Lenovo Zuk Z2 - 4G, Full HD, Snapdragon S820 $164 from Banggood (Preorder). Requires

Suckit

This is a good price for a phone with the S820.
But the rest of it seems great too. Even with customs fees if it gets stopped, this is a good price. It looks like Lenovo are not holding back.
You must use one of these codes to get the price:
reyeszuk
or
Franky Vincent
or
KIMOVILZUK

Link to the phone on Banggood http://www.banggood.com/Lenovo-ZUK-Z2-5_0-inch-4GB-RAM-64GB-ROM-Snapdragon-820-2_15GHz-Quad-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1064299.html
Blurb:

Basic Information
Model Lenovo ZUK Z2
Band 2G: GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900MHz
CDMA 800MHz
3G: WCDMA 850/900/1900/2100MHz
TD-SCDMA B34/B39
CDMA2000 800MHz
4G: FDD-LTE B1/2/3/4/5/7/8
TDD-LTE B38/B39/B40/B41
SIM Card Dual Nano SIM card
Style Bar
Color White, Black
Shell Material Plastic

System
OS Android 6.0
CPU Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 820 14nm Kryo 64bit Quad-core, 2.15GHz
GPU Adreno 530 3D 624MHz
ROM 64GB emmc 5.1
RAM 4GB LPDDR4 dual Channel 1866MHz
Card Extend No

Screen
Display Size 5.0 inch
Type FHD LTPS LCD touch screen, 70%NTSC/sRGB
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels
Multi-Touch Yes
Brightness max to 400cd/m²

Support Format
Ringtones Type WAV Ringtone/ MP3
Audio File Format MP3, M4A, AAC, MKA, AMR
Video File Format MP4, AVI, 3GP
Image File Format JPEG/ BMP/ PNG/ GIF
E-book Format TXT/ CHM/ DOC/ HTML
Earphone Port 3.5mm

Data Transfer & Connectivity
Data transfer USB/ Bluetooth
Connector USB 2.0 Type-C
Mobile internet WiFi/ WAP

General
Camera/Picture
Resolution Rear camera: 13 million effective pixels, single pixel size: 1.34 μm, Samsung ISOCELL image sensor, f/2.2, 5-element lens, PDAF+CAF, LED flash
Front Camera: 8 million effective pixels, 1.4μm pixel, 5P Lenses, f/2.0, 78.9° wide angle lens
Language Multi-language(Please refer to the screenshots)
Message SMS, MMS
Input Handwrite/Keypad
GPS Yes, GPS, GLONASS, BDS, AGPS, Galileo
WIFI Yes, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz
WAP Yes
Bluetooth BT4.1, support BLE

Sensor
Proximity sensor Yes
Light Sensor Yes
Hall Sensor Yes
Triaxial Acceleration sensor Yes
Triaxial Gyroscope Yes
Triaxial E-compass Yes
U-Touch 2.0(fingerprint recognition) Yes

Other Features
Calculator, E-mail, Gmail, Clock, Calendar, MP3 Player, Sound Recorder, Video Player, etc.
Dimensions 141.65*68.88*8.45mm
Weight 149g
Battery Type Non-removable Li-Po
Battery Capacity 3500mAh(typ), 3400mAh(min)

Package Included
1 x Lenovo ZUK Z2 smartphone
1 x USB Cable( Type-C)
1 x US ChargerNote: This phone does not include the adapter plug.

ryaner777

Had the Z1 version for the last year and can really recommend it.

Left it on a plane on Monday so this has come at a good time for me.

The only thing was the delivery time. It took an age to arrive.

CantGetNoSleep

I ordered this on 20 January and it arrived today to give an idea of delivery times.

Seems to be a fairly decent ROM support so will look at installing Lineage OS I think

ryaner777

CantGetNoSleep wrote: »

I ordered this on 20 January and it arrived today to give an idea of delivery times.

Seems to be a fairly decent ROM support so will look at installing Lineage OS I think

did it give you a choice of shipping methods ? And which one did you choose ?

CantGetNoSleep

ryaner777 wrote: »

did it give you a choice of shipping methods ? And which one did you choose ?

I chose the cheap one - I live in France and with the cheapest shipping option I almost never get caught for customs charges

theShire

No band 20 could mean limited 4G coverage, other than that, seems like a decent phone for that money

thebackbar

theShire wrote: »

No band 20 could mean limited 4G coverage, other than that, seems like a decent phone for that money

how limited would it be ? thanks

irishchris

I had the Zuk z1 original phone and this version is even sleeker. Definite bargain

theShire

thebackbar wrote: »

how limited would it be ? thanks

From what I've read, band 20 is more suited to longer range (rural) situations.
I'm on iD mobile in Ennis and have 4G coverage but my handset has band 20 so I'm not sure how limited it is without.
Wonder is there any way to see what band ur phone is using?

breathn

thebackbar wrote: »

how limited would it be ? thanks

You'll only have 4G in the cities and bigger towns but your milage will vary. I'm not aware of any public map showing the signal footprint per band per network.

theShire wrote: »

Wonder is there any way to see what band ur phone is using?

If you have an iPhone it's displayed as "Freq band indicator" when you go into the Serving Cell Info in the field test. Ya can google for the field test if you're so inclined :cool::cool:

flutered

breathn wrote: »

You'll only have 4G in the cities and bigger towns but your milage will vary. I'm not aware of any public map showing the signal footprint per band per network.


If you have an iPhone it's displayed as "Freq band indicator" when you go into the Serving Cell Info in the field test. Ya can google for the field test if you're so inclined :cool::cool:

i live in the boonies and my present fone and the last one both show 4g

micks_address

Just ordered... It says pre order? When will it ship?
Thanks,
Mick

Skippy along

Dial this *#0011# it will give you what frequency your on, I'm on 20 that's me out

gline

I have the zuk z2 a couple of months, loving it. Its so fast. Great deal at this price. I used to2c.com, no customs fees with 2 different purchases.

micks_address

Site saying ship date of march 7th.... any chance of sooner?

mono_mac

Any news orders

PapaBooje

Skippy along wrote: »

Dial this *#0011# it will give you what frequency your on, I'm on 20 that's me out

Jaaaaysus man, this is fantastic contribution, many thanks for that!

cronos

Skippy along wrote: »

Dial this *#0011# it will give you what frequency your on, I'm on 20 that's me out

Didn't work for me with Lycamobile

Marhay70

cronos wrote: »

Didn't work for me with Lycramobile

Lycramobile. Is that a Freudian slip?:rolleyes:

The_Conductor

None of the discount codes work.
Debating getting this- versus a Lenovo G4 Plus (which works out at about 30 Euro more). I know the Z2 has a better processor- however, I'm not convinced that the extra horsepower alone is a good enough reason to get this over the G4 Plus- any comments guys?

The codes for the G4Plus- on the Lenovo/Motorola site- still work- so its akin to a 44% discount.

Decisions, decisions, decisions........

By the way- also couldn't get the band code to work (on a HTC One M8 on Vodafone). Slightly worried the Z2 would be handicapped by its more limited band selections.

Dalmighty

The_Conductor wrote: »

None of the discount codes work.
Debating getting this- versus a Lenovo G4 Plus (which works out at about 30 Euro more). I know the Z2 has a better processor- however, I'm not convinced that the extra horsepower alone is a good enough reason to get this over the G4 Plus- any comments guys?

The codes for the G4Plus- on the Lenovo/Motorola site- still work- so its akin to a 44% discount.

Decisions, decisions, decisions........

By the way- also couldn't get the band code to work (on a HTC One M8 on Vodafone). Slightly worried the Z2 would be handicapped by its more limited band selections.

Hi

Have you got codes for the g4 plus..would appreciate it

The_Conductor

Dalmighty wrote: »

Hi

Have you got codes for the g4 plus..would appreciate it

Codes for the G4 Play- also valid for the other G4s
See thread for a couple of weeks ago here

Suckit

The_Conductor wrote: »

None of the discount codes work.
Debating getting this- versus a Lenovo G4 Plus (which works out at about 30 Euro more). I know the Z2 has a better processor- however, I'm not convinced that the extra horsepower alone is a good enough reason to get this over the G4 Plus- any comments guys?

