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iQOO Pro 5G could be cheapest 5G flagship phone

A Chinese tipster has shared a screenshot of Shenzhen Telecom’s WeChat public account which reveals some of the keys of the Vivo iQOO Pro 5G smartphone that is scheduled to go official on Aug. 22. The image reveals that the iQOO Pro 5G will be debuting as the cheapest 5G smartphone. iQOO Vice President Feng Yufei reposted the tipster’s Weibo post and claimed who is leaking the information. It suggests that the contents revealed by Shenzhen Telecom are true.
The screenshot reveals that the iQOO Pro 5G will be the cheapest 5G phone and it will come with support for 5G + 4G dual-SIM dual standby slots. It reveals that the phone is packed with flagship specifications. It features a large-sized battery and is powered by Snapdragon 855+ chipset along with X50 5G modem. The SoC is coupled with 8 GB of RAM and it has a native storage of 128 GB. Yufei has said that the image of the phone shown in the screenshot does not belong to the iQOO Pro 5G.
The specifications of the iQOO Pro 5G are no secret since it has already surfaced through its TENAA listing. It appears that 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage could be the base model of the device.
iQOO Pro 5G Price and Specifications (Rumored)

The Snapdragon 855 SoC powered ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G is the only 5G smartphone that is currently available for purchase in China. Its base model that includes 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage is priced at 4,999 Yuan (~$710). The 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage edition of the Axon 10 Pro 5G is priced at 5,799 Yuan (~$824). The Huawei Mate 20 X 5G that features 7.12-inch display, Kirin 980 chipset, 5000mAh battery, 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage is priced at 6,199 Yuan (~$880) and it will be go on sale in China from tomorrow.
A recent leak had claimed that the 8 GB + 128 GB iQOO Pro 5G could be coming with 4,498 Yuan (~$639). It is costlier than the highest configuration version of the iQOO smartphone that features 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage which is priced at 3,998 Yuan (~$568). There is no confirmation whether the iQOO Pro 5G’s 4,998 Yuan (~$639), but its certainly cheaper than the Axon 10 Pro 5G which is fueled by SD855.
The iQOO Pro 5G TENAA listing has revealed that it will be featuring a 6.41-inch AMOLED display with waterdrop notch. Its RAM variants are 8 GB and 12 GB, and it will come with up to 512 GB UFS 3.0 storage. It lacks a microSD card, and it comes loaded with FunTouch OS 9 based Android 9 Pie OS. The smartphone has a front camera of 12-megapixel and a 48-megapixel + 13-megapixel + 12-megapixel triple camera system. The 4,5000mAh battery of the iQOO Pro 5G supports 44W fast charging. It also carries support for Hi-Fi audio.

Anvinraj Valiyathara