iQOO Neo 12 Launched in China With 9,000mAh Battery, 185Hz Screen and a Cooling Fan: Price and Specs

iQOO has launched the Neo 12 in China at CNY 4,399 with a 9,000mAh battery, a 185Hz screen, a cooling fan and the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Prices, specs and India status.

Oct 20, 2026 - 19:15

Updated: 15 days ago

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iQOO Neo 12 Launched in China With 9,000mAh Battery, 185Hz Screen and a Cooling Fan: Price and Specs

iQOO has launched the iQOO Neo 12 in China. It has a 9,000mAh battery with 100W charging, a flat 6.83-inch screen that runs at up to 185Hz, and a built-in cooling fan. The price starts at CNY 4,399 for the 12GB + 256GB version. The phone went on sale in China on launch day, and iQOO has not said anything about an India launch.

iQOO Neo 12 price in China

The Neo 12 comes in five memory and storage versions. The first sale in China also includes a discount of 200 yuan, and platform offers lower the effective price further, but those deals are specific to China.

Version	Price in China
12GB + 256GB	CNY 4,399
16GB + 256GB	CNY 4,799
12GB + 512GB	CNY 5,099
16GB + 512GB	CNY 5,499
16GB + 1TB	CNY 6,499

Display and performance

The screen is a 6.83-inch flat AMOLED panel with a 2K-class resolution and a refresh rate of up to 185Hz. Peak brightness is 2,200 nits, and touch sampling goes up to 5,000Hz using the same touch chip as the iQOO 16. The chip is the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, paired with iQOO's own Q3 gaming chip, which handles upscaling and frame generation in supported games. iQOO says more than 50 games run at 185fps natively.

The cooling is the new part. The phone has an active cooling fan together with an 8,200 sq mm vapour chamber, which should help it keep its speed in long gaming sessions. Its predecessor, the Neo 11, had no fan.

Battery and cameras

The 9,000mAh battery is 20% bigger than the Neo 11's 7,500mAh. It charges at 100W and supports bypass charging, which powers the phone directly from the charger during gaming. The rear has a 50MP main camera and an 8MP ultrawide, and the front camera is 16MP. The cameras are not the focus of this phone.

Full specifications

Spec	iQOO Neo 12
Launch	28 October 2026, in China
Display	6.83-inch flat AMOLED, up to 185Hz, up to 2,200 nits
Chip	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 with the iQOO Q3 gaming chip
Cooling	Active cooling fan with an 8,200 sq mm vapour chamber
Battery and charging	9,000mAh, 100W wired charging, bypass charging
Rear cameras	50MP main and 8MP ultrawide
Front camera	16MP
Memory and storage	LPDDR5X RAM, UFS 4.1 storage
Touch	Up to 5,000Hz sampling
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 7
Price	CNY 4,399 for 12GB + 256GB, up to CNY 6,499 for 16GB + 1TB

Will the Neo 12 come to India?

iQOO has not made any statement about India. The company often brings Neo phones to India later, sometimes under a different name or with changed specifications, but that is not confirmed. We will update this article if iQOO announces an Indian launch.

See how it differs from last year's phone in our iQOO Neo 12 vs Neo 11 comparison. Related coverage: the Redmi K100 launch and the iQOO Pad Pro 8.8 gaming tablet.