Yu Yunicorn vs Lenovo Zuk Z1

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Comparing the Yu Yunicorn vs Lenovo Zuk Z1 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lenovo Zuk Z1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Yu Yunicorn runs at 1.8 GHz, making Lenovo Zuk Z1 the better performer.


Display: Both Yu Yunicorn and Lenovo Zuk Z1 offer the same screen size of 5.5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Yu Yunicorn and Lenovo Zuk Z1 feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Lenovo Zuk Z1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Yu Yunicorn offers 5 MP, making Lenovo Zuk Z1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Lenovo Zuk Z1 offers a higher battery capacity with 4100 mAh, while Yu Yunicorn offers 4000 mAh, making Lenovo Zuk Z1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Lenovo Zuk Z1 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Yu Yunicorn offers 32 GB, making Lenovo Zuk Z1 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Lenovo Zuk Z1 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Yu Yunicorn is rated 7.


User Rating: Yu Yunicorn receives a higher user rating of 3.8, while Lenovo Zuk Z1 has a rating of 3.

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Yu Yunicorn
₹14,999
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₹7,499
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Summary

Spec Score

71%
73%

Release Date

07 Jun, 2016
19 May, 2016

Performance

MediaTek MT6755
Snapdragon 801
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
(upto 2.5 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4100 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Metal body
  • 4GB RAM
  • Impressive battery backup
  • Around YU is useful
  • Glitch-free performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • Cyanogen OS brings added tweaks

Cons

  • Older iteration of Android
  • Camera is a mixed bag
  • Poor gaming performance
  • Boring design
  • No expandable storage
  • Older processor could put off some users

User Ratings

3.8/5
(22,880 ratings)
3/5
(12,328 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Jun 07, 2016
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

N/A
CyanogenMod

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6755
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC

Processor

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 300

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
32 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T860 MP2
Adreno 330

RAM

4 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.98 %
69.13 %

Design

Height

153.3 mm
155.7 mm

Width

75.4 mm
77.3 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

172 grams
175 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI PureCel Sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
4100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(2G)
Up to 38 Hours(3G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope