iQOO Z7 Pro 256GB

The iQOO Z7 Pro is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 7200 SoC, launched earlier this year. This new mid-range chipset can be found on Vivo's V27 smartphone as well. The SoC has a two-cluster configuration, with 2x Cortex-A715 cores and 6x Cortex-A510 cores, and a clock speed of up to 2.8GHz. Starting with the benchmark tests, the iQOO Z7 Pro attains an impressive score of 7,13,965 points on AnTuTu. As for the handset's Geekbench score, it reached 1,181 and 2,682 points in the single-core and multi-core tests respectively.The phone maintains its impressive performance on the CPU Throttle test, where it sustains 91 percent of its peak performance. This consistency was evident while carrying out various tasks on the smartphone in real-world scenarios. The handset offers a seamless multitasking experience. Additionally, it refrains from prematurely closing background apps, enabling you to seamlessly pick up from where you left off. This holds true for a multitude of apps, including browsers, social media, offline games, and streaming apps, ensuring a consistently smooth user experience.As for gaming, the iQOO Z7 Pro is capable of handling almost every title out there. I mostly spent my time with the device playing BGMI at HDR graphics and High frame rate settings and there weren't any instances of lag or frame drop issues. Everything ran pretty smoothly. Moreover, the phone's thermals remain in check. Furthermore, the phone's thermal management is well-controlled. The device incorporates a 3,000mm Vapour Chamber Cooling system, but it can get worked up too with excessive workload. The handset also features 4D Game Vibration, which is said to identify the gaming scene and create special vibrations for a life-like gaming experience, and Motion Control.The iQOO Z7 Pro comes with 8GB of internal RAM + 8GB of virtual RAM, along with 128GB or 256GB storage options. The storage is not user-expandable, so choose your option wisely. Here's a 5G speed test done on the iQOO Z7 Pro using the Airtel 5G Plus network in Faridabad, Haryana:On the software front, the iQOO Z7 Pro runs Vivo's custom skin FunTouch OS 13 atop Android 13 out of the box. It is not clean software, you will find plenty of apps pre-installed, but there are several customisable features including the option to remove/ uninstall some apps that are deemed unnecessary. Besides that, the software allows you to customise UI icons, hide albums, and prevent heating with the iManager Cooling phone app, among other things. There is also an ultra-gaming mode for an uninterrupted gaming experience and six motion gestures to have better control over games. Moreover, the company has promised two years of major software and security updates for the iQOO Z7 Pro.

The iQOO Z7 Pro's camera prowess falls short of being its standout feature. Equipped with a capable 64MP primary camera enhanced by Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS), it is paired with a secondary 2MP depth camera and an Aura light at the rear. In well-lit conditions, the primary camera captures images replete with decent details, highlights, and exposure levels. While colour accuracy might slightly miss the mark, the overall outcome remains satisfactory. Indoors or in low light conditions, the cameras fail to reciprocate the same. While the images don't come out hazy, thanks to the OIS, they tend to exhibit graininess, resulting in a slight loss of detail and sharpness. The Aura light is only good at filling brightness into the scene, with the quality remaining largely consistent.For selfies and video calling, the iQOO Z7 Pro rocks a 16MP shooter in the punch-hole setup. However, the performance of this shooter is rather average. While the selfies it captures could bring you relatively accurate skin tones in daylight, the detailing of facial features leaves much to be desired. The portrait mode of the smartphone isn't that good either. The edge detection could have been better both with selfie and rear cameras. There are smartphones in the segment that might offer you better performance in this department.

The iQOO Z7 Pro features a 4,600mAh battery, slightly smaller than the standard 5,000mAh batteries in its segment. However, the smartphone's battery management appears to be quite efficient. The handset is capable enough to deliver a screen-on-time of six-seven hours, depending on your usage. Intensive users, such as those engaged in prolonged gaming sessions, might find themselves needing to connect to a charger at least once during the course of the day.In the PCMark test, the iQOO Neo 7 achieved an impressive score of 19 hours and 19 minutes, surpassing the performance of most of its competitors. When it comes to charging, the handset takes approximately 45-50 minutes for a full charge from nothing using the compatible 67W fast charger provided in the box.