iQOO 15 Apex Edition First Impressions
Most of the latest flagships are also comparing hardware and performance benchmarks, so differentiation is increasingly being defined to design, finish or other finer details. iQOO 15 review “It’s more refined, mature flagship approach than radical reinvention and not an extreme reformation of the word,” we noted. The brand has launched the iQOO 15 Apex Edition in India, building on this foundation, and is adding a different visual identity to the lineup.
The iQOO 15 Apex Edition does not change the core formula; it attempts to add a layer of character through design. It carries much visual identity, and at first glance it differs from the standard Alpha and Legend finishes. A marble-likefluid pattern is also found in the rear panel, with grey, white and faint red streaks blending into one another. In contrast to the two colourways that are currently present, which have a flat rear panel, the Apex shade looks almost like brushed stone across sand.
The finish itself doesn’t appear overly glossy, but it’s not completely matte either. It looks premium without making the phone overly loud or ostentatious.
It is redesigned from the standard iQOO 15 and continues with the rest of its design. It is the top-left corner of the signature square-shaped, slightly raised camera module that sits in the trademark square. It doesn’t make the phone wobble much, even when placed flat on a table, it does not mean that s don’Twol. On the whole, the Apex Edition feels like a more experimental approach to what iQOO’s otherwise restrained flagship design language is doing.
In the iQOO 15 Apex Edition, on the front of its title is 6 as in the same 6, with s. The LTPO AMOLED screen, 85-inch 2K (1,440 3,168 pixels) ltpa (85-inches 1 inch), has a 130Hz touch sampling rate of 120Hz and up to 144Hz refresh rate with 508ppi pixel density. It has Samsung’s new M14 AMOLED panel, which is even brighter than its predecessor and provides vibrant, sharp visual effects.
We’ve already discussed the display quality of the iQOO 15 in our in-depth review; you can check it out here.
It is the same flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset as the standard model, with up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up until 512GB (UFS4) powering the iQOO 15 Apex Edition. There is 1 internal storage, and a Q3 supercomputing chip. The handset did well in our benchmark tests, delivering results comparable to other flagships such as the OnePlus 15 and the Oppo Find X9 Pro.
The iQOO 15 Apex Edition is an optics-based triple rear camera unit, with the 50-megapixel Sony IMX921 primary camera with optical image stabilisation (OIS), a 50–megapixel PlayStation IMA882 1/1. An optical zoom 95-inch periscope (95-in) telephoto camera with 3x optical Zoom, and a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens are also available. The front of a 32-megapixel selfie camera is posed by . The sensor on the current iQOO 15 is identical to all sensors, which are similar to those of other sensors. We reviewed the camera setup in our review, which we said was “a meaningful step forward for the brand” as it ‘is an important step ahead of this new technology. It was more mature, consistent and better calibrated than .
Why, you ask? Head over to our iQOO 15 review to find out.
The new iQOO 15 is supported by a 7,000-mAh battery that lasts nearly one day and half on casual use, according to . As we compared it with the way it gives you great stamina, casual users will not have to look for a charger at the end of the day. The iQOO 15 was the longest-lasting (in spite of heavy use) day, even with almost all its power.
In the meantime, full charge is about 1 hour and 1 minute with the 100W charger provided. Besides 40W wireless charging, it does not officially sell one in India (so you’ll have to use third-party charging solutions).
The iQOO 15 Apex Edition is the very same well-rounded flagship for all intents and uses, but it continues to build on this with a more expressive design. Its marble-like finish adds a layer of visual contrast without detracting the otherwise restrained aesthetic of the standard model. Although hardware, cameras and battery performance are the same, overall user experience is similar to that of the iQOO 15 we reviewed earlier in our review.
In that sense, the Apex Edition feels more like an alternative for those who prioritise design.
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