iQOO Neo 12 is scheduled to launch in China on October 28, with sales beginning shortly after the event. Outlets report that the company has already opened pre-orders in China, alongside teasers of the phone’s design and color options. Multiple reports also highlight premium performance features aimed at gaming use.
The Neo 12 is described as using the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, along with iQOO’s Q3 gaming chip and an Ice Dome active cooling system. GSMArena adds that the device will include a 2K AMOLED display with a 185Hz refresh rate. NDTV and India Today both focus on the launch date and core chipset details, while NDTV additionally specifies three color options—Contest (or Fierce Edge), Shadow Black, and Frost Blade Blue (with translated naming as used in Chinese teasers).