What We Know About Zuk Z1: The New Chinese Smartphone Ready to Hit the Market
The new Chinese startup, Zuk, backed by Lenovo and Qihoo 360 is planning to launch a smartphone, with their own own Cyanogen OS, android alternative technology. Apart from this, the phone promises to have great specs and a low price.
Image Source: Chang Cheng Weibo
According to CEO Chang Cheng’s social networking page Weibo, what we know till now is that the device will sport a Type-C USB 3.3 port, a home button which is also a fingerprint scanner and according to various leaks, the Zuk Z1 will feature a 5.5 inch 1080p (1920X1080) display with 3GB RAM space and 64GB internal storage. The handset is said to be powered by either Snapdragon 808 or Snapdragon 810, and one can expect a 4G LTE connectivity too. The Cynogen OS will be found installed on top of Google’s operating system and the phone will come with a pre-installed android 5.1 Lollipop.
The specs are also said to be supported by the Cynogen OS and the Zuk phone’s website says that the OS will have a customer user interface called ZUI, over the top, which can be related to Qihoo’s Android based OS. The Zuk Z1 also comes with a commendable battery life of 4000mAh. The phone is set to launch in China on August 11, 2015, and will be available through Chinese e-commerce website, JD.com. The rumoured price in India is said to be approximately Rs. 20,000.
Given below are the specifications of the Lenovo sponsored Zuk Z1:
| Network | GPRS, EDGE, HSPA+, LTE |
| SIM | Dual Sim with 4GLTE |
| USB | Type C 3.0 port |
| Display | 5.5″ FHD Capacitative Touchscreen, 1920X1810 pixel resolution |
| CPU/Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, 2.0GHz octacore processor |
| GPU | Adreno 418 |
| OS | CyanogenMod 12.1 (Based on Android Lollipop 5.1) +ZUI |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Storage | 64GB (Internal) |
| Memory | 16GB exapandable up to 32GB Via MicroSD card slot |
| Camera | 13MP (Primary). 5MP (Front) |
| Connectivity | 4G LTE/3G/2G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS |
| Battery | 4000 mAh with quick charging |
| Price | Rs.20,000 (Approximately) |
It remains to be seen if this phone will banish its competition to the peripheral markets. Let us know what you think.
