iQOO 3 review: A gaming centric phone with Snapdragon 865

One might think the Chinese company BBK had its hands full managing all its multiple brands and sub-companies. But no, it’s adding yet another, called iQOO, pronounced ‘eye-koo’ which stands for ‘I quest on and on’.

Oh dear. iQOO comes from Vivo, specifically, and it’s interesting that its company-cousin, the Realme X50 Pro, is launched at almost the same time, both touting the Snapdragon 865 chip. Considering the Realme X50 Pro was ahead of it coming to market with the new chip, iQOO has positioned itself as a gaming centric phone in its quest, on and on, for prominence.

We look back-first at this phone as well, as all smartphones these days are beautifying the other-facing side. The iQOO 3, as the new phone is called, to be exact, has an interesting purple highlight shining through the black. Or, to use the name invented for this variant, ‘Tornado Black’. It does have an interesting deep stormy look.