ZUK is a Chinese Internet company and is quite in line with the likes of LeEco and Xiaomi. Dealing majorly in internet stuff, the company isn't recognized in the world of smartphones and often gets sidelined. This is the prime reason that it didn't get to compete with the rivals as well. However, ZUK is ready for a new start as the company is now backed by Lenovo. Interestingly, ZUK can still function on its own and doesn't require following Lenovo's designs and pattern of building smartphones.
Unveiling its personalized making, it recently launched its newest venture in India - the Lenovo ZUK Z1. The device is specifically tagged as For India. Though at the first glance it might appear to be the regular Chinese smartphone with older Qualcomm chipset pooled with an updated Cyanogen OS software bits but Lenovo ZUK Z1 is definitely more than that.
Here's what it has in store for you:
The Design
ZUK has gone for a metal frame sandwiched between Corning Gorilla Glass screen at front and a non-removable plastic cover at back. The Z1 indeed has a refined build quality as it produces no creaking sounds and the metal frame matches its plastic back. Its design language offers a clean and polished look which is comfortable to hold and offers grip as well.
Features
As we said, Z1 uses the same old Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset but with some goodies to offer. It has the tested Qualcomm MSM8974PRO-AC clocked at 2.5GHz, which happens to be last version of chipset produced by Qualcomm. This one is even said to be the steadiest one in its 801 lineup. It has 3GB of RAM with 64GB of internal storage which is not expandable.
Talking of the cameras, the device projects 13MP Sony-made IMX214 unit featuring a 5P Largan lens setup and OIS, whereas the front-facing unit has 8MP unit with an f/2.2 lens.
As for connectivity, it provides options like Dual SIM 4G LTE (nano+nano), Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth v4.1 and USB 3.0 through a Type-C port for 5Gbps data transfer speeds. The smartphone runs Cyanogen OS 12 and Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with 4100mAh non-removable battery which can be charged using the quick-charger that comes along.
Display
The Lenovo ZUK Z1 has a Full HD (1920×1080 pixels) IPS LCD display. It produces clear colors which are not saturated like it generally happens with AMOLED displays nowadays. Its pixel density of 401PPI, makes the text look crisp and even the images appear sharp. The Cyanogen's LiveDisplay setting is highly commendable as it lets the users twist not fixed display color profile, but even color temperature, by hand.
Performance
The phone does perform well and manages to score well in the performance department. It is notable that the Snapdragon 801 had failed to perform in OnePlus X, but the same has managed to do a great job in ZUK Z1.
For the purpose of gaming, Lenovo ZUK Z1 gives absolutely no problem despite the fact that it is using the old Snapdragon 801. Though it does heat up when used for playing games but that doesn't cause anything in major and neither does it affect your device's performance. It is highly commendable of ZUK that it has managed to outlive the old Snapdragon 801.
Verdict and Price
We believe that at a price of Rs. 13,499, Lenovo ZUK Z1 is indeed worth investing your money. Other than a wonderful design, it sports quite amazing features like polished metal body and optical image stabilization with bloatware-free buttery smooth Cyanogen OS. Even the 4100mAh battery and decent camera is appreciable.
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