Zuk is an Internet brand owned by Lenovo. In August, it launched its first smart phone, Zuk Z1. When it comes to Lenovo, most people's inherent impression of it should be bland or even not optimistic. I have also used several Lenovo flagship computers, which is really not satisfactory. When the ZUK Z1 was just released, I didn't pay much attention to this phone and didn't think it was special. However, when I really used this phone, I felt that it was really different from the Lenovo phone before. It was a new experience.
The ZUK Z1 has almost been "blown up" at the press conference. Fortunately, the new advertising law was not officially implemented at that time, otherwise it might be... whether the ZUK Z1 is easy to use without looking at the advertising? This is what I want to tell you today through practical experience.
Appearance Review
Is this really a "cool looking machine"?
From the overall view of the front of the ZUK Z1, the white panel and simple design are really pleasing and will be the style that many people like. However, if we look at some parts, the slot points of Z1 will follow. Look carefully at its chin, yes, it looks a little longer; Also, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder can immediately see that the square home button of the chin is lower, not centered. I don't know what the purpose of this design is, but it has become an indisputable fact.
From the back, there is no slot in the ZUK Z1. The thin plastic back cover should be equipped with some advanced technologies that I don't know, It makes the whole more beautiful, and the sense of plastic almost disappears . In addition, Back of ZUK Z1 The part is designed in radian, and the body feels very close to the hand when it is held. It feels comfortable.
The bottom of the Z1 is equipped with a microphone, USB Type-C interface and speakers. Although a single speaker is used, the external audio quality of the phone is good. What is worth mentioning here is that, The Type-C interface of Z1 is the first to support USB 3.0 transmission, The speed of pro testing is significantly faster when using data lines to transfer files.
Like most mobile phones, the headphone jack of Z1 is designed on the top of the body. In particular, Z1 can also plug earphones into the bottom of the fuselage by purchasing earphones that support Type-C interface noise reduction. The official intention is to let users say goodbye to the entanglement, But I think it's a little bit like "natural eggs".
The Z1 uses an aviation aluminum metal middle frame. On the right side of the fuselage are volume keys and power keys. On the left side of the fuselage are sim card slots, There is no SD card slot. In other words, the ZUK Z1 does not support capacity expansion, but fortunately, the 64G main body memory is generally enough.
System Experience
Is this really a "cool machine"?
The system UI is easy to use, which directly determines everyone's impression of a mobile phone. At present, the homogenization of smart phones is becoming more and more serious. In addition to being easy to operate, a pleasing UI should also have a fresh sense. The first impression of ZUI is simplicity, This is quite compatible with the white fuselage. The UI is not good. Everyone has different views. I like this style from the perspective of girls. However, it has to be said that some application icons of ZUI are still a little unsatisfactory.
A major feature of ZUI is the lock screen interface. Different from the lock screen interface of ordinary mobile phones, The lock screen wallpaper of ZUI is not displayed in full screen, but in a frame like manner. The wallpaper is only displayed in a certain box, and other areas of the display screen are rendered from the main colors in the wallpaper, which looks quite distinctive overall. At the same time, ZUI cannot set the desktop wallpaper, and the desktop will change different solid colors with the replacement of the lock screen wallpaper. This may be to make the theme of mobile phones more harmonious, But it also brings some inconvenience For example, the lock screen interface of some wallpapers looks good, but it cannot guarantee that the desktop background derived from it will be satisfactory.
Another feature of ZUI is its fluency. I saw how smooth Z1 was at the press conference before. My inner monologue was actually "Come on, how can I be slapped when I see it". It turned out that I lost······ The system smoothness of ZUK Z1 is really amazing How did I come to this conclusion? Z1 After installing all the applications I need daily, the animation transition of the pro test system is very natural and does not delay; At the same time, Z1's performance is also satisfactory in the operations of microblogging and photo interface switching, which often appear stuck. It is said that this is due to the application of self start restriction, automatic garbage cleaning, automatic memory acceleration and other functions in its built-in security center.
It is always said that the SMS function of mobile phones has become more and more diluted, and the biggest use is to receive notification messages from operators, banks, tickets and other life information. Perhaps because of this, ZUI has spent a lot of time on notification SMS. ZUI defines notification messages as "public account messages", classifies them separately, and each source has a avatar display. At the bottom of the message content, there is a self-service menu similar to the WeChat public account. This short message design not only makes the interface look less boring, but also really brings its practicability into play.
In addition, The dial interface of Z1 also has the yellow page function, which provides many telephone information that we need in our daily life. When we need to make calls such as bank calls and meal reservations, the dialing interface of the Zuk mobile phone will automatically complete the number and list all the numbers that may be dialed. Users can also directly query the relevant numbers in the yellow page. This is a tip that I personally think is more intimate and useful.
