iQOO Z11 Arrives in India as a Separate Model with Dimensity 7500 Turbo and a 7,050 mAh Battery

iQOO has introduced the iQOO Z11 in India, and the handset shares little more than its name with the model sold in China and Malaysia. The Indian release comes with its own design, a different chipset and a noticeably smaller battery, which effectively makes it a separate device built for one market and for a student audience.

How the Indian version differs from other markets

The power subsystem saw the biggest change. The Indian Z11 carries a 7,050 mAh BlueVolt battery, while the Chinese and Malaysian versions use a 9,020 mAh cell. Peak wired charging speed is lower as well: 44W instead of 90W. According to iQOO's figures, the bundled adapter takes the phone from 1% to 44% in half an hour and fills the battery completely in 1 hour and 6 minutes.

The company frames endurance through usage scenarios with Super Battery Saver enabled: a full charge is claimed to last 24 hours of WhatsApp messaging, 22 hours of online classes on YouTube, 16.9 hours of Instagram and 9.4 hours of video recording.

The phone supports all-scenario bypass charging: with the adapter plugged in, power goes straight to the system instead of through the battery, which keeps the cell cooler during long gaming sessions.

The second major swap concerns the processor. The Indian model runs on the MediaTek Dimensity 7500 Turbo and is the first phone in the country to use that chip. The platform relies on MediaTek's eighth-generation NPU for on-device AI tasks, and iQOO quotes an AnTuTu result of more than 1.2 million points. Configurations go up to 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and heat is handled by a vapour chamber with a 3,800 mm² cooling area.

The exterior was reworked too. The camera module stretches horizontally across the full width of the back, and iQOO calls the arrangement Skyline Design, noting that it stops the phone from wobbling on a flat surface. The 7.99 mm, 199 g body uses a plastic back panel that resists fingerprints, carries IP68 and IP69 ratings and is certified to the MIL-STD-810H standard. An IR blaster sits on the top edge.

Display

The phone is built around a curved 6.83-inch AMOLED panel with a 2,800x1,260-pixel resolution and 449 ppi density, protected by Schott Xensation Up glass. The screen handles HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG, while Widevine L1 certification unlocks 1080p playback in streaming apps. iQOO quotes 2,000 nits in HBM mode and up to 3,000 nits of local peak brightness, which is enough to keep text readable in direct sunlight.

The refresh rate switches between 30Hz, 60Hz, 90Hz, 120Hz and 144Hz, yet the settings menu offers only three modes: Standard, Smart adaptation and High. iQOO says the top 144Hz setting is reserved for gaming, and at the time of writing only one title claims support for it. In everyday use the High mode tops out at 120Hz, while Smart adaptation is capped at 90Hz.

An optical fingerprint reader is embedded in the display. The Always-On Display mode is cut down here: there is no way to keep information permanently on screen, leaving only tap, raise and slight-movement triggers.

Cameras

The main camera relies on a 50MP Sony IMX882 sensor with optical stabilisation and an f/1.79 aperture, and it records 4K video at 30 frames per second. Alongside it sits an 8MP OmniVision ultrawide unit with a 115° field of view. The 32MP selfie camera occupies the centred punch-hole, covers 84° and also shoots 4K video.

Software

The Z11 ships with OriginOS 6 based on Android 16. iQOO promises three years of OS upgrades and five years of security patches, though the release schedule is uneven: patches arrive monthly for the first two years, quarterly in the third and fourth year, and once every six months in the fifth. Preinstalled third-party apps can be removed.

The AI Captions feature transcribes recorded speech with automatic language detection and produces a short recap of a lecture or meeting, with the summary itself generated by Google Gemini.

The software also includes the AI Creation generative editor and the AI Transcript Assist tool for working with recordings.

The Wet Touch feature keeps the touch layer responsive when the screen or the user's hands are wet.

Specifications

• Display: 6.83" curved AMOLED, 2,800x1,260, 449 ppi, up to 144Hz, 2,000 nits HBM and up to 3,000 nits local peak brightness, Schott Xensation Up, HDR10/HDR10+/HLG, Widevine L1
• Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 7500 Turbo, eighth-generation NPU
• Memory: 6/8/12GB LPDDR4X, 128/256GB UFS 3.1
• Rear cameras: 50MP Sony IMX882, f/1.79, OIS; 8MP ultrawide, f/2.2, 115°
• Front camera: 32MP, f/2.0, 84°, 4K at 30fps
• Battery: 7,050 mAh BlueVolt, 44W wired charging, bypass charging support
• OS: Android 16, OriginOS 6
• Durability: IP68, IP69, MIL-STD-810H
• Audio: stereo speakers
• Extras: in-display optical fingerprint reader, IR blaster, 3,800 mm² vapour chamber
• Dimensions and weight: 7.99 mm thick, 199 g

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