iQOO has started teasing its first Ultra-branded smartphone, with early details pointing towards a clear emphasis on performance. In a recent development, tipster Digital Chat Station shared an internal schematic of the iQOO 15 Ultra, while iQOO Product Director Galant V highlighted its gaming capabilities in a Weibo post. Together, these updates suggest the device is being designed with sustained gaming performance in mind, rather than positioning it as a conventional flagship.
iQOO 15 Ultra schematic
iQOO 15 Ultra schematic
According to Digital Chat Station, the shared schematic highlights a hidden active cooling setup inside the iQOO 15 Ultra. The air intake is discreetly placed beneath the rear camera module, while the exhaust vent sits along the side frame. This layout allows the phone to accommodate a large 17 x 17 x 4mm cooling fan, said to be the biggest used in the segment so far, positioned directly next to the main chipset.
The design reportedly creates a wide airflow channel inside the chassis, improving heat dissipation efficiency without altering the external appearance. Despite the inclusion of a fan and independent air duct, the overall industrial design and protection levels are said to remain unaffected. Alongside this, the phone is tipped to feature an extra-large vapour chamber heat spreader, with a surface area said to reach up to 8,000 square millimetres, further strengthening thermal control during long gaming sessions.
The tipster has also revealed that the iQOO 15 Ultra will arrive in 16GB+512GB and 24GB+1TB variants. This Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5-powered device was recently spotted with a record-breaking AnTuTu score of 4.51 million.
Gaming stability backed by software and hardware
iQOO 15 Ultra gaming performance
On the performance side, Galant V has highlighted iQOO’s focus on real-world gaming stability rather than peak frame rates alone. The iQOO 15 Ultra is claimed to handle one of the most demanding mobile games at the highest visual preset, 60 frames per second, while keeping both average frame rate and 1 percent low frame rate fully stable. Power consumption in this scenario is said to hover just above 7W, indicating tight control over efficiency.
This stability is credited to a combination of iQOO’s in-house Monster Super Core Engine, which works at a deep system level, and the brand’s first active cooling solution branded as the Ice Dome Air Cooling System. With this approach, iQOO positions the 15 Ultra as a performance exploration device aimed squarely at high-end mobile gamers who value consistency under extreme loads.
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