IQOO 13 It is all set to be officially launched in India on 3rd December. iQOO has revealed its Android update policy for new phones. It promises four years of Android updates and five years of security updates. iQOO 13 was introduced in China in October and runs on Android 15. The iQOO 13 runs on the Snapdragon 8 Elite flagship chip and features a trio of 50-megapixel rear cameras.
The Vivo sub-brand announced its Android update policy for the iQOO 13 through a press release on Wednesday. The latest flagship handset is confirmed to receive four major Android version upgrades and five years of security updates. It is claimed that this is the first smartphone to be launched in India with Android 15-based Funtouch OS 15. Update was declared on September. The Chinese version of the phone boots the Android 15-based OriginOS 5 skin on top.
Funtouch OS 15 is confirmed to bring several AI features and a new interface for a personalized mobile experience. It includes an AI Photo Enhance feature that automatically adjusts brightness, contrast, color saturation and white balance to enhance photo quality. The Instant Text feature allows users to extract, copy, and share text from any image. The Live Transcribe feature converts and displays speech to text and supports over 80 online languages and dialects.
Other features available in the latest skin include Instant Cutout, AI Super Document, Circle to Search, Smart Scheduling, and Screen Translation. Additionally, FunTouch OS brings 15 new live and static wallpapers, new icon styles, fingerprint unlock animations, themes, and Always On Display.
We can expect the iQOO 13 to support up to Android 19 OS update. Samsung’s Galaxy S24 flagship has been confirmed to get seven years of Android upgrades, while Google has also promised seven years of software updates for its Pixel phones.
iQOO 13 specifications
iQOO 13 will be launched in India on December 3. It will be sold on iQOO e-store and Amazon. It runs on the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset and includes the company’s Q2 chip for gaming and a 7000 square mm vapor chamber cooling system. It features a Q10 LTPO AMOLED display with 2K resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. It has IP68 and IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance.
The iQOO 13 sports a triple rear camera unit, which includes a 50-megapixel primary camera with a Sony IMX 921 sensor, a 50-megapixel Sony portrait sensor, and a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera. It has a 32 megapixel selfie sensor. The Indian variant of the phone has a 6,000mAh battery with 120W charging support.