Upon powering on the system, the ZIUI launcher appears with a clean overall layout. Here you can customize the lower bar with the icons of apps that are interesting to you. The specific GUI is based on Android 7.1.1 and as always, you are free to select the interface of your choice. The installed apps include the APK installer, Control center, Function keys, HDMI IN, Home Theater v2, Music player v3, Explorer and Cleaner. All the languages typically supported by Android are available.

The Quad Core Realtek RTD1296DD SoC and the 2GB of RAM onboard made the overall navigation smooth.

The basic features of ZIUI are illustrated in the video below:

The player launches without any Root functionality or any Google Apps installed. User can use this apk to install Google Apps (mainly Google Store) or even use Aptoide.

The player arrived with the Version 1.7.7 firmware installed, and no newer firmware was available at the time we tested the device:

Below you see some more information about the Zidoo z9s, reported by the CPU-Z: