Xiaomi, OnePlus, and most recently, OPPO have all been in the conversation of manufacturers that produce value-for-money smartphones of late. But don’t sleep on Vivo in 2018. Not after its recent announcement in its native China, where the new Vivo Z1 has turned heads.
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The smartphone has elicited comparisons to devices like the Xiaomi Mi 6X and Nokia 7 Plus, which retail at excellent prices.The 6X starts at ¥1,599 (approximately P13,169 or $250), while the 7 Plus sells for P21,990 ($418) in the Philippines. Vivo’s first entry to the Z series, on the other hand, has been launched for ¥1,798 (P14,808 or $281). It will start shipping from June 4th in glossy black, blue, and red exteriors.
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The outside of the Vivo Z1 resembles that of the Vivo V9, featuring a 6.2-inch touch display with a cutout or notch at the top and a 19:9 screen ratio, as well as dual vertical cameras and fingerprint hardware at the back, above the company branding.
As with the Vivo V9, fthe Vivo Z1 features a 6.2-inch touch display with a cutout or notch at the top and a 19:9 screen ratio.
On the inside, the phone shares most of its specifications with the flagship Vivo X21 and sees a Snapdragon 660 under the hood, along with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage, expandable via a microSD card in a hybrid format. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo on a 3,260mAh battery.
The Vivo Z1 looks like the Vivo V9, but on the inside, the phone shares most of its specifications with the flagship Vivo X21.
For taking photos using the main camera, Vivo has opted for a 13-megapixel unit paired with a 2-megapixel, depth-sensing camera. As on other Vivo smartphones with two cameras side by side, these work together to produce portrait-style shots with a blurred background. The front camera that occupies the notch is 24 megapixels, as many as on the V9. Predictably, it doubles as a scanner to enable Vivo’s Face ID feature.
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Vivo has yet to announce global rollout plans for the Z1, and those familiar with the company’s retail efforts in the Philippines are not sure if the phone will ever make its way to the local market. Hopefully, the door is still open for that possibility.
Vivo Z1 specs
- Fingerprint reader (rear-mounted)
- 6.2-inch LCD display, 2,280 x 1,080 resolution (19:9)
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor
- 4GB RAM
- 64GB expandable storage
- Dual 13-megapixel and 2-megapixel rear cameras with LED flash
- 24-megapixel front camera
- 3,260mAh battery
- Android 8.1 Oreo
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