Lenovo ZUK Z1 was released on August 11 last year. Since then, ZUK has officially entered the smartphone industry and has won the attention of many domestic consumers. Less than a year after the release of the Z1, Lenovo ZUK Z2 Pro made a high-profile debut on April 21 this year.

Lenovo ZUK Z1 was released on August 11 last year. Since then, ZUK has officially entered the smartphone industry and has won the attention of many domestic consumers. Less than a year after the release of the Z1, Lenovo ZUK Z2 Pro made a high-profile debut on April 21 this year. Perhaps, at that time, some people were puzzled: Why is it not the ZUK Z2, but the ZUK Z2 Pro? Lenovo ZUK officially revealed the answer to us on the 31st of last month.

ZUK Z2 is here! Not only the Z2 Pro, but also the Lenovo ZUK Z2!

official announcement shows that in the new fiscal year, Fantastic Factory will play a more important role in Lenovo MBG China's organization, and ZUK products will become one of the important product series under Lenovo Mobile. It can be seen from the release of two new products one after another in just over a month that the above statement is not empty talk. In fact, Lenovo ZUK Z2 Pro "redefines flagship phones", while the overall configuration level of late ZUK Z2 is also good.

If you don’t look at the processor, it’s a bit expensive for 1799 yuan, but the biggest highlight of Z2 is that it uses Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 820 high-end version, which is much better than the Xiaomi 5 regular version using the low-end 820.

talk about cost-effectiveness. Let's compare the three popular models that also use 820 processors:

Xiaomi 5 regular version: 3GB+32GB=1999 yuan

LeTV Le Max2: 4GB+32GB=2099 yuan

ZUK Z2: 4GB+64GB=1799 yuan

Putting aside the cost-effectiveness statement, as the two mobile phone products with different models and different target users, Lenovo ZUK There are many differences in appearance, configuration, etc. between Z2 and ZUK Z2 Pro. What are the advantages or highlights of the Lenovo ZUK Z2? What's the difference compared to the Z2 Pro? If you are interested in motor oil, you might as well take a look at the ZUK Z2 review article we brought below.

design is somewhat familiar

Anyone with discerning eyes can see that Lenovo ZUK Z2 borrows some design thinking of Hammer mobile phones. At a sudden glance, the Z2 looks like a hammer T2 with fingerprint recognition. The front and rear of the fuselage use 2.5D glass panels and the side cut angles, bringing a hint of roundness and crystalline to the originally square and masculine body. But it is precisely because of this design that the Z2 is very easy to slide when placed on the desktop. You must put it firmly when placing a mobile phone! Otherwise it will slide down by itself. Despite the reference, the Z2 design has brought me some freshness to the mobile phones with "three-stage design all over the world" and is worthy of recognition.

The front and rear panels of the body are all made of 2.5D glass, which gives a round and smooth look

I wonder if you have noticed that starting this year, the screen sizes of most flagship phones have braked at 5.5 inches. Some brands have also begun to shout the slogan of "returning to small screens". Z2 is the representative of it, and its definition is "small screen super flagship". The front part of

, the Lenovo ZUK Z2's handset, Home button and other elements are arranged in a similar manner to the Z2 Pro, slightly different from Z1, but retains a simple style. The 5.0-inch 1080p screen is covered with a layer of 2.5D glass, which feels smoother.The screen display is very delicate, the color saturation is relatively high, the overall performance is good, and the appearance is a bit cool. It is worth mentioning that the Z2 also supports adjusting the screen color temperature.

There is an 8-megapixel front lens with a single pixel size of 1.4 microns, supporting adaptive beauty and photography. The earpiece part still continues with Z1, and the design of the earpiece and light sensor combined together makes the upper half of the panel very neat.