Finally, let's talk about some common gesture function experiences. ZUI Use the mode of sliding up and exhaling fast switch panel , which is more consistent with the operating habits for large screen mobile phones; At the same time, users can adjust the arrangement order of icons on the shortcut switch panel to adapt to their usage habits.
In fact, ZUI is not rich in the experience of other gesture functions, but it is sufficient and practical. For example, ZUI only uses the commonly used screen out gesture of double clicking on the screen, without any other tricks. However, I still think there are some practical gestures that can be added to ZUI, such as "three finger screenshots" and "sliding left and right to cut songs" in other UIs. In the overall experience of ZUI, it gives people the feeling that it is sufficient and practical, without excessive decoration, but there is still room for further improvement.
「U-Touch」
Since the domestic mobile phones started to carry out positive fingerprint identification, the Home button of mobile phones has become more and more functional, and ZUK Z1 is simply one of the representatives.
The Home key of Z1 is named U-Touch. Like Meizu's mBack, it can implement Tap to return and click to return to the main interface The interaction logic of. However, U-Touch can achieve more than that. Apart from causing 10000 points of damage to obsessive-compulsive disorder in terms of appearance design, I can only say that this button is really easy to use.
U-Touch key can also be used Sideslip Automatically switch to the latest application Function of, Double click the key to view the daemon , also has fingerprint identification Function. Swipe left and right on the U-Touch key to switch between recently used applications. This is a very new function, and the switching is smooth in actual use. However, one of the disadvantages is that when using this function, some applications that have been closed but do not want to be opened will be opened again when switching. If you can automatically filter closed applications when switching background applications, the overall experience will be better. In addition, ZUI has a special user-friendly setting option: In the developer option, users can turn on the "menu key" and "return key" functions that Android users are accustomed to using without affecting the normal functions of U-Touch. Give the user the right to choose, and the user can use whatever he is used to, which saves a lot of worry.
The function of fingerprint identification has become less powerful, and the most frequently asked question is the efficiency and success rate of fingerprint unlocking. ZUK Z1 adopts push fingerprint recognition. Among the three domestic mobile phones I currently use that support fingerprint recognition, The unlocking speed of Z1 is relatively fast, and it is relatively less "arrogant", The recognition will not fail because the finger has a little stain or the unlocking posture is not standard enough. For more application scenarios Support fingerprint payment function of Alipay , there may be more playing methods later.
"Photographing experience"
Photography is a topic we have to talk about when talking about a mobile phone. Can ZUK Z1 give satisfactory answers in this regard?
Like the current mainstream Android flagship, Z1 also has a 1300W main camera. However, we should be concerned about how it is different. The design of Z1 in photographing still gives us a simple feeling, which can be deeply felt from the photographing interface to the operation experience of photographing.
The photo interface of Z1 is very simple, Apart from the common options such as shutter button, selfie lens switch, flash, etc., there is no other option In addition, you can select panoramic mode and video mode by sliding down on the photographing interface, and you can call up the filter mode by sliding up.
What's more wonderful is that, Z1 has also collected camera settings in the system's settings menu, and there are very few options that can be set, which is quite different from the current Android phones. In order to make the photographing interface more simple and easy to use, this mode is a bit extreme for ZUK. In fact, the camera should have setting options that should be conveniently placed in the camera function, so as to maximize the use of the camera. Not much else. Let's take a look at the shooting samples of ZUK Z1.
As can be seen, ZUK Z1 has good imaging quality during daytime shooting. You can get the picture you want by pressing the shutter, but the overall sharpness of the picture is not enough When shooting at night, the performance of ZUK Z1 is slightly inferior: There is a lack of control over noise, and the picture has a clear sense of smearing. The experience of ZUK Z1 in photographing needs further optimization.
"Heating and endurance"
No one wants his mobile phone to be a hand warmer, and no one likes that his mobile phone needs to rely on the power bank. How about the heating condition and endurance of ZUK Z1?
First, let's talk about fever: in the actual experience, under the normal use of music, video, games, etc, There is no obvious fever, which can be said to be slight 。
In terms of endurance, after many tests, It takes about 2 hours and 40 minutes for Z1 to fully charge . This time seems a little long, but if we consider that the battery of Z1 is 4100mAh, we will not abandon it. In addition, After Z1 is fully charged, it is no problem to maintain a full day under moderate and heavy use . The most recent use: the phone was fully charged at about 9:00 last night, and then used moderately. Today, at 17:40, 29% of the battery was still left.
Overall evaluation
Is ZUK Z1 as good as what was said in the press conference? did not. But in fact, it is not bad. With smooth operation experience, simple and easy to use UI, trendy fingerprint recognition and USB Type-C, plus the reasonable price of 1799 yuan, the ZUK Z1 is quite attractive. Of course, there are still many things that need to be improved: the appearance cannot be too simple to lose its own personality, the UI cannot be too simple to lose some convenient functions, and the camera needs to be optimized to let us see a better world······
In a word, we should make persistent efforts to "think" differently.
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