Lenovo's Zuk Unveils Transparent Display Smartphone Prototype

[Neha Chandaliya]

Earlier this week we saw Zuk, Lenovo's online-only brand, launching its first smartphone in China named the Zuk Z1. The firm has also showcased a smartphone prototype, the highlight of which is a transparent display. In a series of images posted on Weibo from the Z1 launch event on Tuesday, the prototype smartphone is seen featuring a near bezel-less frame on the transparent glass-like display. The prototype is said to perform almost all functions of a traditional smartphone such as displaying images, making phone calls, play music, and more, and features an Android-like interface.

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Lenovo's Zuk brand, by teasing a prototype smartphone with a transparent display, has come in direct competition with the likes of Samsung and LG, both of which have already showcased prototypes on foldable Youm displays, transparent displays, and bezel-less displays in the past.

[MiniGupta]

Earlier this week, the company launched its new ZUK brand with the ZUK 1 smartphone, which would be sold through a low-cost online-only model and aims to take on Xiaomi, which also follows a similar model for selling its products. The Zuk Z1 packs some advanced features found in high-end smartphones, such as a USB Type-C port, a huge 4,100 mAh battery, fingerprint sensor, and a 13-megapixel rear camera with Sony sensor (IMX214) and optical image stabilization (OIS).