iQOO, the performance-focused sub-brand of Vivo, is taking a significant leap in processing power with its upcoming flagship smartphone, the iQOO 15. The device is scheduled to launch in India on November 26, 2025 with Qualcomm’s flagship SoC, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 along with iQOO’s in-house ‘Supercomputing Chip’, Q3. This chip is built to deliver what the company calls “console-level quality” in mobile gaming. Weeks ahead of the launch, IGN India has learned new details about what interested buyers can expect from the phone’s chip, its upscaling tech, and other software optimisations for gaming.
The iQOO 15 will debut with a Samsung 2K M14 LEAD OLED display, the first of its kind on Android, and is claimed to be “India’s brightest display” at 2600 nits. The device also features the company’s “Origin Smooth Engine,” designed to improve app load times, frame rate stability, and overall responsiveness through deeper hardware–software integration in OriginOS. For now, these specifications and related claims look good on paper but we need to thoroughly test the device when it launches to check if they make any real-world difference. Till then, let’s get back to the hardware specifications of iQOO 15.
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5: A Strong Base
The upcoming flagship phone runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, which delivers major gains in CPU and GPU performance. The chip uses Qualcomm’s third-generation Oryon Octa-core setup, clocked at up to 4.6GHz, while the new Adreno GPU architecture promises up to 23% faster graphics rendering. It also comes with a 37% faster Hexagon NPU, supporting AI-based game enhancements and Unreal Engine 5.
The wait is almost over. ⚡
Get ready to experience the GOAT level performance with the all-new iQOO 15, powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Processor, built to break every limit of speed, performance, and precision.
Launching on November 26#iQOO15 #BeTheGOAT… pic.twitter.com/WXRFzM8V99
— iQOO India (@IqooInd) November 9, 2025
The Q3 Chip
At the core of this performance push is the Q3 chip, which houses three in-house processing cores designed to handle different aspects of gaming performance. The DA Core handles visual rendering, frame generation, and resolution upscaling using algorithms developed by the iQOO Gaming Research Institute. RT Core enables real-time panoramic ray tracing for more realistic lighting and reflections, while the AI Core uses an onboard neural engine to enhance in-game decision-making, visual optimisation, and dynamic performance scaling.
QNSS Super Rendering Technology
iQOO’s QNSS Super Rendering works much like Nvidia’s DLSS, but for mobile. It uses AI to upscale lower-resolution images in real time, giving a sharper, more detailed output while keeping power draw and heat under control. On paper, this should result in smoother gameplay and better visuals without overloading the processor.
In practical terms, iQOO 15 should be able to handle 2K resolution at 120Hz in titles like Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero, 1080p at 144Hz in Call of Duty: Mobile, and 1080p at 120Hz in Wuthering Waves.
Enhanced Gaming Features
The iQOO 15 brings several new gaming-oriented upgrades. The 2K Super Resolution mode uses improved texture algorithms to enhance in-game detail without draining the battery. Besides this, the Game Frame Interpolation system boosts supported titles to up to 144fps, minimising latency and delivering smoother animations across 40+ optimised games.
Meanwhile, the Game Visual Enhancement mode adjusts image tone and lighting to match the art style of each title, with a Night Vision mode that brightens darker areas, making opponents and vehicles easier to spot in shooters.
Feel the game come alive
iQOO 15 delivers India’s first Dual Axis Vibration Motor Smartphone*, making every turn, hit, and drift feel real.It’s not just gameplay – it’s presence.
Launching on November 26
*iQOO 15 is first smartphone to have dual axis vibration motor, basis… pic.twitter.com/EHXRRb8NBG
— iQOO India (@IqooInd) November 5, 2025
8K VC Cooling System
To sustain this level of performance, iQOO has built an extensive 8K VC cooling system, which is said to be the largest single-layer vapor chamber (VC) plate in the industry. It improves heat dissipation by 14% over the iQOO 13, using 200 million nano-scale graphene particles that help the cooling fluid inside the VC evaporate and condense faster. This should keep the temperature stable even under heavy load.
Under the hood, a dual pyrolytic graphite sheet layer, one beneath the back cover and another inside the chassis, helps transfer heat evenly across the phone. This design achieves a thermal conductivity of 2000 W/m·K, which iQOO says is close to the engineering limit and 47% more effective than the iQOO 13’s setup. A new super thermal gel also acts as a bridge between the chip and the cooling layer, improving overall heat transfer by 33%.
The iQOO 15 will also include a 144Hz 2K AMOLED display, a 7,000mAh battery with 100W fast charging, and a triple 50MP camera system. The phone is scheduled to launch in India on November 26.
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Rayan Sayyed is a staff writer for IGN India with a primary focus on Asian entertainment, spanning from anime, manga, games to films and dramas from the East. You can reach out to him at rayan_sayyed@ign.com, or find him on Twitter/X @rayanaver and Instagram @rayansayyed
2025-11-12 08:03:00
