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GSMArena team, 27 October 2014

Expanding universe


Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro review: Expanding universe

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  • User reviews
  • Vibe Z2 Pro

5. Performance
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. 360-degree view, design and build quality, controls
  3. 3. Display, battery life, connectivity
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  7. 7. Image gallery, music and video players, FM radio, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera, still image quality, video recording and quality
  9. 9. Web browsing and other apps
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (58)

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Performance

Under the hood of the Vibe Z2 Pro ticks a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset (MSM8974AC) with a 2.5GHz quad-core Krait 400 CPU and an Adreno 330 GPU clocked at 500MHz. There's also 3GB of RAM, which is plenty even if you are running multiple heavy apps simultaneously.

The Krait 400 CPU architecture has proven to be fast in almost every use case. However, the QHD resolution of the 6" IPS display is going to make the Adreno 330 GPU sweat a bit in the GPU-based benchmarks.

So, our first test inspects the raw CPU performance. In the multi-OS GeekBench the Vibe Z2 Pro slid just under the iPhone 6 Plus, the Galaxy Note 4 and some way behind the Huawei Ascend Mate7, which employs the Kirin 925 chipset with four 1.8GHz Cortex-A15 cores.

GeekBench 3

Higher is better

  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    3165
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    2925
  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    2884
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    2709
  • OnePlus One
    2663
  • LG G3 - EU version
    2563

The compound Antutu 5 saw the Vibe Z2 Pro place behind the Snapdragon 805-powered Galaxy Note 4, but ahead of the Ascend Mate7.

AnTuTu 5

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    46824
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    42460
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    41510
  • LG G3 - EU version
    39905

Basemark OS saw the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro slide lower down the ranks as its QHD screen takes its toll on the chipset.

Basemark OS II

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    1222
  • OnePlus One
    1196
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    1181
  • LG G3 - EU version
    1126
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    1120
  • Nokia Lumia 1520
    1116
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    830

Basemark OS II (single-core)

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    4031
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    2588
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    2334
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    2216
  • LG G3 - EU version
    2213
  • OnePlus One
    2213

Basemark OS II (multi-core)

Higher is better

  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    15012
  • OnePlus One
    10234
  • LG G3 - EU version
    9611
  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    9604
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    9446
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    9332

The Adreno 330 GPU inside the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro managed average 1080p offscreen results in GFXBench's 2.7 T-Rex and 3.0 Manhattan tests. As expected it's on par with the LG G3, which also features a QHD display and the same GPU.

GFX 2.7 T-Rex (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    44.6
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    41.7
  • OnePlus One
    28.3
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    27.2
  • LG G3 - EU version
    27.2
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    16.4

GFX 2.7 T-Rex (onscreen)

Higher is better

  • OnePlus One
    30
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    26.4
  • LG G3 - EU version
    20.5
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    19.5
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    17.4

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    18.6
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    18.5
  • OnePlus One
    12.1
  • LG G3 - EU version
    11.4
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    11.3
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    8

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (onscreen)

Higher is better

  • OnePlus One
    12.9
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    11.2
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    8.5
  • LG G3 - EU version
    7.2
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    6.9

Gaming benchmark Basemark X gives the Vibe Z2 Pro a score some way off the leaders, showing that a high-res screen like that could have done with a more potent GPU.

Basemark X

Higher is better

  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    18684
  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    18297
  • OnePlus One
    13129
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    11875
  • LG G3 - EU version
    11552
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    6501

In terms of web browsing, the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro did a great job at Kraken 1.1 where it beat the iPhone 6 Plus and the Galaxy Note 4. However, its HTML performance wasn't up to scratch and in BrowserMark 2.1, the Lenovo flagship came behind the LG G3.

Kraken 1.1

Lower is better

  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    4650
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    5351
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    5567
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    6072
  • LG G3 - EU version
    6987
  • OnePlus One
    7008

BrowserMark 2.1

Higher is better

  • Apple iPhone 6 Plus
    3389
  • Samsung Galaxy Note 4
    2208
  • Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
    1543
  • LG G3 - EU version
    1474
  • OnePlus One
    1339
  • Huawei Ascend Mate7
    795

Overall, the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro doesn't outshine its competitors in most benchmarks. However, it's real life performance is more than satisfactory and in general usage the phone's chipset doesn't skip a beat. Very rarely were there any stutters in the UI, but we're sure those instances were from unpolished software code. In any case, there's still more for Lenovo to polish from its Vibe 2.0 UI and we're sure it will deliver in the months ahead.

Next Page » 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
5. Performance
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. 360-degree view, design and build quality, controls
  3. 3. Display, battery life, connectivity
  4. 4. User interface
  5. 5. Performance
  6. 6. Phonebook, telephony, messaging
  7. 7. Image gallery, music and video players, FM radio, audio quality
  8. 8. Camera, still image quality, video recording and quality
  9. 9. Web browsing and other apps
  10. 10. Conclusion
  11.  
  12. Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro specification
  13. User opinions and reviews
  14. Review comments (58)

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