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iQoo 15: New video purports to solve colorful conundrum for upcoming Android flagship

The "iQoo 15" hands-on. (Image source: Geek Village Chief via Weibo)
The "iQoo 15" hands-on. (Image source: Geek Village Chief via Weibo)
The iQoo 15 is rumored to come with one of the most unique rear panels in the flagship Android smartphone world on its debut later in 2025. A new leak suggests that it might indeed take one of the most unusual approaches to high-end handset design to date. Meanwhile, the device is now officially hyped to outdo the iPhone 17 Pro Max with a higher-resolution display from Samsung.

The iQoo 15 does indeed have the new, possibly flame-themed rear panel alluded to in a previous leak - except that it is not really a static effect, but the result of an all-new color-shifting finish that can turn certain swathes of the glass from monochrome to bright, vibrant red depending on the way they catch the light.

The unique color-changing SKU of the upcoming flagship Android smartphone is allegedly showcased in a new video short. It is projected to launch alongside more traditional black and white variants later in the third quarter of 2025.

The iQoo 15 might be equally prepossessing from the front, having been freshly confirmed by company executive Galant V to rock a "True 2K" display from Samsung

The next-gen "Everest Screen" will, as such, be of a higher resolution than that of the ~1.5K iPhone 17 Pro Max, and is now also officially backed to use up to 40% less power than the 16 Pro Max' display.

Accordingly, iQoo now suggests that the 15 might have the best display on the market, and not merely for 2025/26, but "for the next few years" after that. 

As it is currently believed by some to be a 144Hz version of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra's own screen, that just might turn out to be a less than empty boast.

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Deirdre O'Donnell, 2025-09-17 (Update: 2025-09-17)