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Aformidablecompetitor in the

sub-20k segment

VIVACIOUS

martphonewarsinthelowerandmid-rangesegmentin

India aremostlyfoughtbasedonprice.Thisis mainly

becauseoftheprice-sensitivenatureofcustomerswho

wantthebestbangforthebuck.Thelatestentrantinthis

aggressivespaceis Vivo’sZ1Pro.

Displays withnotcheshavebecomethe normbutVivohastakena

slightlydifferentapproach. Itboastsahole-punchcameradisplay

thatmakestheviewingexperienceonthe6.53-inchdisplay

immersivewitha screen-to-bodyratioof90.77%.Thescreen

supportsFHD+resolution(2340x1080)withgoodpicturequalityand

viewingangle,thanks tothe IPSpanel. Thephonealsosupports

WidevineL1,whichmeansyoucanenjoyHDcontentonstreaming

serviceslikeNetflixandAmazon PrimeVideo.

Mostphonesthesedays havea premiumandgoodlookingdesign,

andZ1Prois noexception.While thefrontis alldisplay, theback

featuresa glossyfinishwitha triple camerasetupandfingerprint

scannerbesideit.Thephonecomesinthreecolours- MirrorBlack,

SonicBlackandSonicBlue,andit’stheSonicBluevariantthatstands

outinthe crowdm,withadualcolourfinishthatchangescolo rs

whenlight reflectsonthebacksurface.

The Z1Prohasa Snapdragon 712 AIEchip,andwhileit’sdi cultto

discernthe actualperformanceadvantageoverthe Snapdragon’s

600-serieschipsets,weweresatisfiedwiththe overallperfor ance.

Coupledwitheither4GBor6GBofRAM,the apps,gamesand

FuntouchOS9,basedonAndroid9,r u n swell. Funtouchis a

customisedAndroidOSby Vivothatfeelsbloated. However,s me

featuresareusefullikethegamemodethatoptimisesphones ttings

foranuninterruptedandbettergamingexperience.

The triple camerasetupcomprises16MPf/1.78mainsensor,8MP

wide-angle and2MPfordepth. TheZ1Protakessomegoodqu lity

detailedpictures,decentcolourreproductionanddynamicra ge.

Onthe videoside,the cameracanshootinupto4Kresolution and

comeswithlotsoffunfilters.Overall, welike whatthe triple camera

is capable ofinthis pricerange.

The front-facing32MPcameraresidesinthehole-punchdi play

thattakesdetailedselfie shots,withthe abilitytospruceit up ith

AIfilters,ARstickers,portraitlight effectsandmore.

The icingonthe cake is Z1Pro’s 5000mAhbatterythatens res

youdon’t runoutofbatteryinunderaday,andevensupports18W

fastcharging.

The only issueforusis thebloatedFuntouchUI,butifthat

somethingyoucanworkwith, Z1Prodeliversgoodperformance,

batterylife and camera,whichyouexpectfromaphoneatthi

pricepoint.

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VERDICT

WE’RE IMPRESSEDPerformance,batterylife, camera

WE’DIMPROVEUserinterface

THELASTWORDWithtriplecameras,smooth

performanceandexcellentbatterylife,theZ1Prois

positionedwellinthehighly competitive segment

WORDS KUNALGANGAR

PRICE14,990(4GB/64GB), 1 6,990(6GB/64GB),

`17,990(6GB+128GB)URLvivo.com/in

DIMENSIONS162.39×77.33× 8. 8 5mmWEIGHT 201 g

DISPLAYY6.53-inch(2340x1080)IPSCPUQualcomm

Snapdragon 712 RAM4GB/6GBINTERNALSTORAGE

64GB/128GBCAMERA 1 6MP+8MP+2MP(rear),32MP

(front)DUALSIMYe sOSFuntouchOSbasedonAndroid

PieBATTERYY5000mAhwith18WFastcharging