In the past two years, we have always heard that the smartphone market has been saturated under the tactics of various manufacturers, but this is not the case. Because smart phones are being updated quickly, they have almost become a fast moving consumer product, and the market demand potential is huge. Even under the siege of the old brand manufacturers' machine sea tactics, we can see emerging manufacturers join the battle group, bringing us some small surprises from time to time.

In August this year, ZUK Z1, a newcomer in the smartphone market, was released. As a new product integrated with Internet thinking, Z1 has attracted the attention of the industry once it was released. Of course, the reason why Z1 has attracted much attention is not because the brand new products of emerging brands give you a sense of freshness at the moment, nor is it because the manager of Zuk tears his tears at the launch conference, which is like facing his own children, but because you can feel the unique style brought to us by Zuk in Z1. A friend wants to ask, aren't they all Android phones? What's unique about them? After a period of experience, Yanshan Sect came to talk to you today.

In terms of vision, ZUK Z1 5.5 inch IPS high-definition display is adopted, with a screen resolution of 1920x1080, 100% NTSC ultra-high color saturation, 1500:1 ultra-high contrast and 401ppi pixel density. It has reached the retina level of delicacy, and the color performance has reached a high level. Whether you are enjoying photos, watching videos, or browsing the web, you can have perfect clarity.

In terms of appearance, although there is not much breakthrough, the optimization of details is still personalized. In addition to the earpiece and front camera, the sensor module on the top of the screen of the general white model will be very prominent, but the Z1 is different. If you do not observe carefully, you can hardly feel the existence of the sensor module, because the Z1 integrates the sensor module into the earpiece, which is more scientific and technological, and makes the front panel appear more simple.

In addition, unlike the three navigation keys "Menu, HOME, and Return" that are equipped with general Android models, only one physical key integrated with the fingerprint identification module is designed below the screen of Z1. The U-Touch function created by Zuk makes it easy to realize the three functions of "Menu, HOME, and Return" with this key. How is it realized? This paragraph is not listed temporarily, and will be described in detail below.

The Yanshan School also found it interesting to deal with the rear shell of the ZUK Z1. The back shell of the ZUK Z1 fuselage is made of a whole piece of polycarbonate, and the surface is polished. From our current understanding of smart phones, this design gives us a sense of low cost visually. However, if the surface of polycarbonate is treated with matt or fine sanding, serious scratches will occur after a period of use, and this design of Z1 is a compromise. In addition, it is worth noting that there may be multiple materials for the rear shell of the ZUK Z1 to come on the market. Yanshan School has seen the wooden rear shell version Z1 at the earlier tasting meeting, which gives us a different experience in both appearance and touch.

Above the back is the 13 million pixel main camera module. The edges of the camera and the dual LED fill light module are made of metal. While protecting the function module, they also play a certain role in decoration, making the whole machine more textured and reflecting ZUK's intentions. In addition, a noise reduction MIC is set between the camera and the fill light.

The plastic back shell is equipped with a metal middle frame. This design is very challenging to the production process and requires high process requirements. A slight deviation will cause the problem of protruding edges or excessive gaps. The ZUK Z1 is very solid in this respect. Although as a Virgo technology maniac, there is a gap between the back shell and the middle frame of the Z1 in Yanshan Sect's hands that is not even, it is rare for Yanshan Sect to experience many models with the same design.

Let's talk about the middle frame. The metal middle frame of the ZUK Z1 adopts the aluminum alloy material design. In today's mobile phones, there are not a few that use the metal middle frame design. However, the radian design of the Z1 middle frame is very round, and the edge of the middle frame is very delicate chamfering cutting treatment, which improves the texture of the whole machine and also brings an excellent feel. The right side of the middle frame is designed with a volume key and a power key. The two keys are also very rounded and closely fit with the middle frame.

The headphone interface is designed on the top frame, and the speaker, data interface and main MIC are designed on the bottom frame. The inside of the headphone interface and data interface adopts nano injection molding process. Don't underestimate the treatment of this detail. The injection molding on the inside of the interface can not only play a shielding role, but also look more refined than the direct exposed metal cutting surface, However, in many models with metal middle frame, this process will be abandoned in order to save costs. Its appearance in the Z1 mobile phone also reflects the intentions of ZUK.

In addition, it is worth mentioning that ZUK Z1 uses Type-C USB interface, and the front and back blind plug is the biggest feature. Although the Type-C USB interface is not popular at present, it is not as easy to find a Type-C data cable when the mobile phone is out of power as Micro USB, but the convenience of the front and back blind plug of Type-C USB interface will surely make it popular quickly. In addition, the Type-C USB interface of Z1 also supports the data transmission of USB 3.0 standard, while the one plus two of the same interface can only reach 2.0. The former has more advantages in transmission speed.

In terms of thickness, ZUK Z1 does not carry out special treatment. In the case of ultra-thin records being refreshed repeatedly, the thickness of Z1 even seems excessive. However, this is also one aspect of ZUK's personality, because under the appropriate thickness, the round back shell combined with the round middle frame will make Z1 very full in the hands of users, and it will be very reliable in the hands.

The card slot of ZUK Z1 is designed on the left side frame, and the card holder fits closely with the metal frame. However, compared with Z1's process, Yanshan Sect would like to talk about Z1's all Netcom dual card dual 4G blind plug design, Z1 supports the 4G/3G/2G networks of three operators, and has the ability of blind insertion of two cards. It does not need to distinguish between the primary and secondary card slots. Two card slots can eat all the 4G/3G/2G networks of three operators, and switch networks between two 4G cards freely. It is more practical and easy to use than those designs where only the primary card is a full network card slot.

