Lower mid-range · 2020

vivo iQOO Z1

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A17 Camera shares the Oppo F11's main sensor

Strength 144Hz screen

Extras Cooling system, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.57″ IPS LCD · 144Hz

1000+ 6 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 44W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.57″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2408 · 144 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.57"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2408 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 1000+ (7 nm) · 8-core 2.6 GHz · Mali-G77 MC9

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 1000+ (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

521,200

CPU

8-core, 2.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G77 MC9

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

4x Cortex A77 2.6GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, iQOO UI 1.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 10, iQOO UI 1.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KGM1, 1/2", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Oppo F11 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 8

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, Night mode

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 44 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Wired charging

44 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 12/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, BC1, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B8, B18, B19, B26

5G n1, n3, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

195 g · 8.9 mm

Height

164.0 mm

Width

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

195 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 12

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

60% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

128 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

521k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 195 g vs 164 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

13% larger battery capacity

44 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2408 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.57″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

521k vs 623k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S20

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