Vivo Z1 Pro with the punch-hole display is making big news in the mid-budget space. Vivo came with a big surprise recently, probably it’s very first aggressively priced smartphone in the country. It’s also currently the cheapest punch-hole display smartphone in the country.
It directly challenges bestsellers Realme 3 Pro and Redmi Note 7 Pro at under Rs 15,000.
Focusing on the budget segment with good devices, the company aims to take on the bestsellers in the budget space with Z series.
Vivo Z1 Pro is the first device of the new Vivo Z series boasting some really good features, all starting at under 15,000 rupees. While Redmi Note 7 Pro and Realme 3 Pro fall in the price game here, the Z1 Pro has beaten the two in some of the important departments.
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The Full-Screen Design Technology
Vivo Z1 Pro comes with a huge 6.53-inch Full HD+ display which offers a screen-to-body ratio of 90.77 percent with a screen resolution of 2340 x 1080 pixels. The in-display punch-hole camera makes Z1 Pro a great device with a full-screen device without any notch.
Redmi Note 7 Pro and Realme 3 Pro comes with a Full HD+ display as well, but those are dot notch screens.
The punch-hole on Vivo Z1 Pro, on the other hand, has helped the smartphone offer a higher screen to body ratio with very thin bezels. Also, Vivo Z1 Pro has the largest display of the three, making it an apt choice for content consumption.
Latest New Processor
Vivo Z1 Pro is the first smartphone in India to run on Qualcomm Snapdragon 712. Being the most advanced of three, it is based on an 10nm architecture, coupled with Adreno 616 GPU. It offers 45 per cent better graphical performance and 2 times better AI performance, helping the Vivo smartphone deliver around 25 percent better overall performance.
On the other hand, obviously both Snapdragon 675 and Snapdragon 710 are equally good.
But if you are paying the price, getting the best is better. Though, in terms of daily performance, all the three devices can run almost all tasks and mid-end games without any hiccups, but Snapdragon 712 will have slight edge.
Triple Rear Cameras
Vivo Z1 Pro features a rear triple camera system additionally featuring an ultra wide-angle camera in the mix. Z1 Pro features a 16-megapixel primary sensor coupled with a 8-megapixel super-wide secondary sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.
In comparison, both Redmi Note 7 Pro and Realme 3 Pro feature a dual rear camera system.
Vivo Z1 Pro the only smartphone in the country at under 15,000 rupees to come with a triple rear camera system and a punch-hole display. Note 7 Pro and Realme 3 Pro too excels in the camera department, and Vivo Z1 Pro also captures good detailed and sharp pictures with almost accurate colours.
Additional Ultra-Wide Sensor
The additional third ultra-wide sensor helps Vivo Z1 Pro with better dynamic range. The tri-camera setup does a fruitful job capturing quite accurate details and produce good colours. The HDR works fine and the ultra-wide lens is handy at times.
The camera interface is quite minimal and has modes to enhance the overall photography.
AI does its own job to adjust to the particular lighting and adjust the filters. In all, all thee three do good and make use of their respective lenses to take up some great shots.
Battery & Fast Charging
Vivo comes with a mammoth 5,000mAh battery. The Vivo Z1 Pro also supports 18W fast charging. It takes around 2 hours to charge fully from 0 to 100 percent. In comparison, Redmi Note 7 Pro comes with a smaller 4,000mAh battery without any fast charger in the box.
Realme 3 Pro comes with VOOC 3.0 fast charging feature (20W). It can fully charges the 4,045 mAh battery just under 80 minutes.
Vivo Z1 Pro is available in three models starting at Rs 14,990 with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. The mid-end variant comes with 6GB RAM and 64GB storage costing Rs 16,990 and a top model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage priced at Rs 18,990.
Vivo Z1 Pro comes in three colour options: Sonic Blue, Sonic Black and Mirror Black
Vivo Z1 offers some excellent features onboard at a very affordable price. All three have something in common, a new punch-hole design technology. The budget-friendly punch-hole display smartphone does make a good choice considering these few departments.
In all, Vivo Z1 Pro does packs in a solid performance backed by a better processor, bigger display and a larger battery. Redmi Note 7 Pro and Realme 3 Pro aren’t bad or lose to Z1 Pro, but the new Vivo smartphone has a few better features if compared heads on.
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