Along with the Lenovo S5, the China-based company also announced two other smartphones — Lenovo K5 and Lenovo K5 Play. The latest addition to the K-series of devices seems to be the budget variants of the Lenovo S5.

The Lenovo K5, which comes with a glass back, features a 5.7-inch HD+ display with screen resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels and 2.5D curved glass panel. Under the hood, it is powered by MediaTek MT6750 64-bit octa-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz along with Mali T860 GPU.

The phone packs 3GB RAM and comes with 32GB of internal memory. There’s also a microSD card slot, which enables users to expand the phone’s storage capacity up to 128GB. However, it has a Hybrid card slot, which means that user can either use a microSD card or a secondary SIM card.

Coming to the camera department, the phone features a dual camera setup at the back, consisting of a 13-megapixel primary camera lens with f/2.0 aperture and a 5-megapixel secondary lens with f/2.2 aperture. On the front, there sits a 5-megapixel snapper with f/2.0 aperture. The phone also has a fingerprint sensor at the back.

Connectivity options on the device include 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS. The phone is running Android 7.1 Nougat operating system out-of-the-box with ZUI 3.1 lite on top. The device is backed by a 3,000mAh battery.

On the other hand, the Lenovo K5 Play comes with the same 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display. However, instead of the MediaTek processor, this Play edition is powered by Qualcomm‘s Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor with Adreno 505 GPU.

This model will be available in two variants — one with 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage while the other one with 3GB RAM and 32GB onboard storage. Further, it also supports microSD card up to 128GB for expanding storage capacity.

The phone has a dual camera setup at the back featuring a 13MP primary lens and a 2MP secondary lens. There’s also an 8MP front-facing camera for taking selfies and video calling. Along with the fingerprint sensor, this variant also comes with Face Unlock support.

Connectivity options on the K5 Plus include 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, and GPS. While the standard variant runs Android Nougat, this one comes with a newer version of Android, i.e. Android Oreo with ZUI 3.7 on top. Just like the K5, this one too is powered by a 3,000mAh battery.

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The Lenovo K5 and Lenovo K5 Play will be available in three color options — Black, Grey, and Blue. The Lenovo K5 is priced at 899 Yuan (approximately $142), the pricing for the K5 Play starts at 699 Yuan, which roughly converts to $110. Both the devices are currently exclusive to China. While the registrations have already started, the K5 will go on sale from 10th April and the K5 Play will be available from 17th April.

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Today, Lenovo had held a launch event to unveil the Lenovo S5 smartphone. The Chinese manufacturer has also announced Lenovo K5 and K5 Lite budget-friendly phones alongside the S5.

Lenovo S5 Specs, Features and Pricing

The Lenovo S5 comes with a full metallic body that is made out of series 6000 aluminum. The handset sports a smooth appeal since the metallic body is created by through 7 CNC processes, nano-injection molding followed by grinding, sandblasting, diamond trimming and anodizing. The handset can be availed in Red and Black color options.

The Lenovo S5 houses an 18:9 aspect ratio supporting IPS LCD display of 5.7 inches. It offers FHD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. The Snapdragon 625 chipset is present under the hood of the phone. It comes in 3 GB and 4 GB RAM options and 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB storage variants. The handset is fueled by a 3,000mAh battery

A fingerprint scanner is present on the backside of the phone which also houses an LED enabled 13-megapixel dual camera setup. The dual rear cameras include a monochrome sensor and an f/2.2 aperture RGB sensor. The front-facing 16-megapixel can shoot good quality selfies by enhancing the facial features. The selfie camera can be also used for facial recognition.

Apart from snapping impressive shots, the camera app is able scan QR code and barcode. It is running on the latest ZUI 4.0, a customized version of Android Oreo. Instead of on-screen buttons, the ZUI offers Lenovo S5 users with U-Touch screen gestures.

As far as the pricing, the 3 GB RAM + 32 GB storage model of the Lenovo S5 is priced at 999 Yuan (~$157). The 3 GB RAM + 64 GB storage variant costs 1,199 Yuan (~$189). The highest configuration model featuring 4 GB RAM + 128 GB storage carries a pricing of 1,499 Yuan (~$236). Lenovo has already started the receiving reservations of the phone. The handset will be available for buying from March 23.

Lenovo K5, K5 Lite Specs, Features and Pricing

The Lenovo K5 and K5 Lite are the two low-end variants of the Lenovo S5. The Lenovo K5 includes an 18:9 aspect ratio supporting display of 5.72 inches that produces HD+ resolution of 720 x 1,440 pixels. Also, it comes with a 2.5D glass body. Instead of SD625, the K5 is fueled by MediaTek MT6750 SoC. It is equipped with 13-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera setup.

Also, it comes in models like 2 GB RAM + 16 GB storage, 3 GB RAM + 32 GB storage, 4 GB RAM + 32 GB storage and 4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage. It also includes 3,000mAh battery. The reservations of the phone have started from today in China and it will be officially released on April 10. It will be available with a starting price of 899 Yuan (~$142).

The K5 Lite that is houses in a polycarbonate chassis. It includes 5.7-inch HD display that supports 720p resolution and it is fueled by Snapdragon 430 chipset. Other features include 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual rear cameras and 3,030mAh battery. It will be available with a beginning price of 699 Yuan (~$110). Its reservations begin from today and it will be available for buying from April 17.

What’s your opinion on Lenovo S5? Will be a good competitor for China’s Redmi Note 5 and the upcoming Meizu E3? Let us know your thoughts by posting your comments below.

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As we mentioned before, Lenovo reportedly will bring a new big screen smartphone, those phone will be introduced at CES 2013. The smartphone come with a dual core Intel Merrifield  processor and packs with 5.5-inch screen size.

The processor is said to be having speeds between 1.6GHz to 2.0GHz sports with 2GB of RAM. According to news, those smartphone will running Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system and have a super slim size with 6.7mm thickness.

In addition, this phone will offer dual SIM card. In the back, this phone has a 13 megapixel primary camera plus a 2 megapixel front-facing secondary camera. While the battery powered by 3500 mAh capacity.

And, just as the trend in 2013, this smartphone packs with large screen that combine with full HD screen resolution. Regarding to the prices, this phone will be sold for 3400 yuan or about $545 USD.

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Lenovo is secretly developed a 5-inch 1080p quad-core smart phone, no longer a secret, and now sources first exposure to the price of this phone.

The sources claimed that this code K5 phone the price is tentatively scheduled in 3300 yuan, and it will be officially unveiled in January next year.

From the message many times before exposure, K5 with the same 5-inch Sharp 1080p touch screen (440ppi), also equipped with a clock speed 1.5GHz the Qualcomm APQ8064 quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM, and supports dual card dual standby (CDMA 2000 + mobile 2G network).

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