NOTE: New code: Use "zukz2new" to get it for ~£137 if you missed the xmas code (fluctuates with currency exchange rates). Now they also have the black one in stock for ~£145.:smile:

Just went back in stock (only white is available), I purchased one myself a week and a half back and Banggood live chat support just told me that it would be shipped within 24H. Cracking price as it was hot at over £200 about 3 months back.

By most accounts there might be some fiddling with the software to remove the vendor ROM it will come with but a Snapdragon 820 device with a large battery and in a smaller (5-inch) form factor for under £140 is a difficult deal to beat.

A few cons of this device, it's lacking NFC, IR Blaster, and 4G band 20 (800MHz) so it might not benefit from full speed 4G depending on where you are and who your provider is - EE doesn't use Band 20 at all, the others do to a varying extent. Whether or not that's a deal breaker is up to each to figure out.

EDIT: Looks like EE might no longer be the last bastion for non band 20 devices. Do note that the 800MHz signal is a bit slower than the other 4G bands so you might not miss on much, but if it's the only one you get in your area it might hurt. There have been reports of people living happily without band 20, but it's very much dependent on circumstances. It looks like a good phone albeit a bit of a gamble.

waynehardy

just for info, EE do use band 20! they have just started using it within the last month

http://www.coolsmartphone.com/2016/11/19/ee-to-turn-on-800mhz-next-week/

Much has been said about this phone already, please check the previous threads: http://www.hotukdeals.com/search?action=search&keywords=Lenovo+ZUK+Z2

I'll leave you with some specs & pros/cons I shamelessly stole from Ulti: http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lenovo-zuk-z2-5-0-fullhd-1080p-snapdragon-820-4gb-ram-64gb-storage-4g-lte-white-2503278

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)

- Chinese only warranty through Banggood (1 Year) but it might cost you a pretty penny to send it back and lengthy process (fully anecdotal info)

6.9% cashback @ TCB
- RiverDragon8