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iQOO Neo 8 review: Dimensity 9200 Plus performance phone undercutting Pro flagships.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2023·$429
Overall
84/100
Class rank
#87 of 241
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Why pick the iQOO Neo 8?

iQOO's Neo line exists to give performance-obsessed buyers flagship silicon at half flagship price — the Neo 8 ships Dimensity 9200+, 144Hz AMOLED, and 120W charging for $429, undercutting every Pro flagship on raw benchmark-per-dollar.

01Display

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

TypeAMOLED, 144Hz, 1300 nits peak
Size6.78 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

Main50 MP Sony IMX766V with OIS
B&W2 MP
Selfie16 MP, f/2.45

03Performance

89/100

89/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

ChipsetMediaTek Dimensity 9200 Plus (4nm TSMC)
CPU1x X3 @ 3.35 + 3x A715 + 4x A510
GPUImmortalis-G715 MC11

04Battery

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 83-point average for flagship phones of 2023.

Capacity5000 mAh
ChargingFlashCharge 120W (15 min full charge)

05Build

80/100

80/100 trails the 84-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2023.

What works
  • Dimensity 9200+ at $429 is unmatched value
  • 120W charging fills 5000 mAh in 15 minutes
  • 144Hz AMOLED
What doesn't
  • China-only at launch, hard to get globally
  • Plastic frame
  • B&W lens is filler
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 16 Pro Max
$1,199 · score 91/100

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