In the actual experience, Yanshanpai has measured the 4G networks of three operators. Whether it is Mobile+Telecom, Mobile+Unicom, or the combination of Telecom+Unicom, the network of Z1 is very stable. You can rest assured that, especially for telecom users, Z1 can be used with confidence.

As a model targeting "heavy users", between performance and stability, Z1 has also made this choice. Instead of blindly pursuing the immature top performance chip Snapdragon 810, it has chosen Snapdragon 801, the flagship processor of the previous generation, to cooperate with 3GB operating memory, and can also achieve nearly 50000 points (48514 points). In the actual experience, it is also easy to deal with ultra clear video and large 3D games. In terms of storage space, Z1 is equipped with 64GB ROM as standard. For heavy users, whether they are installing large games or storing multiple blockbusters, it is absolutely enough. For Yanshan Sect, a group of photographers who like to take photos at random, 64GB storage space is an excellent configuration.

In addition, in the actual experience, Z1's system fluency has been recognized by Yanshan Sect and friends around it, which also benefits from the ZUI created by ZUK for Z1. Although ZUI is also a customized system based on Android 5.1.1, in terms of background processing, ZUK skips WeChat, QQ and other common applications and adopts the solution of regular automatic background cleaning, and automatically manages self starting applications, which also avoids the problem of slowing down the system speed. These two optimizations can make the mobile phone always keep enough available running memory, which is absolutely good for Android users.

In terms of interaction logic and interface design, ZUI is fully customized. The system interface is designed in a simple style, and few are pre installed. There are only common software such as JD and Alipay, as well as eggplant switching, which is a tool to facilitate data transmission from old mobile phones. In addition to contacts, SMS, phones, cameras, photo albums, settings and other Android system essential applications, all third-party applications can be uninstalled, This design is believed to be very popular with many friends. In addition, the notice bar and quick switch of ZUI are designed separately from other Android models. They need to slide down from the top and up from the bottom of the screen, which is quite personalized.

The Yanshan School mentioned earlier that the physical HOME button of the ZUK Z1 integrates the fingerprint identification function. Whether the design of the fingerprint identification module is appropriate in the front or in the back is actually a very subjective question. Everyone has different operating habits when using mobile phones. It's better to leave your own feelings about which is more appropriate. However, when it comes to fingerprint recognition, the judgment on recognition speed and recognition rate is very objective, fast is fast, and slow is slow. As far as the mobile phone Z1 is concerned, its fingerprint recognition speed and recognition rate have reached an extremely high standard. Although we can't tell how fast the 0.36 seconds in the propaganda of Zuk is in the actual experience, we can confirm that the time from pressing the finger to unlocking successfully has indeed reached within 1 second, and the recognition rate is extremely high. However, the Yanshan Sect also needs to complain a little. First, fingerprint recording requires about 20 finger presses, which is nearly three times higher than 6 for some models; Secondly, the fingerprint unlocking of Z1 adopts the same design as that of iPhone, which requires pressing the HOME key to unlock. Compared with touch unlocking of some models, it is also a bit cumbersome, but this design may be to prevent accidental touch.

Ok, what Yanshan School wants to say next is a micro innovation of ZUK Z1, which is also the design that Yanshan School is most interested in, that is, the U-Touch function of ZUK Z1. In addition to supporting fingerprint unlocking and fingerprint payment, the Home button of Z1 also integrates the U-Touch function. In addition to the touch back function, if you touch the Home button twice, you can enter the history application. If you swipe left or right, you can quickly switch between multiple tasks. Although the operation habit of the three navigation key module is different from that of the previous three key module, when Yanshan Sect first used this function, I was willing to change the previous operation habit for Z1, because the U-Touch function of Z1 is much more convenient than the previous three key design. Although the ZUK Z1 is a brand new model created by a brand new brand, However, the U-Toudh function of Z1 is absolutely worth learning from other manufacturers.

Let's talk about taking photos. A 13 million pixel IMX214 stack sensor is placed behind the ZUK Z1. This sensor has mature calibration experience, so it has been widely used by major Android models in the past year. Although it seems a little old, the quality of the hardware itself is not out of date, and the key depends on the adjustment. In terms of focusing, Z1 is not equipped with the popular phase focusing and laser focusing technologies, but uses the hair difference focusing technology. However, the actual focusing speed is fast enough, and the camera Z1 also uses the OIS optical anti shake technology, so the overall operating experience is correct.

In terms of software, Z1 also adopts a simple design, which only integrates HDR, filter and panoramic photography technology. It is too simple for Yanshan Sect, a photography expert who is accustomed to using manual mode. However, mobile phones are for mass users after all. If they can be adjusted to a better state in automatic mode, they can take good photos for mass users, Naturally, it is also a good solution.

In terms of practical experience, ZUK Z1 integrates the mature adjustment experience of IMX214, and has good imaging effect in various environments. Although the color temperature in some scenes is slightly warmer, the performance in most scenes is very real, and the image quality processing is also very delicate, which is easy for mass users to master.

Finally, let's talk about the endurance effect of ZUK Z1, The 4100mAh battery has reached a high level among 5.5 inch models. In combination with the design of ZUI automatic background cleaning, about 50% of the battery can be left after one day of use at normal intensity. Although the overall endurance performance is somewhat different from that of individual main endurance models, it is also a leader in today's smart phones.