iQOO just confirmed two new phones launching together on August 18 in China, the Neo 11 Ultra and the Z11S. And yeah, batteries are the whole story here.
The Neo 11 Ultra gets a 9,100mAh battery, the biggest ever on a Neo-series phone. It pairs that with a 2K flat 6.83-inch display and, reportedly, a customized Dimensity 9500 with an 11-core GPU setup. iQOO is calling it a performance flagship, and the specs back that up: 3D ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, IP68 and IP69 ratings, 100W charging.
The Z11S goes even bigger. Its 10,000mAh battery makes it iQOO's first phone ever to break that number. That's a genuinely massive cell for a phone this size. iQOO confirmed a 144Hz display too, along with some eye-care extras like SGS-certified low blue light and low flicker.
Summary
- iQOO's Neo 11 Ultra and Z11S launch together in China on August 18.
- Neo 11 Ultra: 9,100mAh battery, 2K display, customized Dimensity 9500, 100W charging.
- Z11S: 10,000mAh battery, iQOO's first phone in that category, 144Hz display.
- Neo 11 Ultra memory options go up to 16GB+512GB.
- Z11S is rumored to run a Dimensity 7500 chip with 44W charging, unconfirmed by iQOO.
Here's the thing though, these two phones aren't really competing with each other. The Neo 11 Ultra is chasing performance buyers, the Z11S is chasing longevity buyers. Different crowds, same launch date, same brand strategy: cover both angles at once.
As you can understand, the interesting part for me is the Z11S. I actually covered its rumored specs a few days back under the mystery model number V2603A, back when nobody knew if it'd land as a Vivo or an iQOO. Turns out, it's an iQOO, the Z11S specifically. Good to have that cleared up.
"The iQOO Z11S will take a different approach, with its 10,000mAh battery making it the brand's first smartphone to enter the 10,000mAh category." — the number doing all the talking for this launch.
To be honest, the Z11S is probably the phone that ages better. A 2K display and a fancy chip are nice, but a 10,000mAh battery is the kind of upgrade you actually feel every single day. Which one would you pick, raw power or a battery that basically never dies?
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