There have been reports that Lenovo is planning to launch a new 5G smartphone soon but after recent findings, we advise our readers not to get too excited, if at all. The phone which has model number L79041 is technically not a new 5G device but the Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G.

Lenovo has already begun registrations for the Z6 Pro 5G which is scheduled to go on sale on December 12. Prior to that, the phone has appeared on 3C and TENAA, causing folks to believe a new 5G phone is coming from the Chinese giant when it is actually just the already announced Z6 Pro 5G. We were able to confirm this with the TENAA listing which has the device’s spec sheet as well as the listing on Lenovo’s own website.

The TENAA listing includes images of the phone which of course shows the device’s similar design to the 4G version of the Z6 Pro. The spec sheet is missing a few key specs but the listing on Lenovo’s own site bares it all.

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The Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G (Lenovo L79041) has a 6.39-inch FHD+ (1080 x 2340) OLED display with a waterdrop notch. The official listing says the screen is covered with Gorilla Glass but there is no mention of the type.

There is a Snapdragon 855 processor under the hood along with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. However, TENAA’s listing says there will also be 6GB+128GB and 12GB+512GB versions too.

The phone has a 32MP f/2.0 selfie camera with a beauty mode and support for 1080p and 720p video recording. On the rear of the phone is a 48MP f/1.8 primary sensor and it is paired with a 16MP f/2.2 125° super-wide-angle camera, an 8MP f/2.4 telephoto, and a 2MP f/1.8 super video camera with OIS. The phone can record in 4K, has a night scene mode, macro mode, and pro mode.

The Lenovo Z6 Pro will pack a 4000mAh battery with support for 27W fast charging via USB Type-C. Sadly, there is no NFC neither is there an audio jack. You do get an in-display fingerprint scanner, Bluetooth 5.0 with support for AptX HD, LDAC, and TWS Protocol. The phone also has a new liquid cooling technology called Coldfront 2.0 and has support for Lenovo One.

Lenovo will ship the phone with ZUI 11 based on Android Pie but the site says it will get an Android 10 OTA. The images of the phone provided by TENAA and on Lenovo’s site are of a color variant called Navy Blue but TENAA says there will be silver and gold versions too.

The Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G has a price tag of ¥3299 (~$469). You can register here if you are interested.

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If you thought you still need a huge amount of money to get a 5G smartphone, you were wrong. At the moment, there are several smartphones with the support to 5th generation networks available at modest prices, at least in the Asian market. We are not talking about very affordable devices: they are still flagships, but they are affordable flagships. The latest ones are Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G, Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G, and Vivo iQOO Pro 5G. You can get all of them for less than €500 in China and they offer flagship-class performance for such a low price. But which one is the best and which has the highest value for money? Answering these questions is the reason why we decided to write this specs comparison.

Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G vs Vivo iQOO Pro 5G

Design

In my personal opinion, Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G has the most impressive design due to its amazing transparent back. But the Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G comes with a better build quality since its frame is made of aluminum 7000 series and its glass back is protected by Gorilla Glass 6 that is the latest version of Corning’s protection. Vivo iQOO Pro 5G is a smartphone meant for gamers, but it does not have a so gaming-centric design, unlike other gaming phones. Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G is the lightest device, while Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G is slightly thinner and smaller. Yet I prefer the Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G for its transparent back, but that is only about personal tastes.

Display

Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G and Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G have a better display than Vivo iQOO Pro 5G since they offer a higher image quality. Both have a high DCI P3 coverage and they even support HDR10, while Vivo iQOO Pro 5G does not. The advantage of the iQOO Pro 5G is a slightly wider display diagonal which often makes gamers and productivity users happier. But image quality is definitely more important, given that we are talking about just 0.02 inches of difference. Between Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G and Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G, there are just marginal differences in the image quality.

Hardware/Software

Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G takes the gold medal in the hardware comparison since it sports the most powerful Qualcomm’s chipset, the highest amount of RAM and a higher amount of internal storage, at least in the most expensive configuration. Both Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G and Vivo iQOO Pro 5G are fueled by the Snapdragon 855+ chipset, but only the Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G has internal storage up to 512 GB. Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G has up to 512 GB as well, but it packs the older Snapdragon 855 chipset, so it can not reach the performance of the Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G. In each case, you get Android 9 Pie out of the box and a single-mode Snapdragon X50 5G modem, but only Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G has expandable storage.

Camera

The most performing device in terms of camera quality is the Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G again. It packs a triple camera setup including laser autofocus, 2x optical zoom, and an ultrawide sensor. The Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G is a great camera phone too and it offers a better selfie camera. If you need a camera phone, do not choose the Vivo iQOO Pro 5G.

