T3 India – August 2019

(Darren Dugan) #1
82 T3 Tomorrow’s Technology TodayAUGUST 2019 WWW.T3INDIA.COM

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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
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