SpecEagle review · iQOO

iQOO 8 review: A China-only Snapdragon 888 flagship with 120 W and a 120 Hz E5 panel.

Item: iQOO 8
Rating: 80
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2021·$619

Overall

80/100

Class rank

#71 of 206

Tier

Flagship

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

The base 8 with the E5 panel.

iQOO 8 was the cheaper China-only sibling of the 8 Pro — Samsung E5, 120 W, 888 — without the QHD+ resolution or wireless charging. As a value-flagship of its season it was excellent; the 8 Pro is the one everyone remembers.

01Display

82/100

82/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.

TypeAMOLED (Samsung E5), 120 Hz

Size6.56 inches

Resolution2,376 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

74/100

74/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.

Main48 MP, f/1.79 (Sony IMX598), OIS

Telephoto13 MP, 2× optical

Ultrawide13 MP, f/2.2

Selfie16 MP

03Performance

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

ChipsetSnapdragon 888 (5 nm)

Coolinglarge VC + dedicated chip

RAM8 / 12 GB

Storage128 / 256 GB

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

Capacity4,350 mAh

Wired120 W FlashCharge

05Build

78/100

78/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.

06Value

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2021 — 6 points above the cohort average.

What works

Samsung E5 panel was the brightest of 2021.
120 W charging.
Slim 196 g for a flagship.
Snapdragon 888 + gaming tuning.

What doesn't

China-only.
No IP rating.
No wireless charging on the base.
888 heat.

Cross-shop it against

Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G

$1200 · 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 206-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .