Lenovo has announced its Zuk Z1 smartphone with Cyanogen OS 12.1. It is a sub online brand of Chinese company. It is also world’s first crowd sourced smartphone launched.
For starters, the Lenovo Z1 supports 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+ networks in India. It has dimensions of 155.7 x 77.3 x 8.9 mm, weighs 175 grams and houses Dual Nano SIM Slots. Fingerprint sensor is also present for security.
It has 5.5-Inch IPS display with 1920 x 1080 pixels full HD resolution, 401 ppi pixel density, 100% NTSC Colour saturation, 1500:1 contrast ratio and 450 nits of brightness. The screen is capable of producing real life colours and includes live display as well.
Under the hood is 2.5GHz Quad Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Processor with Adreno 330 GPU. It is an Android Smartphone that runs on Cyanogen OS 12.1 (based on Android 5.1). It has native Flac support optimum sound.
Lenovo Zuk Z1 specs also include 3GB LPDDR3 RAM and 64GB eMMC 5.0 storage (non expandable). Its 8MP selfie camera houses OmniVision OV8865 sensor, 1.12um pixel size and makes use of OmniBSI-2 technology to take quality selfies.
The rear camera if of 13MP and is equipped with Sony IMX214 Exmor RS Sensor, 1.12um pixels, F/2.2 Aperture, OIS, Auto Focus, Digital Zoom, LED Flash and 1080p video recording at 60 or 30 fps. The camera is good enough to take real life pictures even in low light conditions.
ITalso has a powerful 4100 mAh battery that will easily last for a day of mixed usage and is said to give about 48 hours of 4g talk time. Apart from 4G and 3G support, connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Dual Band, Bluetooth V4.1, USB Type-C, GPS, 3.5mm Audio Jack etc.
Lenovo Zuk Z1 is priced at US$ (Rs. 13,499 in India) and comes in White and Grey colour options. Registrations for the phone will start from today 1PM and will be available from 19 May, 2016 exclusively from Amazon.in