SpecEagle review · iQOO

iQOO 14 review: 7,000 mAh + SD 8 Elite + 144 Hz — the gaming flagship to beat in 2025.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2025·$575
Overall
86/100
Class rank
#97 of 229
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

Gaming flagship king of 2025.

iQOO 14 packs the biggest battery, fastest charging, brightest screen and Snapdragon 8 Elite into one $575 (China) frame — beating ROG Phone 9 Pro on the spec sheet at less than half the price. The trade-off is zero global retail presence and an ad-heavy OriginOS skin.

01Display

90/100

90/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

TypeLTPO AMOLED, 144 Hz, flat
Size6.85 inches
Resolution2,800 × 1,260 px (453 ppi)
Peak brightness5,500 nits peak

02Camera

80/100

80/100 trails the 84-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2025.

Main50 MP Sony LYT-828, OIS
Ultrawide50 MP, f/2.0
Telephoto50 MP, 3× optical, OIS
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

96/100

96/100 puts it above the 90-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
GPUAdreno 830
RAM12 / 16 GB LPDDR5X
Storage256 / 512 GB / 1 TB UFS 4.0
Cooling11-layer 3D vapour chamber + Q3 supercomputing chip

04Battery

94/100

At 94/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2025 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Capacity7,000 mAh silicon-carbon
Wired120 W FlashCharge
Wireless50 W

05Build

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

06Value

90/100

At 90/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2025 — 9 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • 7,000 mAh + SD 8 Elite is a rare combo.
  • 144 Hz + 5,500-nit peak.
  • Dedicated Q3 gaming chip.
  • 120 W charging.
What doesn't
  • iQOO has no global sales channels.
  • OriginOS 6 ad-heavy in CN ROM.
  • Camera secondary to performance.
  • 214 g.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 18 Pro Max
$1199 · score 94/100

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