Last week MediaTek introduced its new
chipset Dimensity 1000+ and revealed the first phone will be a vivo device from
the iQOO family. Later we learned the name of the phone will be iQOO Z1, and
today an official confirmation arrived, along with a launch date - May 19,
which is next Tuesday.
While we have verification from vivo, the
leakster is once again a step ahead of the manufacturer, giving us live photos
of the phone. They show the iQOO Z1 will have a single punch hole on the front
and a 144Hz screen.
The 144 Hz refresh rate was also mentioned
by vivo, and that shouldn’t be a surprise - after all, iQOO is the gaming
family of the manufacturer, so a high rate is pretty much expected, even if the
Z1 is going to be a midranger.
Other specs are yet to be revealed, but we
expect the screen to be LCD, since the fingerprint scanner is on the side below
the volume rocker, doubling as a power button. The vivo iQOO Z1 will come with
5G support too. Pre-registrations have already opened at some Chinese
retailers, and people who sign up now will be among the first to learn about
the launch of the Z1 next Tuesday.
