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iQOO 16 flagship and Pad Ultra gaming hardware updates

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iQOO has expanded its product lineup with several high-capacity battery releases and flagship smartphone launches. In August 2026, the company launched the Z11 series. In India, the Z11 features a 7,050mAh battery, while the mid-budget Z11xa 5G and Z11x 5G models both offer 7,200mAh batteries. In China, the Z11S was introduced with a 10,000mAh semi-solid-state battery developed with CATL. ~~The iQOO 16 flagship is scheduled for a China launch on~~ On September 29, ~~2026. The device is expected to feature~~ 2026, iQOO officially launched the iQOO 16 smartphone and the iQOO Pad Ultra tablet in China. Both devices utilize the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 ~~chipset, a self-developed~~ chipset and iQOO’s proprietary Q4 gaming ~~chip, and a battery between 8,200mAh and 8,500mAh with 100W charging. Its display is reported to be~~ chip. The iQOO 16 features a 6.85-inch Samsung M16 ~~OLED~~ AMOLED display with ~~2K resolution,~~ a 165Hz refresh ~~rate,~~ rate and ~~a local peak brightness of up to~~ 10,000 ~~nits. The camera system~~ nits peak brightness. It is ~~expected to include a 50MP main sensor, a 50MP ultrawide lens, and a 50MP Sony periscope telephoto lens~~ equipped with ~~3x optical zoom. Alongside the smartphone, the~~ an 8,400mAh silicon-anode battery supporting 100W wired and 40W wireless charging, alongside an 8,500mm² vapor chamber cooling system. The iQOO Pad Ultra ~~gaming tablet will debut on September 29 in China. The~~ is an 8.8-inch ~~OLED~~ gaming tablet ~~features~~ with a 165Hz ~~refresh rate,~~ OLED display, a ~~9,000mAh~~ 9,020mAh battery, and an ~~integrated PC-level~~ active cooling system ~~with~~ featuring a built-in 30mm fan. ~~A secondary “Pro” level tablet model is also reportedly in development. The Neo 12 gaming phone is scheduled to~~ Ahead of its October 28 launch in ~~China on October 28, 2026, featuring~~ China, iQOO announced details for the Neo12 gaming phone. The device will feature a Snapdragon 8 Elite ~~Gen 5 processor~~ chipset, a Q3 gaming co-processor, and a 9,000mAh ~~battery.~~ ‘Blue Ocean’ battery using fifth-generation silicon anode technology. The Neo12 will also include an ‘Ice-Dome’ cooling system with a visible active cooling fan in the rear camera module and a 2K AMOLED display with a 185Hz refresh rate. In India, the iQOO 16 is expected to arrive in late 2026, potentially featuring an 8,400mAh battery. Additionally, the iQOO 16R has appeared in Indonesia’s TKDN database, signaling a potential release in early 2027.

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