ZUK Z1: announcement of the smartphone with U-Touch button and Snapdragon 801 chipset

Founded by Chinese companies Lenovo and Qihoo 360 short startup called ZUK announced its first smartphone ZUK Z1, which for months has been the protagonist of many leaks and rumors.

The smartphone is based on the hardware platform Snapdragon 801 with a 4-core processor clocked at 2.5 GHz. It comes with a 5.5-inch touchscreen IPS-display with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels, the main 13-megapixel camera with Sony IMX214 sensor and optical image stabilization, 8 megapixel front camera, 3 GB of RAM and internal storage to 64GB. MicroSD slot in the gadget is not provided.

ZUK Z1 is running Android 5.1.1 Lollipop platform with proprietary add-ZUI. The smartphone is support 4G LTE, two slots for SIM-cards, the port USB Type-C and 4100 mAh battery to. It is enclosed in a housing made of glossy plastic with a metal frame and has dimensions of 155.7 x 77.3 x 8.9 mm and weighs 175 g

But the main feature of the gadget has become a multi-functional home key U-Touch with built-in fingerprint scanner that replaces all the functionality of traditional buttons Android-smartphone.

ZUK Z1 will be available for $ 285.