iQOO 7 review: A 120 W-charging gaming flagship that beat Xiaomi to the punch.
The 120 W phone that started the arms race.
iQOO 7 made 120 W charging a mainstream flagship spec — full battery in 15 minutes — at $590 with the 888 and 120 Hz. The 4,000 mAh cell and 888 heat were the cost; the charging benchmark forced every rival to respond.
01Display
82/10082/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.
02Camera
72/10072/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2021 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
82/10082/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.
04Battery
78/10078/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.
05Build
78/10078/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.
06Value
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2021 — 6 points above the cohort average.
- 120 W charging — full in 15 minutes, an industry first at scale.
- 888 + 120 Hz + IMX598 OIS at $590.
- BMW Legend edition available.
- Strong gaming tuning.
- 4,000 mAh modest.
- Snapdragon 888 ran hot.
- No IP rating.
- Support ended.
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 206-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .