Flagships specs ala Samsung S7 etc at a budget price!
Bought this slightly cheaper on AliExpress for my sister but when I tried to create this deal using AliExpress as the link it got rejected so here I try again...
Sister has an ageing Sony Z3 Compact and wanted something powerful with more onboard storage but she doesn't have much money and wants something small. I remember this phone was announced a couple of months back and just checked to see if it was available now and low and behold it is! I know she's going to miss the IP68 water resistance, front facing speakers and possibly some other stuff from the Sony but I'm sure she'll be pleased with the fingerprint sensor, extra storage and speed of this phone.
Anyway, that's enough of an intro. Here are the juicy details:
Specs:
CPU: Snapdragon 820 2.15Ghz (Not the underclocked version like the Xiaomi Mi5)
RAM: 4GB LPDDR4
Storage: 64GB eMMC 5.1
Main Camera: Samsung 13 MP ISOCELL, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, 1/2.6" sensor size, 1.34 µm pixel size with 4K video @ 30 fps
Front Camera: 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p
UI: Android Marshmallow v6.0.1 skinned with ZUI 2.0
Screen: 5.0" FullHD 1080p LTPS IPS LCD (441 PPI)
SIM: Dual Nano SIM
4G support: Bands 1, 3, 7, 8 (Three, EE, Vodafone Supported but no O2 4G support due to missing B20 band)
Bluetooth: 4.1
Dimensions: 141.7 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
Weight: 149 g
Battery: 3500mAh with Quick Charge 3.0 (83% in 30 min)
Others: USB Type-C connector, Fingerprint sensor
Pros:
- Uses latest CPU and hardware is enough to match raw performance of current gen flagships (e.g. Samsung S7, LG G5, HTC 10, Xiaomi Mi5, OnePlus 3)
- Stupidly cheap price
- Lots of RAM and storage
- Fingerprint sensor
- Compact size
- USB Type-C connector
- Large battery with QC3.0
- Reviews seem to mention that GPS and WiFi are good
- Seems to be good dev support from the community
Cons:
- No MicroSD slot
- Design looks very boring in my opinion
- A little large and thick for a 5.0" phone with only 70.6% screen-to-body ratio (but I guess the large battery makes up for it)
- No B20 band (My Xiaomi Mi Note with no B20 band has better consistent performance than my OnePlus 3 with B20 though on Three!)
- Reviews mention average camera performance
- Reviews mention an average screen (not amazing colours nor bright)
- Storage could be faster (I believe all flagships use UFS2.0 storage now which is quite a bit faster than eMMC 5.1)
- Lack of warranty
I will report back when mine arrives!
The first comment will also list a few reviews I've found along with accessories to accompany the phone.
Top comments
booboy2
29 Aug 1625#5
Well what a well constructed and informtive post!
Well done Ulti. Please do post your findings upon arrival a looks interesting.
Heat added
Ulti
29 Aug 1619#1
Here are some resources to go along with this deal:
To those saying they'd never spend £200 on bangood I updated the first post with an option to buy from aliexpress (slightly cheaper too):
White £199.36
Black £200.91 http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-ZUK-Z2-4G-LTE-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-820-Quad-Core-4GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-5/32694763532.html?
Oddly on the desktop site it includes this "One-year replacement warranty in United Kingdom" which seems to cost £10. I can't find a way of removing it manually but when I ordered it on my mobile last night I did not see it and only paid the listing price.
I bought from this seller too but I only just ordered last night so can't say anything but I've bought all my china smartphones from aliexpress before (Xiaomi, Meizu and ZTE Nubia) and the only one I had to send back was the Meizu MX4 after I stupidly used a nano SIM in an adapter and then the adapter got stuck and when I forced it out it ripped the SIM card reader contacts. It cost £10 to send it back and then they charged £10 when they spotted that it was user damage but then they sent it back via DHL which meant I received it in around 3 working days after it was repaired. Touch wood I won't have to send anything else back but £20 + roughly 3 weeks of waiting time for a repair wasn't too shabby.
All comments (98)
Ulti
29 Aug 1619#1
Here are some resources to go along with this deal:
To those saying they'd never spend £200 on bangood I updated the first post with an option to buy from aliexpress (slightly cheaper too):
White £199.36
Black £200.91 http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-ZUK-Z2-4G-LTE-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-820-Quad-Core-4GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-5/32694763532.html?
Oddly on the desktop site it includes this "One-year replacement warranty in United Kingdom" which seems to cost £10. I can't find a way of removing it manually but when I ordered it on my mobile last night I did not see it and only paid the listing price.
Hope that helps! Let me know of any other things I can update this post with!
Keoje
29 Aug 167#2
Props to whoever thought up of the website name banggood :smirk:
tinca to Keoje
29 Aug 163#21
Probably the same person who named one our local Chinese takeaways.......... Yuk House
JimBobJr
29 Aug 16#3
Good deal but will probably be voted cold due to retailer
SilverBlack
29 Aug 161#4
Xiaomi Mi5 uses the same CPU in their 64GB version.
Boring design right enough,but good battery and cheap for a Snapdragon 820.
booboy2
29 Aug 1625#5
Well what a well constructed and informtive post!
Well done Ulti. Please do post your findings upon arrival a looks interesting.
Heat added
adamspencer95
29 Aug 162#6
if this was any other retailer id snap this up
Uridium
29 Aug 161#7
Good spec but one thing to consider is that you are spending £207 with essentially no warranty...
If you've tried getting warranty support from Banggood and the likes before then you'll understand what I mean
depends whether that risk bothers you or not...If not and you don't need O2 4G then this is a lot of handset for the money.
If the screen was 5.5" Plus then I'd order one myself as I like bigger phones, for now I'm still looking for a Note4 replacement at a relevant price as the Note 7 pricing is a joke.
Ulti to Uridium
29 Aug 16#14
If you're after a 5.5" then you can't go wrong with a OnePlus 3 (£329 direct from OP). I have one myself but GPS/signal has been worse than my Xiaomi Mi Note and battery life is average so I'm going to sell mine and grab a S7 Edge (£410 from O2 Refresh, nabbed the last black one). I would have liked the Note 7 myself too but yeah £700+ for a phone ain't happening. Even £410 for what will be a seemingly second hand phone is already pushing it. I just hope if it's not in good enough condition then I can reject it but from my (single) experience of O2 Refresh and what I hear from everyone else, they've always received a perfect phone.
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Opening post
Bought this slightly cheaper on AliExpress for my sister but when I tried to create this deal using AliExpress as the link it got rejected so here I try again...
Sister has an ageing Sony Z3 Compact and wanted something powerful with more onboard storage but she doesn't have much money and wants something small. I remember this phone was announced a couple of months back and just checked to see if it was available now and low and behold it is! I know she's going to miss the IP68 water resistance, front facing speakers and possibly some other stuff from the Sony but I'm sure she'll be pleased with the fingerprint sensor, extra storage and speed of this phone.
Anyway, that's enough of an intro. Here are the juicy details:
Specs:
CPU: Snapdragon 820 2.15Ghz (Not the underclocked version like the Xiaomi Mi5)
RAM: 4GB LPDDR4
Storage: 64GB eMMC 5.1
Main Camera: Samsung 13 MP ISOCELL, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, 1/2.6" sensor size, 1.34 µm pixel size with 4K video @ 30 fps
Front Camera: 8 MP, f/2.0, 1.4 µm pixel size, 1080p
UI: Android Marshmallow v6.0.1 skinned with ZUI 2.0
Screen: 5.0" FullHD 1080p LTPS IPS LCD (441 PPI)
SIM: Dual Nano SIM
4G support: Bands 1, 3, 7, 8 (Three, EE, Vodafone Supported but no O2 4G support due to missing B20 band)
Bluetooth: 4.1
Dimensions: 141.7 x 68.9 x 8.5 mm
Weight: 149 g
Battery: 3500mAh with Quick Charge 3.0 (83% in 30 min)
Others: USB Type-C connector, Fingerprint sensor
Pros:
- Uses latest CPU and hardware is enough to match raw performance of current gen flagships (e.g. Samsung S7, LG G5, HTC 10, Xiaomi Mi5, OnePlus 3)
- Stupidly cheap price
- Lots of RAM and storage
- Fingerprint sensor
- Compact size
- USB Type-C connector
- Large battery with QC3.0
- Reviews seem to mention that GPS and WiFi are good
- Seems to be good dev support from the community
Cons:
- No MicroSD slot
- Design looks very boring in my opinion
- A little large and thick for a 5.0" phone with only 70.6% screen-to-body ratio (but I guess the large battery makes up for it)
- No B20 band (My Xiaomi Mi Note with no B20 band has better consistent performance than my OnePlus 3 with B20 though on Three!)
- Reviews mention average camera performance
- Reviews mention an average screen (not amazing colours nor bright)
- Storage could be faster (I believe all flagships use UFS2.0 storage now which is quite a bit faster than eMMC 5.1)
- Lack of warranty
I will report back when mine arrives!
The first comment will also list a few reviews I've found along with accessories to accompany the phone.
Top comments
Well done Ulti. Please do post your findings upon arrival a looks interesting.
Heat added
To those saying they'd never spend £200 on bangood I updated the first post with an option to buy from aliexpress (slightly cheaper too):
White £199.36
Black £200.91
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-ZUK-Z2-4G-LTE-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-820-Quad-Core-4GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-5/32694763532.html?
Oddly on the desktop site it includes this "One-year replacement warranty in United Kingdom" which seems to cost £10. I can't find a way of removing it manually but when I ordered it on my mobile last night I did not see it and only paid the listing price.
Full specs:
GSMArena: http://www.gsmarena.com/lenovo_zuk_z2-8125.php
YouTube video reviews:
China Gadgets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO4VoLPiW2g
GizmoChina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2-AikyR2Dg
Accessories: (Prices may change over time)
Cheap glass screen protector (not full) 77p:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-ZUK-Z1-Z2-Z2Pro-Glass-Phone-Front-Cover-Tempered-Glass-Film-Mobile-Accessory-For/32712326021.html?
Glass screen protector that covers more £1.25:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Premium-Tempered-Glass-Film-Screen-Protector-For-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-5-0-Front-clear-screen/32699015494.html?
Full screen glass protector £1.90:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-Tempered-Glass-5-0inch-100-New-High-Quality-Full-Screen-Protector-Film/32699570157.html?
Cheap TPU clear case 78p:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/for-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-Case-Silicon-TPU-Cover-New-Original-Protective-Soft-Back-Case-Cover-For/32714112009.html?
Cheap coloured TPU case £1.17:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-case-Case-Cover-Matte-TPU-Silicon-Matte-Protective-Back-Cover-For-Lenovo/32711387985.html?
Artsy case £1.81:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Case-For-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-High-Quality-Protector-Silicone-Case-Back-Cover-For-Lenovo-ZUL-Z/32712855288.html?
Thick protective case £2.05:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-Zuk-Z2-Pro-Case-Slim-Hard-Back-Cover-Shockproof-Robot-Armor-Hybrid-Rubber-Silicone/32718475339.html?
Flip cover leather look case £4.97:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-Zuk-Z2-case-Mofi-brand-Vintage-series-Luxury-PU-Leather-Flip-back-cover-case/32707340218.html?
Nillkin hard case £5.59:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Nillkin-for-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-cover-case-prime-Protective-case-silicon-back-cover-zuk-z2/32691141965.html?
Leather look case £6.18:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ZUK-Z2-case-MOFi-original-prime-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-cover-TPU-case-silicon-back-cover-luxury/32680503484.html?
Aluminium bumper £7.15:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-5-0-Original-Luphie-Aluminum-Metal-Bumper-Case-Frame-Cover-metal-ZUK/32699634642.html?
Others:
4G Guide: http://www.4g.co.uk/4g-frequencies-uk-need-know/
Modders, tinkerers, dev resources:
Dev support: http://zukfans.eu/community/forums/zuk-z2.5/
Root guide: http://androiding.how/root-zuk-z2-and-z2-pro-install-twrp-recovery/
XDA (mixed with Z2 Pro): http://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z2-pro
Hope that helps! Let me know of any other things I can update this post with!
White £199.36
Black £200.91
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-ZUK-Z2-4G-LTE-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-820-Quad-Core-4GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-5/32694763532.html?
I bought from this seller too but I only just ordered last night so can't say anything but I've bought all my china smartphones from aliexpress before (Xiaomi, Meizu and ZTE Nubia) and the only one I had to send back was the Meizu MX4 after I stupidly used a nano SIM in an adapter and then the adapter got stuck and when I forced it out it ripped the SIM card reader contacts. It cost £10 to send it back and then they charged £10 when they spotted that it was user damage but then they sent it back via DHL which meant I received it in around 3 working days after it was repaired. Touch wood I won't have to send anything else back but £20 + roughly 3 weeks of waiting time for a repair wasn't too shabby.
All comments (98)
To those saying they'd never spend £200 on bangood I updated the first post with an option to buy from aliexpress (slightly cheaper too):
White £199.36
Black £200.91
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-ZUK-Z2-4G-LTE-Mobile-Phone-Snapdragon-820-Quad-Core-4GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-5/32694763532.html?
Oddly on the desktop site it includes this "One-year replacement warranty in United Kingdom" which seems to cost £10. I can't find a way of removing it manually but when I ordered it on my mobile last night I did not see it and only paid the listing price.
Full specs:
GSMArena: http://www.gsmarena.com/lenovo_zuk_z2-8125.php
YouTube video reviews:
China Gadgets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO4VoLPiW2g
GizmoChina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2-AikyR2Dg
Accessories: (Prices may change over time)
Cheap glass screen protector (not full) 77p:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-ZUK-Z1-Z2-Z2Pro-Glass-Phone-Front-Cover-Tempered-Glass-Film-Mobile-Accessory-For/32712326021.html?
Glass screen protector that covers more £1.25:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-Premium-Tempered-Glass-Film-Screen-Protector-For-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-5-0-Front-clear-screen/32699015494.html?
Full screen glass protector £1.90:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-Tempered-Glass-5-0inch-100-New-High-Quality-Full-Screen-Protector-Film/32699570157.html?
Cheap TPU clear case 78p:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/for-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-Case-Silicon-TPU-Cover-New-Original-Protective-Soft-Back-Case-Cover-For/32714112009.html?
Cheap coloured TPU case £1.17:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-case-Case-Cover-Matte-TPU-Silicon-Matte-Protective-Back-Cover-For-Lenovo/32711387985.html?
Artsy case £1.81:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Case-For-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-High-Quality-Protector-Silicone-Case-Back-Cover-For-Lenovo-ZUL-Z/32712855288.html?
Thick protective case £2.05:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-Zuk-Z2-Pro-Case-Slim-Hard-Back-Cover-Shockproof-Robot-Armor-Hybrid-Rubber-Silicone/32718475339.html?
Flip cover leather look case £4.97:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-Zuk-Z2-case-Mofi-brand-Vintage-series-Luxury-PU-Leather-Flip-back-cover-case/32707340218.html?
Nillkin hard case £5.59:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Nillkin-for-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-cover-case-prime-Protective-case-silicon-back-cover-zuk-z2/32691141965.html?
Leather look case £6.18:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/ZUK-Z2-case-MOFi-original-prime-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-cover-TPU-case-silicon-back-cover-luxury/32680503484.html?
Aluminium bumper £7.15:
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-5-0-Original-Luphie-Aluminum-Metal-Bumper-Case-Frame-Cover-metal-ZUK/32699634642.html?
Others:
4G Guide: http://www.4g.co.uk/4g-frequencies-uk-need-know/
Modders, tinkerers, dev resources:
Dev support: http://zukfans.eu/community/forums/zuk-z2.5/
Root guide: http://androiding.how/root-zuk-z2-and-z2-pro-install-twrp-recovery/
XDA (mixed with Z2 Pro): http://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z2-pro
Hope that helps! Let me know of any other things I can update this post with!
Boring design right enough,but good battery and cheap for a Snapdragon 820.
Well done Ulti. Please do post your findings upon arrival a looks interesting.
Heat added
If you've tried getting warranty support from Banggood and the likes before then you'll understand what I mean
depends whether that risk bothers you or not...If not and you don't need O2 4G then this is a lot of handset for the money.
If the screen was 5.5" Plus then I'd order one myself as I like bigger phones, for now I'm still looking for a Note4 replacement at a relevant price as the Note 7 pricing is a joke.