back to top

Problems on Vivo Z1 Pro: You Should Know Before Buying It—Mini Review

Follow Us
placeholder text

Vivo Launched Its First Online-Focused Smartphone in India With Some Mind-Blowing Specs and Prices. This smartphone belongs to the Gen-Z Series, is designed for youth, and is an online-exclusive smartphone offering similar features to the competition.  Vivo already doubled its share of the Indian smartphone market in Q1 2019. In the past, we saw a lead in innovation and brought affordable price segments compared to other tech giants.

Vivo Z1 Pro is one of the most powerful smartphones. It has a great screen and an impressive battery, which is perfect for gamers without any lag.

Vivo Z1 Pro is a rebrand of Vivo Z5X in China with a few major upgrades. The smartphone weighs 205 grams, which makes it heavy. The SAR value is below 1, which is a great part of it. The ports at the bottom have speaker grills, a 3.5mm audio jack, a microphone, and a micro USB port.

On the left is Vivo’s own Jovi Voice Assistant, and on the right is Volume Rockers and a Power Button. It supports a dual 4G VoLTE SIM and a MicroSD card slot, which makes it a competitor in this segment. The rear panel is made up of polycarbonate but feels glossy because of the glass finish touch. Similarly, it has an AI triple camera along with an LED flash. For security, it has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor for biometric authentication and instant face unlock.

On the other hand, it has all the basic sensors, Cherry on Top, and Camera 2 API support, which is enabled by Vivo itself. As far as we know, it has widevine L1 support for watching HD streaming content. Also, the Olefinic coating measures 80% smooth swipes and touches, which is great in this price segment.

Display Capabilities

It comes with a 6.53-inch full HD+ LCD with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a 2340 x 1080p resolution. In the top right corner, there is a punch hole, which gives the device a 90.7% screen-to-body ratio. The display uses 6th-generation Corning Gorilla Glass Protection, which is a great feature.

Hardware performance

The device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 AIE SoC, coupled with 4GB and 6GB of RAM and 64GB and 128GB of UFS onboard storage. The chipset is a 64-bit Octa-Core using a 10nm FinFET architecture with Kryo 360 Cores, which clock at 2.3 GHz. For gaming, it packs an Adreno 616 GPU to enhance long gaming sessions.

The device packs a massive 5,000mAh battery using micro USB 18W fast charging, and OTG reverse charging technology. It runs on the latest Android 9.0 Pie-based Custom Skin Funtouch 9 out of the box. Meanwhile, you can expand storage using MicroSDXC up to 256GB.

Vivo Z1 Pro is the perfect combination of powerful performance hardware, design, and a camera.

Gaming Focus Features

Vivo Z1 Pro includes many gaming-focused features, like Multi-Turbo with ART++ Compiler Enhancement Technology and Ultra-Gaming Mode. Gaming Turbo, Cooling Turbo, Net Turbo, AI Turbo, and Centre Turbo allow users to load apps faster. It also seems like an official smartphone for Pubg Mobile Club Open 2019, which means it is undoubtedly the best gaming smartphone you can buy right now.

Moreover, Gaming Turbo offers a 4D vibration and 3D sound experience for more accurate prediction, which helps in games most of the time. Further, it has a Voice Changer Mode, which allows you to change your voice in-built on the smartphone. It is the simplest feature for streaming out there. Not to mention, all things can also be set according to your preferences. You can disable things you don’t like or use.

Gaming Turbo Improves 78% Anti-Frame Rate Drops, AI Turbo for 20% More Improvement for Most Used Applications, Net Turbo for Stale Ping and Better Connectivity, Cooling Turbo to Maintain Temperature between 1 and 15° Heating, Gaming Turbo for Smooth Gaming by Optimising SDK Files, and ART++ Turbo to Completely Enhance Turbo.

Vivo Z1 Pro is a competitive gaming smartphone with a 5,000mAh battery, a trip camera, and AI features. It seems like a great choice.

Camera quality and performance

In terms of camera performance, it uses a rear triple camera setup of 16 MP F/1.78 primary + 8 MP 108° Super Wide-Angle + 2 MP Depth Camera Sensor Setup. The front camera is hidden inside the punch hole, and it is a 32MP F/2.0 camera sensor. The rear camera offers AI modes like AI beauty, AR stickers, bokeh, portrait light effects, slow-motion and time-lapse features, and more. The selfie camera offers improved AI beauty and face modes.

Price and availability

The device comes in three different variants: 4GB + 64GB at ₹14,990, 6GB + 64GB at ₹16,990, and 6GB + 128GB at ₹17,990. It initially comes in three colour variants: Sonic Black, Mirror Black, and Sonic Blue. This will be available to buy from July 11th, exclusively on Flipkart and Vivo’s e-store. Thanks for being with us. Share your opinion in the comment section below. Stay tuned for more updates.