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iQOO 13 Pro review: BMW M flagship with 144Hz 2K and triple Sony cam.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2024·$880
Overall
89/100
Class rank
#21 of 248
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

BMW M flagship, Sony triple cam.

iQOO 13 Pro pushes the BMW M-partnered iQOO formula to its peak — Snapdragon 8 Elite, a Sony triple cam with a true periscope and 120W charging. The V3 imaging chip handles 4K Dolby Vision on the fly.

01Display

91/100

91/100 puts it above the 89-point average for flagship phones of 2024.

TypeLTPO AMOLED, 144Hz, 4500 nits peak
Size6.82 inches
Resolution1440 x 3168 px

02Camera

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 83-point average for flagship phones of 2024.

Main50 MP Sony LYT-818, f/1.57, OIS
Ultrawide50 MP, 120 deg
Periscope50 MP 3x optical, OIS
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

96/100

At 96/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2024 — 6 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Elite (3nm)
GPUAdreno 830
CoolingVapor chamber + V3 imaging chip

04Battery

90/100

90/100 puts it above the 85-point average for flagship phones of 2024.

Capacity6150 mAh silicon-carbon
Charging120W wired, 50W wireless

05Build

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

What works
  • Triple 50 MP system incl. periscope
  • 2K 144Hz at 4500 nits peak
  • 120W charging + IP68/IP69
What doesn't
  • Heavy 217 g
  • OriginOS niche outside China
  • BMW M Legend white divides
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 17 Pro Max
$1199 · score 93/100

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 248-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .