Vivo’s iQOO brand just announced a its latest iQOO Z1 5G smartphone in China, as expected. It comes with side mounted fingerprint sensor and supports face wake facial recognition.
It comes with pre-installed Android 10 with iQOO UI 1.0 and include Jovi assistant as well. You get nano SIM slots inside with 5G (SA/NSA) and dual 4G VoLTE support.
The Vivo iQOO Z1 5G specs include 6.57-inch LCD display with FHD+ resolution at 20:9 aspect ratio. The screen offers 144Hz (allows switching between 90Hz / 120Hz / 144Hz) refresh rate, delivers 100% DCi-P3 colors and boasts 90.4% screen-to-body ratio.
Inside a punch-hole is a 16MP selfie camera for video calling. At the back side is a triple camera setup of 48MP (main) + 8MP (wide-angle) + 2MP (macro) shooters and LED Flash. A 4500mAh battery powers the hardware and supports 44W fast charging.
The iQOO Z1 5G features in octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ processor. It comes in option of 6GB / 8GB RAM with 128GB ROM and 8GB RAM with 256GB built-in storage space. There is liquid cooling inside to keep the handset cool during gaming.
Phones stereo speakers houses ultra-linear large-amplitude speaker unit at the bottom, Smart PA (dual-channel) power amplifier and super audio self-developed sound effect algorithm.

iQOO Z1 5G specifications
- Dimensions: 163.97 x 75.53 x 8.93 mm
- Weight: 194.78 grams
- Biometrics: Fingerprint sensor (side), Face Wake facial recognition
- Operating system: Android 10 with iQOO UI 1.0
- SIM: Dual Nano slots
- Display: 6.57-inch LCD display with 2408 x 1080 pixels resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 400ppi pixel density, DCI-P3 colors, 144Hz refresh rate, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 96% NTSC color saturation, HDR support, 90.4% screen-to-body ratio, multi-touch
- Chipset: Octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ processor with Mali-G77 MC9 GPU
- RAM with storage:
- 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 128GB UFS 2.1 storage
- 8GB LPDDR4X RAM with 256GB UFS 2.1 storage
- Front camera: 16MP with F/2.0 Aperture
- Rear camera: Triple rear cameras with LED flash
- 48MP main with Sony IMX582 sensor, F/1.79 Aperture, EIS
- 8MP with 112-degree wide-angle lens (108-degree after correction), F/2.2 Aperture
- 2MP Macro lens with 4cm focusing distance, F/2.4 Aperture
- Battery: 4500mAh (typical) with 44W super Flash Charge 2.0 fast charging support
- Connectivity: 5G (SA/NSA), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual Band (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth V5.1, USB Type-C, GPS/GLONASS
- Audio: 3.5mm Audio jack, Stereo Speakers with Smart PA, Hi-Res certified
- Sensors: Gravity, Light, Proximity, e-Compass, Gyro

iQOO Z1 5G price
- 6GB RAM + 128GB Storage: 2198 Yuan (US$ 310 / Rs. 23,430 approx.)
- 8GB RAM + 128GB Storage: 2498 Yuan (US$ 350 / Rs. 26,600 approx.)
- 8GB RAM + 256GB Storage: 2798 Yuan (US$ 393 / Rs. 29,820 approx.)
The iQOO Z1 5G color options are Sky Blue, Silver and Blue Black shades. The smartphone is up for order in China and will start selling from June 1st.