{"id":423,"date":"2026-08-17T20:47:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.reskilll.com\/how-to-win-iqoo-city-battles-strategy-guide-phone-first-ai-hackathon\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T20:47:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:17:11","slug":"how-to-win-iqoo-city-battles-strategy-guide-phone-first-ai-hackathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.reskilll.com\/how-to-win-iqoo-city-battles-strategy-guide-phone-first-ai-hackathon\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Win iQOO City Battles: Strategy Guide for the Phone-First AI Hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to Win iQOO City Battles<\/h2>\n

This is NOT a normal hackathon.<\/strong> 55% of your build time you can ONLY use the phone. Your strategy needs to account for Red Light (phone only) and Green Light (both devices). Here’s how to win.<\/p>\n

The Scoring Rubric (Know What Judges Want)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Criteria<\/th>\nWeight<\/th>\nSource<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
End product quality<\/td>\n30%<\/td>\nJury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Novelty and impact<\/td>\n20%<\/td>\nJury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creative phone use (camera, voice, on-device AI)<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\nHackTracker device data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Technical depth<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\nJury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Office Kit usage<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\nHackTracker device data<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Demo and presentation<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\nJury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Key insight:<\/strong> 25% is measured from DEVICE DATA, not your pitch. HackTracker records your actual phone usage. You can’t fake it.<\/p>\n

Strategy for Red Light (Phone Only – 55% of time)<\/h2>\n