The latest smartphone of Lenovo has just unveiled- the Zuk Z2. It’s still powerful even though being the toned down version of Z2 Pro. Yet it’s affordable with $274. So let’s see which smartphones deserved to be its rivals!
1. Yu Yunicorn
Yu Televenture-a Micromax subsidiary has just released its newest flagship- the Yu Yunicorn. The phone features a full metal body with the rounded edges. On the front, there is a physical home button with a fingerprint sensor embedded in it. The device becomes the first company’s smartphone having this feature. The phone will come with 3 colours: Rush Silver, Graphite, and Rush Gold. Yu Yunicorn price is about $200. With this price, the phone is the most affordable smartphone in this list.
About the Yu Yunicorn specs, it is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 SoC and Android 5.1 Lollipop. For the memory, there is 4GB of RAM paired with 32GB of inbuilt storage. This storage can be expanded up to 128GB via the hybrid microSD card. You can find a 13MP rear camera with dual LED on the back and a 5MP selfie shooter on the front of the phone. In terms of Yu Yunicorn battery, it’ll give you about 20 hours talking time and 500 hours of standby time with a 4000mAh battery. The device’s 5.5-inch full-HD display is protected with Gorilla Glass 3.
2.Cherry Mobile M1
Cherry Mobile – the Filipino company- bringing its first 4GB RAM smartphone to the market- the Cherry Mobile M1. Along with the hefty RAM, the M1 also has a MediaTek Helio X20 deca-core CPU processor. However, this phone only packs a 32GB of inbuilt storage. This is a minus of the device because this memory is non-expandable. For the photography, Cherry Mobile also added an 8MP selfie snapper and a 21MP Sony IMX230 primary camera. In addition to the Cherry Mobile M1 specs, there are also a 5.5-inch Full HD display, Android Marshmallow 6.0 OS, a 3600mAh battery life, a USB Type-C, and a fingerprint scanner on the back. With those powerful specs, the Cherry Mobile M1 price is just about $258.
3. Asus Zenfone 3
Zenfone 3 is a standard smartphone in the new series of Asus this year. It’s neither the flagship nor the biggest screen size in the Zenfone 3 series. However, it’s still a desirable phone and a budget price. The Asus Zenfone 3 price is $249. The phone shows up with a full metal body with fingerprint sensors on the back. The phone is powered by an octa-core QSD 625 chipset Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The handset comes with 2 memory versions. They’re 3/4GB RAM paired with 32/64GB ROM (expandable up to 128GB). It’s 5.5-inch Full HD display was coated with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3. For the Zenfone 3 camera, it has an 8MP front-facing shooter and a 16MP primary camera. The Asus new phone has a 3000mAh battery life.
4. Micromax Canvas 6 Pro
The next Zuk Z2 rival which is also the flagship comes from Micromax brand. With the price of $208, this phone definitively defeats the Zuk Z2. So let’s see if the Micromax canvas 6 pro specs are strong enough to compete with the Zuk Z2. The phone runs on an Helio X10 processor and Android 5.1 Lollipop OS. There is a 4GB of RAM and a 16GB of inbuilt storage. If this’s not enough, you can expand it to 64GB through a microSD card. It features a 5.5 inch Full HD display with a 3000 mAh battery life. As for the camera, it packs a 13 MP rear camera and a 5 MP selfie shooter. If you are on a very tight budget, the Canvas 6 Pro may be a proper 4 GB RAM choice for you.
5 + 6. Elephone P9000 and P9000 Lite
The siblings – Elephone P9000 and P9000 Lite also attend to this race. Basically, these two brothers are the same. They’re both powered by Helio P10 SoC processors and Android 6.0 Marshmallow. They pack 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. In addition to similarities, they all feature a 5.5-inch Full HD scratch resistant screen with 3000mAh battery life. You can use their 13MP primary cameras to take photos.
How about the differences between the Elephone P9000 specs and P9000 Lite specs? The distinctions between them are the selfie snapper, the ability to expand ROM and fingerprint scanner as well. The P9000 has an 8MP front shooter. While in the Lite, it’s 5MP. The ability to expand ROM in P9000 Lite is 128GB and 256GB in its brother. The most different feature is the fingerprint reader. P9000 comes with a fingerprint touch ID which can unlock the phone/apps in 0.3 seconds. And of course, the Elephone P9000 price ($269) is higher than P9000 Lite price ($219).
7. Lenovo K80
Last but not least of Zuk Z2 rivals list- the Lenovo K80. This phone and Zuk Z2 is gonna compete with each other in the segment of powerful yet affordable phones. It released the Lenovo K80 with Intel atom quad-core processor paired with 4GB RAM. For the photography, the phone sports a 5MP front-facing shooter and a 13 MP main camera with 4K video recording. For the Lenovo K80 camera, it won’t let you down with a big 4000 mAh battery. In addition to Lenovo K80 specs, there are a 5.5 inches IPS LCD full HD display as well as 64GB ROM. You can easily expand this memory to 32GB via a microSD card. This phone is gonna be a heavy rival of the Zuk Z2. Its price is nearly the same with the Z2. The Lenovo K80 price is $273 in India.
Zuk Z2 rivals: 4GB RAM with budget price
We’ve just brought you the list of top Zuk Z2 rivals. All of them are the budget smartphones with hefty 4GB RAM. The Lenovo K80 seems to be the tough Zuk Z2 rival. They’re neck to neck. What are your opinions? Which phones do you think are gonna be Zuk Z2 rivals?
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