SpecEagle review · iQOO

iQOO Neo 11 review: Snapdragon 8 Elite and a 7,000 mAh cell — the new value-flagship-killer benchmark.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2025·$430
Overall
87/100
Class rank
#75 of 229
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

Frames and endurance, nothing wasted.

Neo 11 inherits the Ace-class formula and pushes the battery to 7,000 mAh: a full Snapdragon 8 Elite, a dedicated gaming chip and a giant cell for ~$430. The single useful camera is the price. For gamers who want flagship frames and two-day life without the flagship cost, it is the benchmark.

01Display

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2025.

TypeLTPO AMOLED, 144 Hz, flat, 5,000 nits peak
Size6.82 inches
Resolution2,800 × 1,260 px (1.5K)

02Camera

76/100

76/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2025 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main50 MP, f/1.8 (Sony IMX882), OIS
Ultrawide8 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

94/100

94/100 puts it above the 90-point average for flagship phones of 2025.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Elite (3 nm)
Coolinglarge VC + Q3 gaming chip
RAM12 / 16 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

92/100

At 92/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2025 — 6 points above the cohort average.

Capacity7,000 mAh (silicon-carbon)
Wired100 W FlashCharge
BypassGaming bypass charging

05Build

80/100

80/100 trails the 86-point cohort 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
  • Snapdragon 8 Elite for ~$430 — flagship gaming, value price.
  • 7,000 mAh silicon-carbon + 100 W + bypass charging.
  • 144 Hz 1.5K flat panel, IP68/IP69.
  • Dedicated gaming co-processor.
What doesn't
  • 8 MP ultrawide, no telephoto.
  • China-first; Funtouch abroad.
  • 210 g.
  • 3 OS updates.
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? .