Through its official Weibo page, iQOO
announces the new Z1 5G with the new MediaTek Dimensity 1000+, 144Hz display,
and 44W fast charging! Vivo's performance-focused brand iQOO (pronounced i-koo)
has just revealed the new Z1 5G. In front, it has a massive 144Hz, 6.57-inch
IPS LCD, FHD+, HDR10 compliant display with a punch hole on the upper-right
corner.
Inside the phone is the new 7nm MediaTek
Dimensity 1000+ that scored over 536K in AnTuTu. With the SoC are the Mali-G77
MP GPU, 6GB/8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 SSD storage, and a 4500mAh
battery with 44W fast charging. To keep things cool under load, the device is
equipped with a liquid-cooled heat dissipation system that iQOO claims to reduce
the internal temperature by up to 10 degrees Celsius.
At the back of the phone is the
triple-rear camera setup made up of a 48MP main camera, 8MP 112-degree
ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 2MP macro camera while on the punch hole in
front houses the 16MP front-facing shooter. The device comes in Space Blue,
Galaxy Silver, and Symphony Meteor.
iQOO also announced a collaboration with
One Piece where a special yellow colorway will be sold with the famous
one-piece pirate crossbones logo at the back. It includes a One Piece branded
box and matching yellow-colored earphones.
The iQOO Z1 5G will come in three variants
in China and will be for pre-sale on May 25, 2020, and will officially be
available for purchase on June 1, 2020.
- iQOO Z1 5G 6GB/128GB - CNY 2,198
- iQOO Z1 5G 8GB/128GB - CNY 2,498
- iQOO Z1 5G 8GB/256GB - CNY 2,798
The price and availability of the One
Piece Special edition will be revealed at a later date.
