The mainstream screen size of Android platform has completed the transition from 4 inches to - 5.5 inches in three years. This year, the flagship finally returned to rationality, and the screen returned to 5-5.2 inches. The screens of Xiaomi 5, Huawei P9, Meizu PRO 6 and Lenovo ZUK Z2 Pro successively launched by domestic brands fall near 5.2 inches (Xiaomi 5 is 5.15 inches).

In the first half of the evaluation of ZUK Z2 Pro, let's compare these mainstream domestic flagship:

packing

The package of the ZUK Z2 Pro is a very simple white paper box with a silver logo on the front. Unlike the first generation of ZUK Z1, which deliberately avoided Lenovo, this time the attitude of Z2 Pro was much more relaxed, and Lenovo's logo was printed directly on the side of the package. On the back is a brief answer to the product information. We got the exclusive version of ceramic white 6G memory+128G storage.

Accessories include instruction manual, card taking pin, Type-C cable and charging head. Like other models with high cost performance, earphones are unlikely to appear.

IPad charger on the left and ZUK Z2 Pro charger on the right

The charger output of ZUK Z2 Pro is 5.3V2.5A, and the peak output is only 13.25W. When the machine itself supports Qualcomm Fast Charge 3.0, it is really puzzling that it is equipped with a high current charger.

Because of the small power, the charger is also very small. An interesting detail is that the packaging box of the charger is one circle larger than the charger. It is very likely that the original charger is not this one, but the low-power charger was changed due to cost reasons. Of course, these are all my guesses (squint).

Appearance and workmanship

The square shape of the front of the ZUK Z2 Pro is a bit like the shadow of the Galaxy S2. The left side of the earpiece combines light and distance sensors, and the right side only has a camera, which is very simple in design.

But the author more supports the design of centering the front camera as far as possible, so that you can look more natural when taking a selfie or making a video call.

There is only a slightly raised fingerprint identification button on the chin, and there is no touch button on either side. In addition, it is worth noting that the positions of the two antenna partitions at the bottom of the ZUK Z2 Pro are asymmetric, and Virgo users may be slightly confused.

The back of the fuselage is a full arc glass back cover, which is the first and only one in the industry. Except that the camera position is slightly lower than usual and the size is slightly smaller, others are really beautiful.

Below the camera is a dual color temperature flash and a sensor, which combines a heart rate sensor and a UV (ultraviolet) sensor. They are all under a single glass cover, which is also a very rare design.

At the bottom of the ZUK Z2 Pro are dual aperture speakers (which is also a rare setting), Type-C connectors, microphone and headphone connectors.

The metal frame is a common straight edge plus a bottom chamfer. Specially, in order to fit the curved glass back cover, the machine adds a large circle of plastic, and it is also a plastic frame with radians at the top and bottom, which is the biggest failure and slot in the design of the whole machine. It gives people a sense of "admiration" by changing the design in the later period and forcing the curved glass back cover.

On the right side of the fuselage are the volume and power buttons. The touch of the buttons is slightly hard, and the feedback is clear. The two buttons are slightly empty, but not shaking to the point of making sound. The workmanship is fairly good.

The left SIM card slot supports two nano SIM cards and does not support expansion. The card slot is neatly and tightly combined, slightly lower than the frame.

feel

The 5.2 inch screen and the well controlled frame make the machine feel good. The plastic on the glass edge of the back cover scrapes slightly, and the curved glass back cover is also comfortable to touch.

The position of the heart rate sensor on the back is just the foothold of the index finger, which is set well. But because the sensor is under the glass, it is a pity that it cannot be touched blindly when measuring heart rate daily.

Border Contrast

ZUK Z2 Pro is the smallest machine to make black edges in history (nubia Z11 "covers" the black edges with glass refraction). The effect is very impressive. No matter what color, there is no need to worry about black edges.

Black edge contrast, the bottom left is ZUK Z2 Pro, the top right is PRO 6, and the bottom right is Xiaomi 5. The black edge of the ZUK Z2 Pro is narrower than that of the other two machines, but the range is not very large.

The lower right corner is Samsung Note5. Now looking back at Note5, the border width of the latter is actually slightly better than Meizu PRO6.

Multi computer comparison

ZUK Z2 Pro and Xiaomi 5

ZUK Z2 Pro and Huawei P9

ZUK Z2 Pro and Meizu PRO 6

ZUK Z2 Pro and One Plus 3

Xiaomi 5, Huawei P9 ZUK Z2 Pro、 Meizu PRO 6 and one plus 3

Except that Xiaomi 5 and One Plus 3 are 5.15 and 5.5 inch screens respectively, the others are 5.2 inch screens. In terms of width control, the Xiaomi 5 screen is slightly smaller, and the overall arc side makes its body narrower. The Huawei P9/PRO 6/ZUK Z2 Pro is similar in shape, but the radian of the ZUK Z2 Pro will make the machine look thicker. The 5.5 inch screen on the edge plus 3 is several times larger.

Screen status, Xiaomi 5, Huawei P9 ZUK Z2 Pro、 Meizu PRO 6 and one plus 3

After the screen is lit, Xiaomi 5, Huawei P9 ZUK Z2 Pro、 Meizu PRO 6 and one plus 3

The front faces of the five computers all have their own characteristics, including: the narrow and long Home key of Xiaomi 5; P9 has a big chin, but it also uses virtual buttons, and it is specially used for a circle of black edges as "decoration"; PRO 6 is a classic face bump, but its aesthetic appearance is really pleasing. The ZUK Z2 Pro is square, without many black spots. The one plus three white version has large black edges, but the black version is OK.

The detailed evaluation of ZUK Z2 Pro will be completed in the near future, please pay attention.