There is still a Lenovo ZUK's iconic U-Touch physical Home button at the bottom of the front. This button supports function customization under the U-Touch 2.0 upgrade, which will be introduced in detail in our later system functions section. The buttons are slightly raised compared to the glass screen surface and have a larger button area, which helps the use of fingerprint functions. The official claims that the button life spans 300,000 times, and the button feels more flexible. The capacitive 3D press fingerprint recognition sensor it supports WeChat, Alipay, and FIDO payments. The middle frame of

Z2 uses glass fiber, which has high strength, no signal affecting, and is not easy to discolor. The frame has a transitional section with the double-sided 2.5D glass screen glass, which makes the feel smoother. The surface of the frame is also covered with a layer of stain-resistant and wear-resistant constant color coating, which is relatively uniform and has a delicate feel. Its 8.45mm body is relatively thick. Considering that the Z2 uses a large 3500mAh battery, this thickness is understandable, while its smaller body and good edge treatment give it a good feel. There are no buttons on the left and above of the box in

. The volume key, power key, and dual SIM card slot are all concentrated on the right side of the border, and their arrangement is more suitable for right-hand operation in use. The bottom of

integrates a 3.5mm headphone jack, USB Type-C interface, a call microphone and a single speaker. The advantage of this integration is that it does not require various flipped phones to use. The Type-C data/charging port of Z2 also supports fast charging. The back design of

is more simple. The upper left corner is the main camera with a 13-megapixel design, which is not a raised design. It is still very good. The right side of the camera is an LED fill light and a noise-reducing microphone. Although it is inevitable that the black back is easy to get fingerprints, the new generation of dirty and easy to wipe and deal with, and simply wipe away the trouble of getting fingerprints.

ZUI 2.0

I don’t know if it was done intentionally, but Z2’s quite fresh screen display effect is very harmonious with the ZUI system it is equipped with. The first time I used this system, I can see that the design is very simple, with flat multi-color icons, elegant and simple themes and wallpapers, especially the window lock screen interface design I particularly like, which looks very beautiful and simple. The characteristics of these system design make the Z2 have a literary youthful temperament wearing a white shirt and canvas shoes. And at the system optimization level, ZUK has done a good job.

The elegant and simple UI design makes ZUI have a fresh and artistic atmosphere

ZUK Z2 is equipped with ZUI 2.0 based on Android 6.0.1. However, the Z2 system we currently use is a stable version of ZUI 1.9. Most of the functions are the same as 2.0, but there are still a few functions missing. The whole new ZUI still uses a fresh tone, and the icons are redrawn, which are still in irregular shapes, but are flattened. Some optimizations are also made in the system, such as modifying the skin color and supporting changing fonts to meet users' personalized needs.

The new ZUI is still optimized for one-handed operation problems. For example, in the phone application, the dial interface you can place on the left or right side of the screen according to user habits, which is a feature that adds icing on the cake. In the dialing interface, in addition to the common yellow page functions, quick services are also connected. For example, after entering "10086" in the dialing interface, commonly used options such as "traffic recharge", "phone charge recharge", and "balance query" will be given below, which is very convenient.

left and right swipe to switch applications

Touch to return to previous level

Long touch to shut down screen

Press twice to enter the task manager

Press to return to desktop

U-Touch can be said to be a trademark feature of ZUK mobile phones. It integrates 5 operations into one physical Home button, supports fingerprint recognition, tap back to previous level, slide left and right to switch applications, press back to desktop, and press twice to enter the task manager. This time, it has been newly upgraded to U-Touch 2.0, and two new operation methods have been added to long press and long touch, and it supports custom operation content. is on the left side of the main interface. ZUI 2.0 has added a U health interface, which can automatically identify the exercise mode and record data such as time, steps, and movement distance in real time. Through continuous daily exercise data analysis, users can be provided with targeted training plans and physical recovery suggestions. These accurate calculations are closely related to the top ten professional sensors such as the built-in acceleration and gyroscope of Z2. It also supports access to ZUK physique analyzer, Jabra heart rate sports headphones and other sports and health equipment.

In addition, it was also mentioned at the press conference that the new ZUI supports iCloud synchronization, which is currently the first Android customized system to support iCloud synchronization. However, the content that can be synchronized is limited, and currently only supports calendars and address books.

In the weather interface, Lenovo ZUK Z2 brings detailed content such as temperature, somatosensory temperature, air pollution, wind, etc., and also carries tips on local traffic restrictions and whether it is suitable for car washing. In terms of security, users are supported to directly carry out in-depth cleaning and virus detection, and there is no need to install third-party antivirus software.

