iQOO, one of the China-based smartphone manufacturers owned by Vivo, introduced the U5i smartphone model in December and introduced the U5x in March. Now, the company is adding another model to its U5 series, called iQOO U5e . The smartphone will only be available in the Chinese market and is actually the rebranded vivo Y33e.
The iQOO U5e is powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 700 chipset and runs Android 12 operating system with OriginOS Ocean user interface on the software side, out of the box. It offers up to 6GB of RAM, 128GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 1TB with microSD card support .
On the front, there is a 6.51-inch LCD screen with 60Hz refresh rate and HD+ resolution, and an 8MP selfie camera. If we come to the back, there is a 13MP resolution main camera and a 2MP resolution macro camera accompanying the main camera, and of course, LED Flash light.
The smartphone with USB Type-C port provides all the energy needed by the hardware inside from a 5000 mAh battery that charges at 18W. The power button on the side bezel of the smartphone also has a built-in fingerprint reader.
Coming in two different color options, the smart iQOO U5e offers two different configurations; The variant with 4GB RAM/128GB Internal Storage has a price tag of 1399 Chinese Yuan ($210), while the variant with 6GB RAM/128GB Internal Storage has a price tag of 1499 Chinese Yuan ($225).
