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iQOO 3 review: 2020 first iQOO 3 5G Snapdragon 865.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2020·$560
Overall
82/100
Class rank
#26 of 182
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

iQOO 3.

iQOO's 2020 first iQOO 3 launched the gaming sub-brand — SD865 + LPDDR5 + Monster Touch shoulder triggers.

01Display

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size6.44"
Resolution1080 x 2400
Touch sample180 Hz

02Performance

88/100

At 88/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2020 — 7 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 865
CPU2.84 GHz octa-Kryo 585
RAM12 GB LPDDR5 + 256 GB UFS 3.1

03Camera

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 78-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

Main48 MP + 13 MP tele + 13 MP UW + 2 MP
Front16 MP

04Battery

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 77-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

Capacity4,440 mAh
Charging55 W

05Software

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 75-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

What works
  • Snapdragon 865 + LPDDR5 12 GB + UFS 3.1.
  • Monster Touch shoulder triggers for gaming.
  • 180 Hz touch sample.
  • 55 W charge.
What doesn't
  • 214.5 g super-heavy.
  • 60 Hz refresh (only touch is 180 Hz).
  • iQOO UI bloat.
  • No microSD.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

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