Both the iQOO Z7 and Z7x sport identical designs, complete with the same 6.64-inch flat LCD display that offers 1080 x 2380 pixel resolution, 120 Hz refresh rate and DCI-P3 colour space. However, keep note that only the screen on the vanilla model comes with HDR10 support. Besides that, the duo also features a side mounted fingerprint scanner, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, as well as a USB-C port for data transfers and charging. Internally, the standard Z7 packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon 782G chipset that’s paired together with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 2.2 storage. There’s also onboard Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity, as well as Android 13 via the brand’s Origin OS 3 platform out of the box. Its battery has a 5,000 mAh capacity and supports 120 W fast charging, making it the first mid-range smartphone to feature a charging rate of this speed. According to iQOO, five minutes of charging is enough to provide the handset with enough power to play five hours worth of streaming video. Imaging-wise, housed within the vertical dual-camera setup on its back is a 64 MP primary with OIS, and a 2 MP depth sensor. Situated within the punch-hole cutout on its display, meanwhile, is a 16 MP front-facing camera. Next up is the Z7x variant, which comes with a Snapdragon 695 SoC instead, as well as up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of UFS 2.2 storage. It’s also worth noting that it is the only model from the series to support storage expansion of up to 1 TB via microSD. Like the Z7, the phone also features Android 13 via Origin OS 3 and Wi-Fi connectivity, though its onboard Bluetooth support is the slightly older 5.1 version. Besides that, powering the handset is a larger 6,000 mAh battery, which comes with a lower 80 W fast charging support. For photography and video, found on the back of the iQOO Z7x is a dual-camera setup that consists of a 50 MP primary, and the same 2 MP depth sensor as its sibling. In front, on the other hand, is a 8 MP selfie camera housed within the cutout on its display. The all-new iQOO Z7 mid-range series is slated to launch in Malaysia on 10 April 2023 via a live stream on the brand’s social media channels at 3 pm. As expected, the local pricing for either model or their expected configurations will only be revealed by then. But for your reference, the vanilla Z7 starts from CNY 1,600 (~RM 1,026) in China, while the Z7x starts from CNY 1,300 (~RM 833). (Source: iQOO China [1] [2])
