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so u like cyanogen mod, meet ZUK Z1 by lenovo

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Yesterday we reported about the partnership between Lenovo's ZUK subsidiary and Cyanogen. ZUK's first smartphone - the Z1 - will be going international thanks to Cyanogen OS later this year. As promised, the international availability was detailed today.

So, until the recently China exclusive, the ZUK Z1 will be going on sale internationally in mid-October. The smartphone costs about $280 in China, but its international price will be a bit higher, most probably around $330.

As of today the retailer Gearbest has the ZUK Z1 in stock. It costs $340 in there and can be purchased in both white and gray flavors. Judging by the video, the Cyanogen OS running on the unit was a Preview version. This means either the retail OS will be seeded later with an update, or it's just an issue with the demo unit.

Please note that Gearbest's warehouses are located in China and the US, so make sure you check any customs charges that may be due when shipping outside of those countries.

The ZUK Z1 packs a 5.5" 1080p display and runs on the Snapdragon 801 chipset with 3GB of RAM. The rest of its specs include a 13MP main cam, an 8MP selfie snapper, 64GB storage, LTE connectivity, a fingerprint scanner and a beefy 4,100 mAh battery. There is also a USB Type-C port.

Lenovo's ZUK Z1 ships in mid-October, to cost about $330 - GSMArena.com news

Lenovo Zuk Z1 - Full phone specifications

anyone planning to pick this up

What an unfortunate name.. I hope it doesn't suck.

801 has so many problems, I wonder why don't they move to at least 810 or 820?

:toot:

That is a horrible name :heckno:

Also $340 is way too much for that type of phone :heckno:

Looks great, but no AWS 4 for Wind :/

Cyanogenmod is a weird name too, but people will get used to it. Yes, it is expensive consider Zuk is not the only CM12 phone in the market

cyanogen makes me think cyanide :heckno:
zuk makes me think of warcraft peons going zug zug...:lol

After using the Samsung Exynos processor for a few days now, I can safely say that the snapdragon lines might as well be the dinosaurs of yesterday's processors. Yes they're still capable of running fast and perform well, but the amount of sheer heat they generate turning your phones glass as hot as an iron is not the way. My note 5 sporting the new processor gets Luke warm at best and I don't know why snapdragon can't do the same currently.