Vivo’s sub-brand iQoo offers a good range of gaming-focused phones in the Indian market. The company has now partnered with Krafton for the Battlegrounds Mobile India series. The smartphone company will be the title sponsor for the e-sports tournament which is the biggest Battle Royale Esports event in India.
Commenting on the partnership, Gagan Arora, Chief Marketing Officer – iQOO said “At iQOO, we strive to provide an enriching gaming experience to the Esports community in India. With this partnership, we aim to contribute to the growing mobile gaming industry in the country and further strengthen iQOO’s footprint amongst the existing as well as potential gaming enthusiasts. We hope to witness a cracking BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA tournament and wish all the best to the participants.”
With Krafton and iQoo’s partnership, the upcoming Battlegrounds Mobile India series will be streamed not only on the BGMI’s official channel but on iQoo Esports official YouTube channel. The total prize pool for winners of this one of its kind tournament will be a whopping Rs 1 crore.
The registered players for the Battlegrounds Mobile India series will be participating in the in-game qualifiers from which 1024 teams will proceed to Round 1.
Sean (Hyunil) Sohn, Head, India Division of KRAFTON, Inc says, “As pioneers of online gaming in India, our endeavour is to bring unique and interesting tournaments for the gaming community here in the country. BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA SERIES is a one of its kind gaming tournament which will help gaming enthusiasts channelize their gaming skills and harness their talent. We are committed to providing a seamless gaming experience to our users and this partnership with iQOO will help us strengthen our mission.”
Separately iQoo announced the launch of iQoo Z5 in India recently. It comes with a 6.67-inch full HD+ LCD display with 1,080 X 2,400 pixels of resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate support. The phone runs on Origin OS 1.0 on top of Android 11. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC with Adreno 642L GPU. It comes with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage.
The phone includes a 64MP triple rear camera set up and a 16MP selfie camera. There is VC liquid cooling for temperature reduction, 4G game vibration along with the linear motor, and Ultra Game Mode 2.0 for gaming. The gaming smartphone also houses a 5,000mAh battery with 44W flash charge fast charging support.
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