Another addition to the vivo portfolio
has just been introduced in China. The Z1i is an upgrade over the Z1 that was
announced a month ago with a different chipset, more storage and better selfie
camera. It also has a dual camera setup on the back and a notch on the screen,
but at least the chin is really thin, so you get a massively tall 6.26”
display.
The vivo Z1i now comes with Snapdragon
636, which is actually a downgrade compared to the 660 in the vivo Z1. While
RAM stays 4 GB, internal storage is 128 GB and there is room for 256 GB microSD
card in the hybrid SIM slot. The last difference is the selfie snapper - 16 MP
with no shenanigans.
The vivo Z1 had a 12 MP sensor that was
advertised to take 24 MP images, but we know very well that vivo is really only
counting the dual pixel sensors as having twice the resolution. The rest of the
vivo Z1i specs like the 3,260 mAh battery, the 19:9 ratio LCD and the FunTouch
OS are the same as the vivo Z1.
The vivo Z1i is immediately available in
China for CNY 1,898 (US$ 285/€ 245) in Black with Gold accents or Red. In the same
time the vivo Z1 is discounted from CNY 1,798 to CNY 1,598 (US$ 240/€ 210) at the
vivo online store.
