Recently, Vivo announced a new Z series of smartphone, with the Vivo Z1 coming as the first smartphone under the new budget series from the China-based company. Now, the smartphone is available for purchase in China for a price of 1598 Yuan, which roughly converts to $249.

While the smartphone carries a price tag of 1,798 Yuan (approximately $282), the company is currently offering a discount of 200 Yuan, making the phone’s effective price 1,598 Yuan. It is available in three color options – Black, Blue, and Red.

The Vivo Z1 comes with a 6.26-inch Full-Screen display with a screen resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels, 19:9 aspect ratio and a trendy notch on top. Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 660 AIE processor — the same chipset that is found inside company’s flagship Vivo X21 and X21 UD.

The Snapdragon 660 is manufactured using the 14nm design process and has Kryo 260 architecture, with octa-core CPU with clock speed of 2.2GHz, coupled with Adreno 512 graphics processor. The phone packs 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot, which enables users to further expand the phone’s storage capacity up to 256GB.

On the optics front, the smartphone comes with a dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. The camera sensors are stacked vertically in the top-left corner. On the front side, there’s a 24-megapixel ultra-high pixel shooter with AI beauty technology, AI background blur, AR cute shooting, among other features.

As for the connectivity options, the device comes with Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, and GPS. While there’s a fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone, it also comes with a Face Unlock feature which can detect up to 1024 feature dimensions of the face.

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The smartphone runs on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box with the company’s own TouchOS 4.0 custom user interface on top. It also comes with Jovi AI Assistant that can actively understand the user’s habits and provide the user with the most suitable solution. The device is fuelled by a 3,260mAh non-removable battery.

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Vivo announced out of the blues recently the emergence of a new Z series with the Vivo Z1 coming as the first smartphone under the new series. The Chinese tech giant has now launched the Vivo Z1 today in China. The Z1 has even gone on sale earlier today in China with a decent price tag starting at 1,798 Yuan (~$282).

The Vivo Z1 comes with a superior hardware configuration and design which seems to further compound our confusion as to what the right definition of a midrange/flagship smartphone is. The device features a 6.26-inch Full-view In-cell LCD display with an 89.53% screen-to-body ratio. The full-screen design is further enhanced with a notch design which trims much of the bezel at the top leaving the part with the cut-out. This is obviously to give users a more stunning visual experience. The device is near bezel-less at the sides while it has a minimal amount of bezel at the bottom edge. The frame is narrow with a 19:9 aspect ratio which takes into account the notch. The device has an ultra-slim body which is just 7.79mm thick.

The Vivo Z1 rear design is also spectacular looking with its metal body. The body comes in pretty attractive colour options – Black, Blue and Red. The design of the fuselage is curved at the edges (3D arc) making it easy for users to firmly grip the phone. The device packs a dual camera setup at its rear which is arranged vertically at the top left corner. There is an LED flash at the bottom of the lenses. The device also packs a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor at the middle. Just under the fingerprint sensor is the Vivo logo. In addition, the antenna band is well hidden at the back that it is hardly noticeable.

Configuration wise, the Vivo Z1 rear camera consists of a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor for bokeh. There is also PDAF and AI smart camera feature. On the front side, there’s a 24-megapixel ultra-high pixel shooter with AI beauty technology, AI background blur, AR cute shooting and other features to meet the need of selfie lovers. The selfie shooter also comes with facial recognition feature which can detect up to 1024 feature dimensions of the face. 

On the driving seat is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chipset paired with 4GB of RAM and there is 64GB of internal storage. The storage can be expanded up to 256GB via microSD. The Vivo Z1 equally comes with dual SIM slots and a separate slot for microSD card. The two SIM slots support 4G VoLTE technology. The SIM tray is position on the left side of the display while the power button and volume rockers are placed on the right side. The bottom edge has the 3.5mm audio jack, speakers and micro-USB interface.

The Vivo midrange phone runs on TouchOS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 Oreo and gets power from a 3260mAH battery. With the highly efficient SD660 chipset onboard, the device should be able to use less power while delivering high on performance. The Z1 also has a built-in Jovi AI Assistant. Jovi can actively understand the user’s habits and provide the user with the most suitable solution after learning. It proactively remind users of travel time, plan routes for users, and manage user’s life without any limitations.

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As stated earlier, the Vivo Z1 is presently on reservation via JD.com and is slammed with a 1,798 Yuan (~$282) price tag which is definitely a deal breaker. Find more Vivo Z1 pictures below.

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Ahead of the phone’s official launch today, the Vivo Z1 has already gone on sale. The company has already started taking pre-orders for the Vivo Z1 in China. The device has been listed for a price of 1,798 Yuan, which roughly converts to $282.

The Vivo Z1 is the first smartphone in the company’s new budget Z-series lineup focusing on the mid-range market. It comes with a 6.26-inch Full-Screen display with a screen resolution of 2280 x 1080 pixels, 19:9 aspect ratio and a trendy notch on top.

Under the hood, the device is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 660 AIE processor — the same chipset that is found inside company’s flagship Vivo X21 and X21 UD. The Snapdragon 660 is manufactured using the 14nm design process and has Kryo 260 architecture, with octa-core CPU with clock speed of 2.2GHz, coupled with Adreno 512 graphics processor.

According to the listing, the smartphone packs 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot, which enables users to further expand the phone’s storage capacity up to 256GB.

Coming to the camera department, the smartphone comes with a dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 13-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. On the front side, there’s a 24-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling.

As for the connectivity options, the device comes with Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, and GPS. While there’s a fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone, it also comes with a Face Unlock feature for added security.

The smartphone runs on Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box with the company’s own custom user interface on top. The device is fuelled by a 3,260mAh non-removable battery.

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As said, the smartphone has been officially listed online with a price tag of 1,799 Yuan, which roughly converts to $282. While the smartphone is already available for pre-orders in China, it will start shipping from 4th June.

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