Personalized customization of the alarm clock ringtone on rainy days. The three-part alarm clock ringtone gradually rings, turning wake-up into wake-up. On rainy days, the alarm clock with the sound of rain in the background is more visual. The verification code is automatically input. When a SMS verification code is received, it will automatically appear in the input method candidate word. There is no need to exit the current interface, enter it with one click. In terms of network standards, Lenovo ZUK Z2 supports 7-mode 23-frequency full network connection. ZUI also has built-in data roaming services from up to 50 countries and regions in the system, and can also be purchased without network access, which further provides users with convenience for outbound travel. In terms of tariffs, we take Taiwan as an example. There is no limit on traffic for 15 yuan per day, but the speed limit will be given after exceeding 300M. The local Taiwanese big brother operator can accommodate 7-day unlimited traffic for RMB 60. Therefore, this service is more cost-effective for emergency response, but if you travel for a business trip or travel for a little longer, it is recommended to purchase a local operator phone card. In addition, ZUI 2.0 has also done a lot of work in the underlying optimization, including strictly controlling self-start and adjusting processor scheduling, making the system more current-saving.

powerful Snapdragon 820+ excellent battery life

is the same as Lenovo ZUK Z2 Pro. Z2 also uses Qualcomm's flagship 4-core processor Snapdragon 820 this year. It adopts Qualcomm's own kryo architecture with a maximum frequency of 2.15GHz. This processor uses 14nm FinFET process and continues to integrate the strongest Adreno 530 GPU in the current Adreno series, paired with 4GB of RAM. Judging from the configuration, it is undoubtedly the top level among current mobile phones.

In addition, the Lenovo ZUK Z2 integrates six sensors, using the Hexagon680 DSP processor integrated on the Snapdragon 820 to perform data integration and analysis and centralized processing, which has better performance in energy efficiency.

For this top processor, its performance has actually been widely recognized at present. We used GeekBench 3 to test its single-threaded and multi-threaded performance, with scores of 2082 and 4885 respectively. It can be seen that its single-core performance is quite strong, and the overall performance on multi-core is also excellent.

According to the test of using Antutu running scores, the ZUK Z2's comprehensive score reached a high score of 130,000, which is also the top level of the current mobile phone, which is enough to meet most of the needs of users.

In actual use, Lenovo ZUK Z2 is running very smoothly after installing multiple software and opening multiple common programs such as QQ, WeChat, browser, and Weibo. Combined with its excellent optimization of ZUI, the performance of the ZUK Z2 is indeed good.

is still excellent in terms of games. Popular games such as "Honor of Kings", "Naruto", and "Kung Fu Panda" can run very smoothly. The body heat is relatively mild, and there is no obvious rapid heating phenomenon. In terms of battery life, Lenovo ZUK Z2 comes with a 5.3V power adapter standard, supports dual charging IC fast charging, and dual ICs work at the same time for a maximum of 2.5A high current charging, and the charging speed can be guaranteed. In addition, the editor used the ZUK Z2 for 1 hour in medium and high intensity, including continuous screen-brightening games + miscellaneous operations, and the battery capacity dropped from 50% to 41%. This battery life can be said to be quite excellent. How to take photos with

?

Taking photos, taking selfies and sharing with your mobile phone is a must-have for users in the mobile Internet era. The front of the ZUK Z2 camera is equipped with an 8-megapixel camera, F 2.0 large aperture, and supports real-time adaptive beauty and photography. The rear 13-megapixel camera adopts a 5P high lens and F2.2 aperture. The single pixel is 1.34 microns, with a larger light inlet. It supports PDAF+CAF dual-mode focus and EIS+ sensor-assisted anti-shake function. As for the imaging quality, let’s leave it to the sample:

Lenovo ZUK Z2 camera interface is quite simple, the overall operation is simpler, and more interactive effects are added. In terms of functions, it has HDR, slow motion and panoramic modes to support user selection. It calls out animations with a very design sense, and supports the adaptive beauty of the front lens and the adjustment of filters.

Summary

In actual experience, the word "shush" is the author's best interpretation of Lenovo ZUK Z2. That's right, don't worry about insufficient performance, don't worry about poor battery life, don't worry about the storage space being stretched, and its new U-Touch home button can be customized in combination with usage habits. If many models are just lovers that look beautiful but may not make you happy, then the ZUK Z2 should be called a virtuous wife, although its figure may not be as enchanting as a lover. If you need such a simple and worry-free product and comfortable to use, then choose Lenovo ZUK Z2 is right. A moderate 5-inch screen, excellent Snapdragon 820, 4GB RAM+64GB ROM, small size large battery, dual-slot full network access, etc., and the price of 1,799 yuan is very attractive.