iQOO Z11 Lite: a new budget smartphone with a powerful 6500 mAh battery

iQOO Z11 Lite - budget-friendly, but with a large battery

As previously announced, the affordable smartphone from the Vivo sub-brand has debuted in India. What does the iQOO Z11 Lite offer?

iQOO Z11 Lite is intended to be a budget smartphone, so it's hard to expect any bells and whistles in its specifications. Its most important and interesting feature is a 6500 mAh battery that charges at 44W and offers Bypass Charging 2.0 and reverse charging. The battery life is estimated at 5 years. The smartphone also boasts a 50-megapixel Sony IMX852 camera with an f/1.8 aperture and a depth sensor, as well as an IP65 waterproof rating. The screen's relatively high brightness, reaching 1200 nits for an IPS panel, is also quite impressive.

iQOO Z11 Lite
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However, that's where the good news ends, as the 6.74-inch screen only runs in HD+ resolution, though it offers a 120 Hz refresh rate. The screen also has a fairly wide bezel and the now-outdated teardrop notch for the 5-megapixel selfie camera (f/2.2). The MediaTek Dimensity 6300 processor isn't particularly impressive either, especially since it's only paired with 6 GB of RAM. Internal storage, however, is a reasonable 256 GB, expandable with a microSD card. The smartphone runs Android 16 with OriginOS 6 and will receive two updates and 4 years of security support. There are two body colors and three memory kits to choose from: