It looks like Lenovo’s sub-brand, ZUK, is the one behind the latest rumor mill, where there are whispers of a mini smartphone going around. Now ZUK has made some headlines in the past with the ZUK Z1 arriving preloaded with Cyanogen OS 12.1, not to mention having a prototype with a transparent display as well. With whispers of a mini handset, it certainly brings us back to the time when smartphone manufacturers were all occupied with introducing a mini version of their existing flagship device and the ilk.
After all, the so-called mini handset from ZUK is said to arrive with a 4.7” 720p touchscreen display, which would definitely appeal to those who would prefer to use a single hand to navigate through the phone’s menus and functions with ease, as opposed to fumbling on a device that is too large to hold with a single hand comfortably, let alone use.
Rumored hardware specifications of the smaller ZUK device would arrive in two variants – one with either 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory, while the other will come with 3GB of RAM and double the amount of internal memory. Word on the street also has it that this device will make use of MediaTek’s Helio P10 chipset, where it will feature an octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU that can be clocked at up to 2 GHz, working alongside the Mali-T860MP2 GPU. There will also be a fingerprint scanner to keep up with the times, although we do not know where it will be placed. We suppose more will be revealed (or debunked) in due time as with any other rumor.