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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Summary

Release Date

07 Jun, 2016
19 May, 2016
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek MT6755
Snapdragon 801
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
(upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4100 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Metal body
  • 4GB RAM
  • Impressive battery backup
  • Around YU is useful
  • Glitch-free performance
  • Excellent battery life
  • Cyanogen OS brings added tweaks
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

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
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.8/5
(22,880 ratings)
3/5
(12,328 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jun 07, 2016
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
CyanogenMod
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek MT6755
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

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

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
32 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T860 MP2
Adreno 330
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB
3 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

401 ppi
401 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

71.98 %
69.13 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

153.3 mm
155.7 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.4 mm
77.3 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

172 grams
175 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI PureCel Sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
4100 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 20 Hours(2G)
Up to 38 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
N/A
Yes

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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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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
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.1
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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