iQOO Z1

iQOO is back with a mid-range iQOO Z1 5G smartphone loaded with intriguing features. This iQOO Z1 is the first smartphone to be powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 1000+ chipset coupled with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. This Dimensity 1000+ is a tiny 7nm SoC with a Mali-G77 MC9 GPU. iQOO Z1 has a 48MP triple rear shooters with 4K recording and is backed by a fast 44W charger. Let’s read iQOO Z1 in detail and see if this phone can impress buyers this time.

Display and Design

iQOO Z1 includes an HD+(1080x2408px) IPS LCD display shielded by Gorilla Glass6. It is fitted with a 6.5-inch panel and has an aspect ratio of 20:9. The display amounts 402PPI and is HDR compliant which makes viewing vibrant. iQOO Z1 has a punch-hole notch with a screen-to-body ratio of 84%. Adding more, the display also refreshes at144Hz which makes it deliberately smooth to use.

iQOO Z1 is solidly built and has a glossy back with aluminum frames running along by sides. The phone looks slightly thick(8.9mm) and tips the bar at 195grams. iQOO Z1 is available in two different colors Space Blue and Galaxy Silver.

Performance and Camera

iQOO Z1 is the first smartphone to be powered by MediaTek’s Dimensity 1000+ chipset. It has Android 10 operating system and runs on iQOO 1.0 UI. iQOO Z1 has a 2.6GHz processor with 8-running cores. This 7nm chipset houses a Mali-G77 MC9 GPU with 6GB of RAM. As per some reports this new dimensity 1000+ chipset beats Snapdragon 855 Plus and Kirin 990 SoC’s in leaked AnTuTu benchmarks. This midrange iQOO Z1 can be appealing to the gamers. User-friendly sensors like Compass, Accelerometer, Proximity sensor and Gyroscope are present in the phone.

iQOO Z1 sports a triple rear shooter setup. This setup has a 48MP primary sensor, an ultra-wide-angle lens of 8MP, and a 2MP macro lens with autofocus. You can expect quality-level photographs with the camera setup but might not level-up to flagship-level. Features like Face detection, Touch-to-focus, Autoflash, Digital zoom are present to better the camera app. For selfies and video calls, it has a 16MP shooter. As far as the recording is concerned, the rear shooters can shoot 4K videos @30fps which can appeal to the online video creators.

Battery and Storage

iQOO Z1 has a 4500mAh battery and supports a fast 44W charger. Judging by its size, the battery may deliver a day of power backup under average usage, and with the fast charger it can be charged quickly.

iQOO Neo 3 has 128GB of UFS2.1 storage. This 128GB storage might satisfy your storage needs but a reminder that it lacks extra card slot.

Connectivity

iQOO Z1 connectivity includes 3G, 4G, 5G(in selected markets) VoLTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, and USB-C. Also, it has NFC which can be useful for payments and transferring small payload of data. For navigation, it features constellation like GPS with A-GPS, and GLONASS.

iQOO Z1 is a mid-range smartphone with a MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ SoC. Also, iQOO Z1 has nearly the same specs as Neo 3 but has an updated MediaTek chipset. This phone can impress buyers who prefer high-performance phone at a fair price.