I just tried the Zuk2, I cannot even click "add to cart" so maybe it is just a temporary issue, because it says the promotion is ongoing until the 20th of February.

They are running with these others also
LeTV Le Max 2 X289 - http://www.banggood.com/LeTV-LeEco-Le-Max-2-X829-5_7-inch-4GB-64GB-Snapdragon-820-Quad-core-4G-Smartphone-p-1125233.html
The price drops to €178 using either code X829 or reyesx829
- And to enable the 3G band - 800MHz (before anyone mentions it :P )
  Type * # * # 9439 # * # *
A menu appears (in Chinese) with a check box. Simply check this box and then restart the phone.

Umi Plus B20 - http://www.banggood.com/UMI-Plus-5_5-Inch-2_5D-4GB-RAM-32GB-ROM-MTK-Helio-P10-Octa-Core-4G-Smartphone-p-1085030.html
Which drops to €142 using code umiplus16

imitation

I am a bit tempted by this to say the least, my s6 battery is starting to die a bit and I am fed up of my expensive contract l, why fork over 700 euro for a new phone in a few months when these are practically as good and I can go prepay with more data included. How does this compare to the other chinese phones, is it worth a shot? Im a bit worried about LTE though.

MJ434

What do people think of the UMI plus E?

http://www.tomtop.com/umi-10/p-p1733b-eu.html 212euro

shanec1928

MJ434 wrote: »

What do people think of the UMI plus E?

http://www.tomtop.com/umi-10/p-p1733b-eu.html 212euro

One of the lads in work has one. Looks good and said it was a big improvement over a previous umi phone that he had

imitation

Theres a discount code for zuk z2 on Gear best forum, its 173 euro there, not quite as cheap as this price but the coupons seem to be gone now. Edit - doh that's not as cheap as banggood.

cormie

Folks any decent compact size (around 4.6 inch screen) phones on Amazon or any Irish retailers for about €150/€200? Something with a decent battery life and maybe water/dust proof? Storage capacity, screen resolution, camera quality etc not so important. It's just for basic use.

GBX

For any other devices or suggestions other than the Zuk, post on this thread
http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057438440/516/#post102644574

revz

Customs letter in the post today for an MP4 player from Switzerland... Happy to have it but first time I've had to pay customs

The_Conductor

revz wrote: »

Customs letter in the post today for an MP4 player from Switzerland... Happy to have it but first time I've had to pay customs

Lol- MP4 Player......
How is are customs suggesting you owe?

Ok- letter received here too.
So you have to declare what you paid.
Are we all saying we paid US$164 - we'd better all agree (and have proof)- or else C&E will impound the phones.......
Now- where the hell is the Paypal I used.......

Did we all pay US$164? How much did we actually pay? I can't find my Paypal payment (don't know which one related to the Zuk)........

Anyone?

The_Conductor

Using the voucher codes- I paid US$149.55 and got free shipping (this was in early Jan).

I'm declaring the full amount and sending a screenshot of my Paypal to Revenue- I hope no-one is annoyed, but I don't intend to make a misdeclaration.

Do we get charged on what we actually paid or what its currently selling for (its at US$169.99 this morning- not a massive difference, but its a few quid one way or the other).

the.red.baron

Mine arrived Monday, nice phone, no bloatware like some other chineeze phones, screen is very nice, very snappy response, like the finger print reader that no doubt sends it back to the NSA

Camera is still rubbish next to a premo phone, absolute dog **** in lowish light

Has an app drawer

Slipped past customs, did your have any banggood labels on it? I bought 2

Get a cover, the glass back is a stupid design move, a 1 in 30 slope would see it slip off

The_Conductor

The_Conductor wrote: »

Using the voucher codes- I paid US$149.55 and got free shipping (this was in early Jan).

I'm declaring the full amount and sending a screenshot of my Paypal to Revenue- I hope no-one is annoyed, but I don't intend to make a misdeclaration.

Do we get charged on what we actually paid or what its currently selling for (its at US$169.99 this morning- not a massive difference, but its a few quid one way or the other).

