iQOO is continuing to tease the iQOO 15R ahead of its February 24th launch in India, with new details added to its Amazon microsite. One of the bigger confirmations so far is the battery. The phone will pack a 7,600mAh battery, which is on the larger side even by current standards. Despite that, iQOO says the phone will be 7.9mm thick, suggesting it’s trying to avoid the usual bulk that comes with big batteries.
The microsite also offers a hint about pricing. iQOO has confirmed that the 15R will be priced under Rs 50,000 in India. That puts it in the same bracket as phones like the OnePlus 15R, which starts at Rs 47,999. Both phones run on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, so outright performance is unlikely to be the main deciding factor. Things like battery life, camera consistency, and software experience are likely to matter more for most buyers.
The pricing also says a lot about where iQOO is heading as a brand. Until now, its Neo series has largely handled the sub-Rs 40,000 segment in India. The Neo 10 was the last phone from that lineup to launch here. Flagships, meanwhile, were usually kept under Rs 60,000. That changed earlier this year when the iQOO 15 launched just under Rs 75,000. That move created a gap in the lineup, and the 15R looks like iQOO’s way of filling it.
Software support is one area where the 15R looks solid on paper. The phone will ship with Android 16-based OriginOS 6. iQOO has promised four Android version updates and six years of security patches. That level of support is slowly becoming common in this price range and matters to people who don’t upgrade phones often. The OnePlus 15R also offers the same support.
For performance, alongside the Snapdragon chip, the 15R uses a triple-chip setup, with a separate graphics-focused Q2 chip and another chip aimed at improving network stability. iQOO claims an AnTuTu score north of 3.5 million and is talking up 144fps gameplay in BGMI, though how that translates to daily use remains to be seen.
There’s also talk that the iQOO 15R could be a rebranded version of the iQOO Z11 Turbo from China. If that’s true, the phone is expected to come with a 6.59-inch OLED display with 1.5K resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate, up to 16GB RAM, 512GB storage, and 100W wired charging. The camera setup is said to include a 32MP front camera and a 200MP main camera with OIS, alongside an 8MP ultra-wide sensor.
iQOO has confirmed two colour options so far: a checkered silver-blue finish and a more muted Dark Knight black.
For buyers looking around the Rs 50,000 mark, the iQOO 15R is shaping up as a phone that leans heavily on battery life, long software support, and performance. Whether that’s enough to take on options like the OnePlus 15R will likely come down to final pricing and how the phone actually performs once it’s out in the wild.
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