iQOO Z6 Lite 5G Review: Redefining Budget Phones
From a bird's eye view, budget smartphones look homogeneous; offering more or less the same features and performance. Especially the sub-Rs. 15,000 segment - loaded with umpteen options, leaves a sense of confusion to choose the best amongst all. While adding an excitement factor to these boring phones, iQOO introduces its first 5G smartphone under Rs. 15,000 - the iQOO Z6 Lite. That's not all, it is said to be the first phone to pack the new Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 chipset. What else? A 120Hz refresh rate display and 50MP Eye Autofocus primary camera at this price! On paper, it looks promising, but how does it fair out in reality? After using it for two weeks, here is what I have to say.
The iQOO Z6 Lite looks no different than its siblings, save for minimal changes. It has that same boxy design, two large camera humps, and a shimmery gradient look that iQOO Z6 5G flaunts. However, it gets a bluish-greenish tone under the sunlight. But we can't avoid the fact that it comes under Rs. 15,000, and at this price, it looks more or less like any other mid-range smartphone these days. It has a plastic back which is smudge-phobic! Basically, you don't have to worry about fingerprints and dust getting attracted to it.
Overall, the build quality is good and looks decent, except for its 194 grams weight and 8.25mm thickness, which makes it difficult to use it one-handedly.
In the era of punch-hole display (and, now dynamic Island!), the dew-drop display design along with thick bezels looks outdated. This has been the same case with other members of this Z6-series. This iQOO Z6 Lite 5G features a 6.58-inch full HD+ LCD panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and 240Hz touch sampling rate. The experience of AMOLED display is missing here but the
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