Battery

Vivo iQOO Pro 5G has the biggest battery and it lasts more on a single charge, which is very important for gamers since this is a gaming phone. But Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G is the only to support wireless charging and reverse wireless charging.

Price

Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G is currently on sale for €424/$471 making it the cheapest 5G phone in China, Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G’s price starts from €470/$520, and Vivo iQOO Pro 5G costs about €485/$538 in India. Overall, Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G is the most complete device due to the support to wireless charging and reverse wireless charging, better build quality, and better hardware. But Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G is currently the best buy due to its extremely affordable price.

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Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G vs Vivo iQOO Pro 5G: PRO and CONS

Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G

PROS

• Reverse wireless charging
• Up to 512 GB of internal storage
• Very fast wireless charging
• Great build quality

CONS

• Higher price

Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G Edition

PROS

• Transparent back
• Expandable storage
• Good price
• Great selfie camera

CONS

• Lower-end chipset

Vivo iQOO Pro 5G

PROS

• Bigger battery
• Wider display diagonal
• Fastest charging technology

CONS

• Worse cameras

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Today, Lenovo has started taking pre-orders for the Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G smartphone on its official website and has revealed that the shipping of the smartphone will being next month, from 12th December.

The smartphone is priced at 3,299 Yuan, roughly $471 for the 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage model. Apart from aggressive pricing, it is also the cheapest 5G smartphone model in the Chinese market.

Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G smartphone supports full 5G Netcom from three major network operators in China and supports 5G./4G dual SIM dual standby. The smartphone features a 6.39-inch Full HD+ screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.

The notched screen offers an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The display is integrated with a sixth-generation in-display fingerprint reader which even works with wet fingers. Lenovo Z6 Pro’s display is equipped with features like DCI-P3 wide color gamut, HDR10, blue light filter and full-range DC dimming.

Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 octa-core chipset, which is coupled with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. On the front side, the device comes with a 32-megapixel AI powered selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture.

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There’s AI Hyper Video quad camera setup on the back that consists of a 48-megapixel primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture, a 16-megapixel super wide-angle lens with 125-degree field-of-view, an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with f/2.4 aperture and a 2-megapixel super video camera with f/1.8 aperture, 2.9micron pixel size and 6-axis OIS.

The smartphone comes with L1 + L5 dual-frequency GPS technology for accurate location tracking. Connectivity options on the device include dual-SIM support, 5G, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, and 3.5mm headphone jack.

It runs Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own ZUI custom user interface on top. It is also optimized for better gaming experience and comes with features like Game Turbo game acceleration. There’s also Coldfront liquid cooling technology regulates the internal temperature of the device. The device is powered by a 4,000mAh battery with support for 27W fast charging through USB-C port.

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Lenovo Group today held the 2019 Lenovo Innovation and Technology Conference in Beijing, where a number of products were released, including the Moto Razr classic foldable phone and ThinkPad X1 foldable laptop. The tech giant also introduced a new variant of the Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G phone. The new variant has a Deep Blue paint job as its only distinguishing feature from the Red variant.

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The Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G is a flagship model packing a Snapdragon 855 chipset and said to be among the cheapest 5G phones at 3299 yuan ($470). It sports a 6.39-inch AMOLED display with Full HD+ screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, waterdrop notch, and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The screen also comes integrated with a sixth-generation in-display fingerprint reader. The price tag listed above is for the 8 GB RAM and 256GB version. There is equally a 512GB internal storage versions. There’s also a Coldfront liquid cooling technology onboard that regulates the internal temperature of the device.

Further, the Z6 Pro packs a quad-camera setup consisting of a 48 MP + 16 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP camera sensors on the back with AI Hyper Video feature. On the front side, the smartphone comes with a 32 MP snapper. The ZUI 11 based Android 9 Pie OS comes pre-loaded on the device and for the optimized gaming experience, the handset features Game Turbo game acceleration feature. It is fueled by a 4,000mAh battery that carries support for 18W fast charging.

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Lenovo executive Guan Wei has today announced that during 11/11 promotion sales, the company will be shipping the 5G version of the Lenovo Z6 Pro smartphone instead of the 4G one. It also seems that the company has slashed the phone’s pricing by 1,100 Yuan, bringing its cost down to just 1,799 Yuan from the original price of 2,899 Yuan.

The company has also revealed that during the 11/11 sales promotion period, users can receive 35 Yuan universal coupon. It also added that users can grab 200 Yuan, 100 Yuan, and 50 Yuan coupons every day at 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, and 12:00 PM and can grab 10 coupons throughout the day.