Got a pleasant enough e-mail from one of the Revenue officers in Mail Sorting.
Customs duty is exempt on 'gifts' valued at under 150 Euro- VAT is however due.
VAT- and the 7 Euro An Post processing charge- comes to a bill of EUR39.58
I sent them a screenshot of my Paypal account as proof of what I actually paid for the Zuk2 plus shipping. Reasonable enough- and I'm satisfied. Cheque ready for the postman- and I've been advised it should arrive on Friday.

Curiously- Revenue repeatedly called it a G4 phone. That- it most certainly, isn't.........

WarZoneBrother

Guys how does this phone compare to the Moto G4 Plus?... my g4 plus got cancelled and how long would shipping take...

The_Conductor

WarZoneBrother wrote: »

Guys how does this phone compare to the Moto G4 Plus?... my g4 plus got cancelled and how long would shipping take...

Far better processor, better but smaller screen, same software (extremely lightly skimmed android)- better camera (though still not great).

Its a smaller phone- but better spec'ed.

Massive downside- no memory expansion slot (though it is dual sim)- the G4+ can take memory cards up to 220Gb.

If you're not overly worried about memory- and 64Gb is sufficient- and you're happy with a smaller screen- then this is the obvious choice (in my opinion).

Depending on what you pay for it- you may have to pay customs and vat on it (or you may get lucky- I didn't.........)

WarZoneBrother

The_Conductor wrote: »

Far better processor, better but smaller screen, same software (extremely lightly skimmed android)- better camera (though still not great).

Its a smaller phone- but better spec'ed.

Massive downside- no memory expansion slot (though it is dual sim)- the G4+ can take memory cards up to 220Gb.

If you're not overly worried about memory- and 64Gb is sufficient- and you're happy with a smaller screen- then this is the obvious choice (in my opinion).

Depending on what you pay for it- you may have to pay customs and vat on it (or you may get lucky- I didn't.........)

What did it cost you in euro in the end? How long after ordering did you get the phone also?...

The_Conductor

WarZoneBrother wrote: »

What did it cost you in euro in the end? How long after ordering did you get the phone also?...

Including paying VAT and an An Post 7 Euro handling charge, the total came to 181 Euro. It hasn't actually been delivered yet, it should be here tomorrow or Friday, which will be exactly 5 weeks since I ordered it. I came in just under the cut-off for customs duty, so I paid VAT, but no duty on it.

Note:

I supplied a screenshot to Revenue of my Paypal account- clearly showing what I paid- and they used current rates to convert the total into Eur. If you go over 150 Euro- you have to pay duty as well as VAT- my total, after voucher usage, was US$149.55 (I actually ordered before this thread- and got two separate vouchers to work- which included free shipping). Shipping is factored into Revenue calculations- i.e. if you pay extra for expedited shipping- it'll bump up the gross you pay- and almost certainly take you over the threshold........ Ps- the exchange rate they used for the dollar conversion- was pretty appalling- which is why my VAT ended up a little higher than it might otherwise have done.

I also gave Revenue a link to the actual product for sale on Banggood- it was at 174.99 yesterday morning- but seems to have gone down a fiver since.

If you're marginal pricewise when ordering (after using vouchers)- taking the regular shipping (which has still tracking and insurance) may keep you under the duty threshold, however, as per my experience- it'll probably take in or around 4 weeks- and from PMs received- it would appear Revenue are a lot more vigilant than they used be, though a few people seem to have gotten products without showing up on their radar..........

Revenue asked for specific proof of the actual amount I paid- and suggested the Paypal screenshot themselves (though they would also have accepted a scan or fax of a credit card statement). E-mailing the screenshot was the easiest for me- and they acknowledged it within the hour.

Atlantic Dawn

Is there a need to declare the item as a gift to exempt it from customs duty on top of the VAT or would all non commercial quantities delivered to a private person be assumed as gift?

The_Conductor

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is there a need to declare the item as a gift to exempt it from customs duty on top of the VAT or would all non commercial quantities delivered to a private person be assumed as gift?

