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The iQOO 15, unveiled in China last month, will begin its international rollout this month, with the India debut set for November 26.
The iQOO 15 has Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 flagship chip at the helm and features four cameras – a 32MP selfie camera on the front and a trio of 50MP cameras on the rear.
The rear camera setup includes a primary (OIS), a periscope telephoto (OIS, 3x optical), and an ultrawide camera, with the primary camera using the Sony IMX921 sensor and the periscope telephoto camera employing the Sony IMX882 sensor. The ultrawide camera relies on Samsung’s S5KJN1SQ03 sensor, while the front camera uses the Galaxycore GC32E1-WA1XA.
The return of the periscope telephoto camera, which was present on the iQOO 12 but dropped from the iQOO 13 last year, also brings back the telephoto macro mode. It’s called Super Macro and can be accessed by clicking on the flower icon in the top-right corner of the default Camera app’s Photo mode. You can take macro shots at 1x (25mm), 2x (46mm), 3x (73mm), and 6x (146mm) magnifications with Super Macro mode.
iQOO 15’s Super Macro mode at 3x magnification
iQOO is also introducing an 85mm focal length (3.7x magnification) in Portrait Mode with the iQOO 15 as the “sweet spot” between 50mm and 100mm focal lengths.
iQOO 15’s Portrait Mode at 85mm focal length
iQOO invited us to a media briefing last week, where we got our hands on the iQOO 15 and took quick photos. We are sharing them below so you can pixel-peep them yourselves. You can also use our Compare tool on the desktop version of the website to compare two photos.
Daylight Photos
First, we have the daylight photos, clicked with the 50MP primary camera in default Photo mode, having an output of 12.6MP. These are followed by the pictures taken in the High-Resolution mode with the same camera.
Primary camera, 12.6MP, 1x magnification (23mm).
Primary camera, 12.6MP, 1x magnification (23mm)
Primary camera, 50.3MP (High resolution), 1x magnification (23mm).
Primary camera, 50.3MP (High resolution), 1x magnification (23mm)
Now, we have some photos taken in Portrait Mode, supporting five focal lengths – 23mm (1x), 35mm (1.5x), 50mm (2.2x), 85mm (3.7x), and 100mm (4.3x).
Portrait Mode: 50mm (2.2x) • 85mm (3.7x) • 100mm (4.3x)
Portrait Mode: 50mm (2.2x) • 85mm (3.7x) • 100mm (4.3x)
Portrait Mode: 50mm (2.2x) • 85mm (3.7x) • 100mm (4.3x)
And now some macro shots.
Super Macro Mode: 2x (46mm) • 3x (73mm) • 6x (146mm)
Low-light Photos
Let’s take a look at some low-light pictures now.
We have a couple of photos taken with the primary camera in the default Photo mode.
Primary camera, 12.6MP, 1x magnification (23mm)
Next up, we’ve got some portrait shots taken at 50mm, 85mm, and 100mm focal lengths.
Portrait Mode: 50mm (2.2x) • 85mm (3.7x) • 100mm (4.3x)
That’s all from us for now. We’ll give you a detailed verdict on the iQOO 15’s camera quality and other features after we’ve completed our usual tests, but feel free to share your thoughts on these photos in the comments below.