As for the Lenovo Z5, the company will be selling five units of the smartphone for just 296 Yuan, roughly $42. Apart from the Flash Sale, the highest discount that the Lenovo Z5 will receive is of 600 Yuan on its original pricing of 1,298 Yuan (~$184), brining the starting price of the smartphone to 698 Yuan (~$99).

The Lenovo Z6 Pro, the current flagship smartphone from the company, comes with a 6.3-inch AMOLED display with Full HD+ screen resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels, waterdrop notch, and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9. The screen also comes integrated with a sixth-generation in-display fingerprint reader.

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The phone is powered by Qualcomm’s 7nm Snapdragon 855 chipset clocked at 2.84GHz. It comes in three variants — 6/8/12 GB RAM and three internal storage options — 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB. There’s a Coldfront liquid cooling technology regulates the internal temperature of the device.

Coming to the camera, it comes with a quad-camera setup on the back consisting of a 48-megapixel primary sensor, a 16-megapixel sensor, an 8-megapixel sensor, and a 2-megapixel sensor. On the front side, it features a 32-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

The ZUI 11 user interface based Android 9 Pie operating system comes pre-loaded on the device and for the optimized gaming experience, the handset features Game Turbo game acceleration feature. The smartphone is fueled by a 4,000mAh battery that carries support for 18W fast charging.

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When asked to think about innovative Chinese smartphones manufacturers, most people think to Huawei and Xiaomi. But there are also other companies which are doing their best at delivering the latest technologies, despite a lot of people around the world ignore them. Lenovo, Nubia, and ZTE are among these ones as all of them released a flagship phone with the support to 5G connectivity. We are referring to Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G Edition, Nubia X 5G, and ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G. In each case, we are talking about 5G variants of existing flagships sold at very interesting prices. But are their 5G variants as interesting as other 5G handsets? And which one is the best? After reading this comparison, you will have an idea.

Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G vs Nubia X 5G vs ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G

Design

Most of the Nubia X 5G body is covered by displays: the phone features two displays so it can use the rear cameras as front cameras too. That means the phone does not need a selfie snapper, neither a notch to house it. So its screen-to-body ratio is incredibly high and there are no holes on the display. That is why (alongside the secondary display) its design is the most amazing. On the other hand, ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G comes with the most interesting build quality as it is fully waterproof (up to 1.5 meters depth for 30 minutes) with the IP68 certification. Even Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G Edition has an awesome design, with a transparent back allowing to see its internal components, but I personally prefer the Nubia X form factor and its more compact body.

Display

When it comes to display quality, Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G Edition is the clear winner, at least on the paper. Thanks to the HDR10 standard and the high DCI-P3 coverage, it should provide the most accurate color reproduction. However, Nubia X 5G is much more interesting with its dual display. It has a classic 6.26-inch display on the front and a secondary 5.1-inch compact display on its back which you can use to save battery as it is smaller and the OLED technology consumes less energy.

Hardware/Software

These devices are all powered by the Snapdragon 855 chipset, so they offer amazing flagship-class performance, the best you can expect in 2019. Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G Edition wins the hardware comparison simply because it has the most powerful memory configuration: up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of internal storage. And you can even expand the internal storage up to 1 TB thanks to a micro SD slot. The phones run Android 9 Pie out of the box.

Camera

It will be hard to establish a winner of the camera comparison between ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G and Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G as their photo quality is very different depending on the scenarios, and both of them are able to shoot outstanding photos. I personally prefer the ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G because its main sensor has a brighter focal aperture and OIS, as well as 3x optical zoom. These are very important features to get good photos. Nubia X 5G wins the selfie comparison as it is able to use its rear cameras as front cameras thanks to the secondary display.

Battery

Both Lenovo Z6 5G Edition and ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G come with a big 4000 mAh battery, but 5G drains a lot, so we will have to test them thoroughly in order to establish if they are good battery phones and which one lasts more. Nubia X 5G has a smaller battery, but its secondary display might let it last more with some usage patterns. Note that ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G is the only to feature wireless charging.

Price

We only know that ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G carries a €900/$1015 price tag, while prices for Nubia X 5G and Lenovo Z5 Pro 5G are still unannounced. Independently from the prices, overall, my favorite one is the ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G because of the bigger display, water resistance, stereo speakers and wireless charging.

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Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G vs Nubia X 5G vs ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G: PRO and CONS

Nubia X 5G

PROS

• Dual display
• Up to 512 GB of storage
• Uses rear cameras as front cameras
• No notch

CONS

• Smaller battery

Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G Edition

PROS

• Transparent back
• Big battery
• Potentially good price
• Great memory configurations

CONS

• Nothing particular

ZTE Axon 10 Pro 5G

PROS

• Waterproof
• Big battery
• Wireless charging
• Stereo speakers

CONS

• More anonymous design

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