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iQOO 10 review: Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, BMW livery, 120 W charging — the cool-running flagship.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2022·$680
Overall
84/100
Class rank
#38 of 210
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The iQOO 9 that finally ran cool.

iQOO 10 fixed the 9's big problem — heat — by switching to the TSMC-fabbed 8+ Gen 1 and pairing it with 50 W wireless charging on top of the 120 W wired. The IP gap and China-only release kept it niche; for gaming-flagship value of its era it was hard to beat.

01Display

84/100

84/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

TypeAMOLED (Samsung E5), 120 Hz, 1,500 nits peak
Size6.78 inches
Resolution3,200 × 1,440 px (QHD+)
ProtectionGorilla Glass Victus

02Camera

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.

Main50 MP, f/1.75 (Samsung GN5), gimbal OIS
Telephoto13 MP, 2× optical
Ultrawide13 MP, f/2.2
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 85-point average for flagship phones of 2022.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm TSMC)
Coolinglarger VC + ad hoc cooling chip
RAM12 / 16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.

Capacity4,700 mAh
Wired120 W FlashCharge
Wireless50 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 trails the 82-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

06Value

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2022.

What works
  • TSMC 8+ Gen 1 ran 30% cooler than the iQOO 9's chip.
  • 120 W wired + 50 W wireless.
  • QHD+ 120 Hz Samsung E5.
  • Gimbal OIS main.
What doesn't
  • No IP rating.
  • China-only.
  • OriginOS abroad.
  • Support winding down.
Cross-shop it against
Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
$649 · score 89/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 210-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .