vivo’s gamer-centric sub-manufacturer iQOO these days introduced the iQOO Z1, which is the initially smartphone to have MediaTek’s Dimensity 1000+ SoC at the helm.
Having said that, the iQOO Z1 just isn’t an totally new smartphone. It is really in fact the iQOO Neo3 5G driven by the Dimensity 1000+. That usually means you get a 6.57″ 20:9 Lcd of 2408×1080 pixel resolution, that has a refresh price of 144Hz and a punch gap in the top-ideal corner for the 16MP selfie camera.
All around the back is a 48MP rear camera accompanied by an 8MP ultrawide and 2MP macro models. The smartphone boots Android 10 with iQOO UI on prime and has three memory configurations – 6GB/128GB, 8GB/128GB, and 8GB/256GB.
The iQOO Z1 will come with Multi-Turbo 3.5 for functionality boosting as perfectly as liquid cooling heat dissipation, which iQOO statements can lessen the temperature of the smartphone by 10-12 degrees Celsius.
Other highlights of the iQOO Z1 include things like a aspect-mounted fingerprint reader, 3.5mm headphone jack, Wi-Fi 6, dual-manner 5G (SA/NSA), twin SIM (5G+5G), NFC, USB-C port, and super linear dual speaker.
The iQOO Z1 packs a 4,500 mAh battery with 44W SuperFlash cost assistance, which juices up the mobile from flat to 50% in 23 minutes and normally takes a different 36 minutes to get to 100% charge.
The Z1 comes in Galaxy Silver and Space Blue colors (machine translated from Chinese) and there’s also a special edition called One Piece which features the One Piece skull and logo on its back.
iQOO Z1 in Galaxy Silver and Area Blue colours
The base design of the iQOO Z1 with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage is priced at CNY2,198 ($310/280), and for CNY300 ($42/39) far more, you get 2GB extra RAM. And if you go for the special edition with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage, you will have to shell out CNY2,798 ($395/360).
iQOO also introduced a handful of extras for the Z1, which include handles, Bluetooth controller with a joystick, and neckband wireless earphones priced at CNY39 ($6/5), CNY159 ($22/20) and CNY269 ($38/35), respectively.
The iQOO Z1 is up for pre-orders by vivo’s official China web page, with pre-bookings on e-commerce internet sites kicking off from May perhaps 25. The smartphone will go on sale in China from June 1, but availability in other markets is at present unfamiliar.