Declaring it as a gift improperly risks the item being impounded.
I was told the declaration is immaterial- if the value in Euro goes over 150 Euro- it doesn't qualify for a gift exemption. Mine actually came in at under 150- because of the two vouchers I used which were valid at the time. I don't know whether they still are, or not, valid.

Some packages are getting through without being examined- however, I wouldn't rely on it.

Entonces

The_Conductor wrote: »

Declaring it as a gift improperly risks the item being impounded.
I was told the declaration is immaterial- if the value in Euro goes over 150 Euro- it doesn't qualify for a gift exemption. Mine actually came in at under 150- because of the two vouchers I used which were valid at the time. I don't know whether they still are, or not, valid.

Some packages are getting through without being examined- however, I wouldn't rely on it.

My tracking shows the phone handed to customs in Dublin. Dang.
I paid 172eur on banggood. Any idea how much I owe? Should I contact them or will they be in touch?
Finally can anyone recommend a good ROM for this phone. Thanks

coldfire1x

Does this support Irish 4g bands on Vodaphone, Meteor and Three?

Ten Pin

Does this support Irish 4g bands on Vodaphone, Meteor and Three?

It doesn't support one of the two 4g bands used by all of the operators (800 MHz)

witnessmenow

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Is there a need to declare the item as a gift to exempt it from customs duty on top of the VAT or would all non commercial quantities delivered to a private person be assumed as gift?

Discussions on how to get around paying VAT are not allowed on this forum, consider this a final warning to everyone.

Posts such as the conductors are fine, as they are just advising on the correct procedure.

[Nothing to do with being a mod] if they are offering a crappy exchange rate, send them a screen shot of your card statement that paypal charged and you should only have to pay VAT on what you actually paid.

thebackbar

Got hit with a bill for 43 euros from customs. The don't except online payments for it ??! that's a bit annoying

The_Conductor

thebackbar wrote: »

Got hit with a bill for 43 euros from customs. The don't except online payments for it ??! that's a bit annoying

They also don't do over the phone payments- its cash or cheque for the postman- which isn't the end of the world. If you're not in to collect it- you can do so from the local sorting office (and pay the VAT on it at that point).

thebackbar

The_Conductor wrote: »

They also don't do over the phone payments- its cash or cheque for the postman- which isn't the end of the world. If you're not in to collect it- you can do so from the local sorting office (and pay the VAT on it at that point).

cheers, i probably wont be in when its delivered so i presume they wont leave it until the customs is paid ? very archaic how they manage payments, i doubt the postman wants to be collecting money either

The_Conductor

thebackbar wrote: »

cheers, i probably wont be in when its delivered so i presume they wont leave it until the customs is paid ? very archaic how they manage payments, i doubt the postman wants to be collecting money either

In which case- you collect it from your local postal sorting office- and pay the attendant there by cash or cheque the determined tax/duty/vat owed.

Its the same as picking up any parcel the postman couldn't deliver because you weren't in- only you have to pay the An Post employee at the counter in the sorting office.

Note- no credit cards, debit cards or other unusual payment methods- just cash or cheque.

witnessmenow

Just one word of warning, and it may not really be anything at all.

Myself and a friend had the Zuk Z1, both of us really like it until their battery failed.

My friends battery failed after 6 months, mine is after failing now (close to 18 months). Phone still works, but battery lasts 3 hours, it was lasting the day last week.

Small sample size, but not a great track record!

The_Conductor

witnessmenow wrote: »

Just one word of warning, and it may not really be anything at all.

Myself and a friend had the Zuk Z1, both of us really like it until their battery failed.

My friends battery failed after 6 months, mine is after failing now (close to 18 months). Phone still works, but battery lasts 3 hours, it was lasting the day last week.

Small sample size, but not a great track record!

Presumably we're covered under a local 2 year warranty with Lenovo?

witnessmenow

The_Conductor wrote: »

Presumably we're covered under a local 2 year warranty with Lenovo?

He went down the route of getting the phone fixed, buying a battery online worked fine til he slipped on a ladder and landed on his phone (3 days after getting it fixed!)

I bought mine off a seller on ebay, Seller is based in China but phone shipped from France. I am probably technically covered under EU law, but I can not imagine it would be easy to sort! Phone was bought in November of 2015.