Vivo Z1 Pro



After several teasers about its upcoming ‘Z series’ smartphone, Vivo has confirmed that it will launch the Z1 Pro in India on Flipkart soon. The company has teased in-screen camera, Snapdragon 7 series SoC and a huge battery with up to 21 days standby. This should be the Z5x that was introduced in China last month packing a 6.53-inch FHD+ display with 16MP in-screen camera, Snapdragon 710, up to 8GB RAM and a 5000mAh battery.

Vivo Z5x specifications
  • 6.53-inch (2340  × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19.5:9 LCD screen
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 GPU
  • 4GB / 6GB LPPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.1) storage, 6GB / 8GB LPPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
  • Dual SIM
  • Funtouch OS 9 based on Android 9.0 (Pie)
  • 16MP rear camera with f/1.78 aperture LED flash, 8-megapixel 120° wide-angle camera with f/2.2 aperture, 2-megapixel camera with f/2.4 aperture
  • 16MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack
  • Dimensions:  162.39 x 77.33 x 8.85 mm; Weight: 204g
  • Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, Micro USB
  • 5000mAh (typical) battery with 18W fast charging

The phone was introduced in Midnight Black, Phantom Black and Aurora Blue colors starting at 1398 yuan (US$ 202) for the base 4GB + 64GB version and 1998 yuan (US$ 289) for the top-end 8GB + 128GB version in China. We should know the pricing when the phone is launched sometime later this month.