iQoo Z6 Lite 5G First Impressions: Inexpensive Efficiency

5G rollout is simply across the nook in India and smartphone producers have now switched gears to give attention to extra finances 5G smartphones. The Redmi 11 Prime 5G (First look) was among the many most up-to-date finances 5G smartphones to have launched in India. The likes of Realme, Poco and Motorola have additionally launched 5G smartphones for round Rs. 15,000. Becoming a member of the race is iQoo with the most recent Z6 Lite 5G, its most inexpensive 5G smartphone in India. 

The iQoo Z6 Lite 5G sits on the backside of the Z6 sequence in India. It has been launched with two RAM and storage choices. The bottom 4GB RAM variant with 64GB of inner storage is priced at Rs 13,999, whereas the variant with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage is priced at Rs 15,499.

Though the retail field is as huge as another iQoo smartphone, it’s shocking to see that the iQoo Z6 Lite 5G doesn’t include a charger within the field. The corporate has included a be aware as a substitute, thanking prospects for “contributing in the direction of the planet by lowering carbon emission.” Customers must use a suitable quick charger that helps 18W charging or buy one individually from iQoo to cost the 5000mAh battery. You aren’t getting 3.5mm wired earphones within the field both however you do get a USB Sort-A to Sort-C charging cable, a clear case, and a SIM ejector software together with the telephone.

iQoo Z6 Lite 5G is available in two color choices, Stellar Inexperienced (pictured above) and Mystic Black

 

Our iQoo Z6 Lite 5G evaluate unit is the Stellar Inexperienced color. Those that desire a much less flashy wanting telephone can go for the extra refined Mystic Evening color possibility. Though the Stellar Inexperienced variant has a shiny end, fingerprints will not be simply seen. 

The telephone has a flat body and is 8.25mm thick. On paper, the iQoo Z6 Lite 5G may appear heavy at 194g however in actuality, it doesn’t really feel as a lot. The highest fringe of the telephone has the dual-SIM tray, whereas the underside edge homes the three.5mm headphone jack, a USB Sort-C port and the only speaker grille. On the suitable aspect of the telephone are the facility and quantity buttons. The facility button doubles as a fingerprint scanner, which is fast at detecting fingerprints and unlocking the telephone.

The Z6 Lite 5G has an all-plastic construct however due to the gradient color palette, it doesn’t look low-cost. In reality, a few my pals mistook it for a a lot pricier premium system. Nonetheless, the water-drop notch on the entrance offers it away that the telephone is definitely a finances system. It does make it look a bit of dated nevertheless it’s exhausting to complain at this value.

iQoo Z6 Lite 5G comes with an 8-megapixel entrance digicam.

The telephone sports activities a 6.58-inch IPS LCD show with a full-HD+ decision. The standard traits of an LCD tends to restrict the Z6 Lite 5G’s brightness ranges and color vibrancy. Whereas the show brightness is sufficient for indoor use, you would possibly wish to push the brightness bar to the max when open air. 

The iQoo Z6 Lite 5G’s show additionally helps 120Hz refresh price for a easy scrolling expertise. Suitable video games must also be capable to reap the benefits of this, and I will probably be testing this within the full evaluate. iQoo claims that the telephone must also supply excellent efficiency in comparison with others on this phase, courtesy of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 SoC. That is the world’s first smartphone to characteristic this SoC, and in line with iQoo, customers can count on greater AnTuTu benchmark scores in comparison with competing telephones. We’ll check this declare within the evaluate, and likewise run different efficiency exams to see if these greater numbers even have any significant influence in real-world use.

Whereas the telephone gives 5G, it solely helps two bands (n77 and n78) in India. The iQoo Z6 Lite 5G makes use of LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 2.2 inner storage. There may be additionally help for storage enlargement as much as 1TB by way of a microSD card. 

iQoo Z6 Lite 5G’s digicam module design is just like different Z6 telephones within the sequence

On the again, there’s a rectangular digicam module housing two giant round cutouts for the 50-megapixel major digicam and 2-megapixel depth sensor. The water-drop notch on the entrance options an 8-megapixel digicam for selfies. We’ll check the digicam efficiency of the telephone in our full evaluate.

Lastly, the software program. The iQoo Z6 Lite 5G runs on the Android 12-based Funtouch OS 12 out of the field. The software program has a good bit of third-party apps preinstalled, together with Vivo’s first-party functions. You possibly can select to uninstall the pointless apps.

iQoo Z6 Lite 5G runs on the Android 12-based Funtouch OS 12

With a beginning value of Rs 13,999, the iQoo Z6 Lite 5G competes with the newly launched Redmi 11 Prime 5G, Samsung Galaxy M13 5G, Realme 9i 5G, Redmi Word 11, and different smartphones priced beneath Rs 15,000. We will probably be testing the system to see the way it fares towards the competitors, so keep tuned for our full evaluate of the iQoo Z6 Lite 5G solely on Devices 360. 

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