Smartphone Vivo Z1 Pro - advantages and disadvantages

Last year, in July, Vivo introduced a low-cost phone with good features - Vivo Z1. This year, consumers are waiting for the next model in the line of quality smartphones at low prices "Z" - Vivo Z1 Pro. According to rumors, the official presentation will take place on July 3 in India. The novelty will be sold exclusively through online channels, and Flipkart will help in this.

From the article, you will learn about the main characteristics, features and capabilities of Vivo Z1 Pro. And also the review will orient on the price and talk about the advantages and disadvantages.

A little about Vivo

Vivo is a subsidiary of BBK Electronics Corporation, founded in 2009 by Shen Wei. Vivo showed stunning results - in 4 years, the popularity of manufactured models has increased so much that the company entered the top ten largest smartphone manufacturers, occupying 2.7% of the global market. Moreover, at that time, the products were practically absent in the Western markets. At the moment, smartphones from Vivo can be purchased in 18 countries, in more than 1000 cities.

The company is engaged not only in the manufacture of smartphones. The activity also focuses on online services, software, accessories, as well as artificial intelligence and other advanced consumer technologies.

Overview of the smartphone Vivo Z1 Pro

The review was created with the help of insider information, as well as data obtained from commercials posted by Vivo India on its social media channel. Due to the small amount of information in the video, the review is largely based on insider information, so after the official presentation, some characteristics may differ slightly.

Table with parameters and technical characteristics

Vivo Z1 Pro Package Contents

The smartphone comes in a large black box containing:

• Warranty card;
• Operating Instructions;
• Vivo Z1 Pro, in a separate blue box;
• Power adapter;
• micro USB cable for data transfer and charge (medium cord length);
• Metal key to open the SIM card slot and memory card;
• Headphones;
• Transparent silicone case.

Device design

Vivo Z1 Pro keeps up with fashion trends and appears in front of us in a glossy gradient finish that will shimmer beautifully in artificial or sunlight. The body of the smartphone is made of aluminum alloy, there is no additional glass protection for the display.

As far as we know, the device will have three color options: pure black, purple, as well as a gradient of green and blue.

The Z1 Pro has very thin lines. On the front panel, at the top left, there is a round cutout for the front camera, at the top in the middle there is a speaker grille, a proximity and light sensor. There is a small "chin" at the bottom.

At the top of the rear panel, on the left side, there is a block of three cameras and a flash, to the right of the cameras there is a fingerprint scanner, at the bottom is the company logo. On the right side there is a volume rocker and a power button, on the left side there is a slot for a memory card and SIM cards.

On the bottom edge there is a microphone, a speaker grille, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a USB port.

Smartphone display

The Vivo Z1 Pro has a liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display) with IPS (In Plane Switching) technology. The screen occupies 83.4% of the usable area, which is equal to 104.7 square centimeters. The diagonal is 6.53 inches, the resolution is 1080 by 2340 pixels, the aspect ratio is 19.5:9.

The display has wide viewing angles, high definition and sharpness of the image, which means that it is ideal for watching videos, images, and also for playing high-quality game graphics. The number of pixels per inch is 395.

Although the display does not have additional protective glass in the form of Gorilla Glass, it is scratch resistant.

Cameras and their features

Main camera

The rear camera is a module that consists of 3 cameras:

1. The first camera has a wide lens with a resolution of 16 megapixels and aperture of f / 1.8.
2. The second camera is an 8MP ultra-wide lens with f/2.2 aperture. The tilt angle is 120 degrees.
3. The third camera with a resolution of 2 megapixels and f / 2.4 aperture plays the role of a depth sensor.

Functionality of the main triple camera:

• Image dimensions are 4608 x 3456 pixels;
• Video Recording – 1080p@30fps FHD;
• Face recognition function and continuous shooting;
• Autofocus and optical stabilization;
• Panoramic shooting and auto start;
• Digital zoom and auto LED flash;
• Scene mode and phase detection;
• Exposure compensation and ISO setting;
• HDR shooting and geotagging.

Front-camera

The camera has a resolution of 32 megapixels and f / 2.0 aperture. There is also a digital zoom that allows you to smoothly and stepwise change the focal length.

Below you can see how the device takes pictures.

