had the 12GB RAM variant, multitasking also felt like butter.
We tried playing PUBG Mobile and Asphalt 9: Legends in it. Both games ran at high settings and we didn’t experience any lag or frame skipping throughout gaming. We also tested gaming triggers while playing PUBG Mobile. We found that it is very useful for avid players of PUBG.
You will be happy to know that iQoo 3 offers good battery life. In our HD video loop test, this phone managed to last 19 hours and 13 minutes. With regular use this phone can last for about one and a half days without any problem. In our charging test, the iQoo 3 took 30 minutes to charge to 78 percent and about 50 minutes to fully charge. A short charge of five minutes was able to take the smartphone up to 16 percent which is impressive. If some people compare it with Realme Has a small battery.
iQoo 3 cameras
The iQoo 3 sports a quad-camera module on the back, which reminds us of the Vivo V17. The primary camera sports a 48-megapixel Sony IMX582 sensor with an f/1.79 aperture, and the secondary camera sports a 13-megapixel telephoto sensor with an f/2.46 aperture that supports 2x optical zoom and 20X digital zoom. The other two cameras include a 13-megapixel wide-angle lens with an F/2.2 aperture and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with an F/2.4 aperture. The camera app is similar to the one found on Vivo smartphones.
The camera setup of iQoo 3 locks the focus quickly and its AI easily detects which subject the phone’s camera is trying to focus on. Apart from this, the camera also suggests which camera would be best to use to take a particular shot. The smartphone catches the light correctly in daylight. Photos taken in daylight look good, but the color tone was a bit faded in some photos.
There was no lack of detail in most of the photos; when zoomed-in photos were taken, grains were visible in the photos. Switching to a wide-angle camera reduces the quality of photos and distortion appears at the edges. We also noticed that the color tone in the pictures is slightly different from the original. The telephoto camera supports 2x optical zoom and like the primary camera, it can also take some good pictures.
Close-up shots were good with the primary camera. The smartphone creates a natural depth effect between the subject and the background. You can also take macro shots with the iQoo 3 by switching to the wide-angle camera. Macro shots have good detail and the iQoo 3 lets you take pictures even from very close to the subject.
Portrait shots are also good in the phone. The phone gives you the option to set the level of blur before taking the shot, but compared to other smartphones in this price range, there seems to be a slight lack of detail.
In low light, the camera performance drops to average and we also noticed a lack of detail in the photos. Switching to night mode makes only a slight difference in the photos. However, the phone’s camera performs slightly better in areas with light shadow as opposed to complete darkness. The exposure also looks good with details in the photos.
Selfies taken with the IQ3 also looked better. Focus is fast and the smartphone applies beautification by default. When shooting in bright light, the smartphone automatically enables HDR, which helps in giving better output.
Talking about video recording, the primary back camera can record video at 4K with a maximum of 60fps and the selfie camera can record video at 1080p resolution at 60fps. In daylight we noticed a slight flicker in the video. It also has a super steady mode. However, even after using it, there is a slight vibration in the video. Video footage is poor in low light, but Super Steady mode improves the video to some extent.
Verdict
The IQoo 3 is the first smartphone from this new brand in India and it comes with some powerful hardware. The phone has Snapdragon 865 chipset and support of UFS 3.1 storage is also included. These two combinations are seen in very few smartphones. The phone also has a 5G connectivity variant, if you go for the top variant and spend Rs 44,990. However, 5G networks are not currently available in India, so you can also choose the variants below without any worries. However, in our review we have tested only the 5G variant with 12 GB RAM.
The software of iQoo 3 is good. However, it gets even better when the included bloatware is removed. However the camera felt light on occasions. Apart from its camera performance, the iQoo 3 didn’t give us much to complain about.
