Vivo has officially unveiled the Vivo Z6 5G smartphone in China. It is the first Snapdragon 765G powered phone from the Chinese manufacturer. The handset sports a punch-hole screen that offers an impressive screen-to-body ratio. The phone comes with a massive battery that carries support for rapid charging technology. The Vivo Z6 5G has arrived with a starting price of 2,298 Yuan (~$327).

Vivo Z6 specifications and features

The Vivo Z6 5G measures 163.99 x 75.71 x 9.16mm and it weighs 201 grams. On the front, it features a 6.57-inch IPS LCD display with a punch-hole at its top-right corner. The screen delivers full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a tall aspect ratio of 20:9. It offers a screen space of 90.74 percent.

The display punch-hole features a 16-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.48 aperture. The rear side of the smartphone has a rectangle-shaped camera module. It houses a 48-megapixel main shooter with f/1.79 aperture and 6P lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens with 112-degree field-of-view and f/2.2 aperture, a 2-megapixel macro lens with f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. The quad cameras offer features like Super Night Scene 2.0, Hyper HDR, RAW format output, video stabilization and 4K video shooting.

The Snapdragon 765G mobile platform brings support for dual-mode 5G connectivity on the Vivo Z6 5G. The smartphone comes with up to 8 GB of LPDDR4x RAM and internal storage of up to 128 GB of UFS 2.1 storage. There is no microSD card slot on the device.

The Vivo Z6 5G houses massive battery of 5,000mAh capacity. The phone comes with support for 44W SuperFlash Charge technology. Vivo claims that the rapid charging technology can charge the phone up to 70 percent in only 35 minutes and 100 percent in 65 minutes. The device is equipped with PC grade liquid cooling technology.

The Android 10 OS along with FunTouch OS 10 comes preloaded on the Vivo Z6 5G. Multi-Turbo 3.0 promises AI driven enhanced performance. For gamers, the phone offers users with features like Game Space 3.0 and Game Box. The phone supports dual Wi-Fi connectivity. The Vivo Z6 5G has a rear-facing fingerprint reader, face unlock, dual SIM support, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB-C and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Vivo Z6 price and release date

Here is the pricing of the different variants of the Vivo Z6 5G smartphone:

  • 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 2,298 Yuan (~$327)
  • 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 2,598 Yuan (~$370)
  • Color variants: Ice Age, Interstellar Silver and Aurora Black

The Vivo Z6 5G will be available for pre-sale from Feb. 29 (tomorrow) in China. Those who participate in the pre-sale brings a 100 Yuan discount. Customers who participate in the pre-orders will be provided with a 599 Yuan (~$85) priced XE900 earphones for free. The shipments of the phone will begin on March 8. There is no word on the availability of the smartphone outside of China.