Sample photo

Performance

Processor and graphics

Z1 Pro integrates the powerful, nimble and reliable Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 with 10nm FinFET process technology. The flagship Snapdragon 712 is an improved version of the Snapdragon 710, with a 10% increase in performance. The chipset also has 8 Kryo 360 cores but with an optimized architecture where 4 Kryo 360 Gold cores are clocked at 2.30 GHz and 4 Kryo 360 Silver cores are clocked at 1.70 GHz. The processor is represented by 64-bit instructions and ARMv8 architecture. The power consumption is 26 mW.

Adreno 616 is responsible for the graphics, which together with the processor create a powerful tandem for active games with any requirements. In Antutu, the chipset scored 50,000 points.

Some features of the processor and video card:

• Support for fast charging (Quick Charge 4+) and wireless headphones (True Wireless Stereo Plus);
• Video recording up to 4K at 30fps
• The presence of a Snapdragon X15 LTE modem, with a supported download speed of up to 800 Mbps;
• HDR 10 support, up to 3360 x 1440 pixels;
• Special AI mechanism;
• Improved, up to the third generation, artificial intelligence;
• High, cinematic image quality;
• High fps;
• Support for Vulkan, OpenCL 2.0, OpenGL ES 3.2, DirectX 12.

Interface

Z1 Pro runs on Android 9.0 Pie operating system with proprietary Funtouch 9 firmware, which has the following features:

• Harmonious design;
• Support face beauty function for both photos and videos;
• Availability of additional stickers for photos;
• Fast data transmission via Wi-Fi or 5G, using multi-stream technology and input and output multiplexing;
• Advanced search algorithm;
• Quick start navigation;
• A large selection of cards when setting up the launcher;
• Using gestures to control;
• Built-in antivirus;
• Intelligent recognition and sorting of images, on the basis of which they can be searched by test, with the introduced features (people, place, time, etc.).

Memory

The device has several modifications that have 6 or 8 GB of LPDDR4x RAM, with a frequency of 1866 MHz and 64 or 128 GB of eMMC 5.1 external memory. Memory can be expanded up to 256 GB using microSDXC, microSDHC and microSD memory cards.

autonomy

The phone has a powerful lithium-polymer battery with a capacity of 5,000 mAh. Autonomous working time is:

• With active Internet surfing - up to 11 hours;
• Watching video - up to 9 hours;
• Listening to music - up to 68.5 hours;
• When talking - up to 24 hours;
• In standby mode - up to 424 hours.

It will not be difficult to restore a full charge in a short period of time: the 18W fast charging function will help with this.

Sound

The smartphone is capable of reproducing high-quality clear sound. Active noise cancellation works. Additional features are provided by the following technologies:

• aptX audio;
• Aqstic audio;
• Broadcast Audio;
• TrueWireless Stereo Plus;
• aptX HD and aptX Classic;
• Audio playback 384kHz/32bit.

Sensors

Vivo Z1 Pro has the following built-in sensors:

• compass and proximity;
• gyroscope and accelerometer;
• fingerprint and light.

Features that enhance the gaming experience

• Game Mode. Incoming calls are displayed in a pop-up window at the top of the screen. To accept or reject a call, one touch is enough.
• Countdown timer. It will remind you to return to the gameplay if for any reason the user is on the home screen.
• Volumetric 3D sound and tactile vibration for complete immersion in the game.
• Possibility voice changes in online games.
• Support game cube and Game Center.

How much will the Vivo Z1 Pro cost?

The smartphone will be available in several variants:

• For 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of built-in, you will need to pay $ 200;
• 6 GB RAM and 64 GB built-in - $ 215;
• For the 6GB/128GB combo, $245;
• And 8 GB / 128 GB will cost $ 289.

Advantages and disadvantages of the device

Having carefully studied the characteristics and description of the Z1 Pro, you can highlight the positive and negative aspects of the smartphone.

• Beautiful and sophisticated appearance;
• Thin lines;
• The absence of "bangs" and a small "chin";
• The presence of a headphone jack;
• High quality graphics;
• Good camera performance;
• High-performance processor and video card;
• User-friendly interface with many additional features;
• Ability to choose different RAM and built-in memory;
• High rate of autonomy;
• fast charging;
• Quality sound;
• Availability of game functions.

• Lack of infrared port and NFC.

Conclusion

After looking at the specs, features, and features of the Vivo Z1 Pro in detail, the conclusion is that this is a great device filled with many flagship features and can be purchased at a reasonable price.