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The built-in fan cooling system is the phone's defining, most-debated feature. Commenters describe an L-shaped duct and vapour chamber moving heat from the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 to an external fan, lowering front surface temps by roughly 2°C and back temps 4-5°C under load. Some praise this as genuine innovation worthy of flagships, while many others call it a gimmick, arguing a 2°C difference is negligible, that it's just for show, or that it can't truly cool sealed internals given IP68/69 sealing.

Gaming performance is consistently praised as smooth and stable. Multiple users report running BGMI, COD, Genshin Impact and PUBG for extended sessions with no throttling, crediting the combined chipset and cooling setup. One user directly compared it favorably to the iQOO Neo 10 in sustained gaming. However, others argue the Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 itself runs hot regardless of the fan, and that performance still isn't the best in its segment.

The fan's inclusion appears to have forced real trade-offs elsewhere. Reviewers note the phone essentially ships with a single usable camera and a small main sensor, a plastic frame, single-band GPS, USB 2.0, no NFC on some configs, and missing 3.5mm jack. Software support is capped at just 2 years, disappointing buyers who expected more given the phone's otherwise strong battery and gaming focus. Several commenters said they'd have preferred a second camera over the fan.