The ZUK Z1 is an Android smartphone manufactured by ZUK Mobile, in collaboration with Lenovo. Unveiled in August 2015, it is the first product by ZUK. In most markets outside China, the ZUK Z1 ships with the Cyanogen OS operating system pre-installed. Cyanogen OS is a commercial variant of CyanogenMod. The device was released with Cyanogen OS 12.1, based on Android 5.1 "Lollipop", and was never updated to Cyanogen OS 13, based on Android 6.0 "Marshmallow". In China, the ZUK Z1 ships with its own ZUI distribution, based on Android 5.1 "Lollipop".

ZUK Z1
The front face view of the ZUK Z1 (White) running Cyanogen OS 12.1
ManufacturerZUK Mobile (subsidiary of Lenovo)
TypePhablet
First releasedAugust 11, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-08-11)
Availability by regionSeptember 25, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-09-25)
SuccessorZUK Z2 (January 2016)
RelatedLenovo Vibe P1
Compatible networksGSM, WCDMA, LTE
Form factorSlate
Dimensions155.7 mm (6.13 in) H
77.3 mm (3.04 in) W
8.9 mm (0.35 in) D
Weight175 g (6.2 oz)
Operating systemAndroid 5.1.1 "Lollipop": Cyanogen OS 12.1(global version) or ZUI (Chinese version)
System-on-chipQualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974PRO-AC r2p1
CPU2.5 GHz (2457 MHz) quad-core Krait 400
GPUAdreno 330
MemoryGB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage64 GB
Removable storageNone; Removable dual nano-SIM card slot
Battery4100 mAh Li-Po
Rear cameraSony Exmor RS IMX214 13 megapixels (4160×3120 px), autofocus, optical image stabilization, dual-LED flash, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front cameraOmniVision OV8865 8 megapixels (3264x2448 px), 1080p@30fps
Display5.5 in (140 mm) 1920x1080 pixel resolution, 401 ppi pixel density, 800:1 contrast ratio (typical)
IPS LCD touchscreen, 16:9 aspect ratio, 600 cd/m2 max brightness (typical), and oleophobic coating
SoundDual mono speakers, 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
ConnectivityGSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850, 900, 1,800 and 1,900 MHz; Bands: 1/2/4/5/8;
3G (HSDPA 42 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.8 Mbit/s): 850, 900, 1,900 and 2,100 MHz;
LTE: 1,800, 1,900, 2,300 and 2,500 MHz; Bands: 1/3/7/38/39/40/41
Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) (2.4/5 GHz), Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA, Bluetooth 4.1, A2DP, A-GPS & GLONASS, USB OTG, USB-C, 3.5 mm headphone jack
Data inputsMulti-touch touchscreen display, triple microphone configuration, 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass, proximity sensor, Fingerprint reader, ambient light sensor
ModelZ1
Codenameham[1]

The phone was first made available for sale on 25 September 2015 for US$300 (equivalent to $385.62 in 2023).[2]

In India the phone was launched at a price of Rs.13,999 on amazon. However the updates for this phone were limited and soon the company stopped giving updates.

This phone as earlier described had Cyanogen OS operating system but later the company Cyanogen OS was closed and it was replaced by Lineage OS.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Zuk Z1 - General Discussion". XDA Developers.
  2. ^ Liam Tung. "Cyanogen-powered ZUK Z1 coming to Europe, US in September". ZDNet.
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Preceded by
First model
ZUK Z1
2015
Succeeded by
ZUK Z2 (January 2016)