Lenovo has today confirmed that it will roll out Android 8.0 Oreo update for its three smartphones — Lenovo K8, K8 Plus and K8 Note.

The company has also revealed the timeline for the update. The Lenovo K8 will be the first smartphone to get the latest Android version update, in June next year. Update for the Lenovo K8 Plus and K8 Note will be rolled out a month later, i.e. July 2018.

This new information revealed by the company also confirms that other than these three devices, no other smartphone from Lenovo will get the Android 8.0 Oreo update.

Lenovo has confirmed that the company is already working on the Oreo update and the process is “in progress”. The company has not cleared whether the phones will be upgraded to 7.1 Nougat for now, or they will skip it altogether and move directly to Oreo.

Currently, these three smartphones — K8, K8 Plus and K8 Note are running on Android 7.0 Nougat operating system. Considering the timeline, there is still a lot of time before the smartphones get the Oreo update.

This is surprising given that the smartphones run on stock Android and should not take such long for the company to roll out updates.

By the time Oreo reaches the Lenovo K8 series, it will be at least ten months old. Looking at the timeline for the Android version launch, Google could launch Android 9.0 in August 2018.

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Recently, Motorola — which is a sub-brand of Lenovo, had confirmed that it is working to upgrade 12 smartphones to Oreo very soon. This includes Moto Z, Moto Z Droid, Moto Z Force Droid, Moto Z Play, Moto Z Play Droid, Moto Z2 Play, Moto Z2 Force Edition, Moto X4, Moto G5, Moto G5 Plus, Moto G5S, Moto G5S Plus, and the Moto G4 Plus.

Other smartphone companies, including HMG Global (Nokia), OnePlus, HTC, among others, have already announced their plans regarding the Android Oreo update.

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Lenovo K8 Plus has been unveiled through a launch event that was held today in New Delhi, India at 11:30 AM. It is the second K8 series phone from the Chinese manufacturer after the launch of Lenovo K8 Note in the previous month. During the unveil event, the company spoke on the top 8 features of the Lenovo K8 Plus.

Dual Rear Cameras

The vertically aligned rear-mounted dual cameras of the Lenovo K8 Plus includes a f/2.0 aperture 13-megapixel Purecell Plus sensor that captures all the details and a f/2.0 aperture 5-megapixel depth sensor. The information captured by these sensors are fed to the dual ISPs. The Professional model will allow users to use only the 13-megapixel sensor and the Depth mode will let users to mainly use the 5-megapixel depth sensor. The dual camera sensors can be used to shoot photos with bokeh effect.

Stock Android

The Lenovo K8 Plus is running on Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS. It means there are no apps from Lenovo on the phone. However, it does not belong to the Android One program like the recently unveiled Mi A1 which also runs on pure Android.

Performance

The 2.6 GHz octa-core processor present inside the MediaTek Helio P25 that is built with TSMC 16nm manufacturing process. The chipset is thermal efficient and promises better battery life. At the launch event, the Lenovo K8 Plus claimed that its SoC can handle graphics intensive games without heating the device. The chipset of the K8 Plus is accompanied by 3 GB of RAM. An AnTuTu benchmarks, the Helio P25 can be seen outscoring Snapdragon 625 chipset that powers some popular phones like Redmi Note 4 and Motorola Moto G5 Plus.

As far as storage is concerned, the K8 Plus comes with a longest SIM tray Lenovo has ever used that includes dedicated slots for two nano-SIMs and a microSD card. The smartphone also supports USB OTG and carries support for 4G VoLTE.

Better Selfies

The Lenovo K8 Plus is fitted with an f/2.0 8-megapixel 84-degree wide-angle camera lens that is coupled with a Party flash for better photos in darker conditions. It comes with features such as Pro mode and Beautify mode.

Display

The Lenovo K8 Plus comes with a 5.2-inch full HD IPS display that supports 178-degree viewing angles. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass that is overlaid with a oleophobic coating that prevents fingerprint smudges.

Design

The body of the Lenovo K8 Plus is made of 5000-series aluminum. The rear panel is curved at the edges and it also features a fingerprint reader below the dual rear cameras. The smartphone will be available in two colors like Venom Black and Fine Gold.

Multimedia

The K series Lenovo smartphones offers the best of multimedia at budget price. Hence, the K8 Plus comes with Dolby Atmos that produces 360-degree surround sound. It also features a dedicated Music key. Like predecessor K series phone, the K8 Plus also offers TheaterMax cinematic experience that allows user to use a regular VR headset and enjoy virtualized large screen experience.

Battery

The Lenovo K8 Plus offers 2-day battery life through its 4,000mAh battery. It delivers up to 13 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi, up to 20 hours of video playback and up to 100 hours on music playback on headphones with the screen turned off.

Lenovo K8 Plus Pricing and Release Date

The Lenovo K8 Plus will be available for buying for Rs. 10,999 (~$172) on Flipkart in India from Sept. 7 at 12 PM. A couple of launch offers will be available with K8 Plus which can be seen in the above image.

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Lenovo launched the K8 Note in India earlier this month packing an Helio X23 processor. There are rumors that the Chinese phone maker will also be releasing a couple of phones in the K-series soon. Accord to sources in India, Lenovo will launch the K8 and K8 Plus sometime in mid-September in the country. 

The K8 Plus was first spotted in GeekBench along side the K8 Note and at that time, it was revealed that the device will be powered by a MediaTek MT6757CD octa-core SoC which is the Helio P25. There is 3GB of RAM and it also runs Android 7.1.1. It is expected to come in at a slightly lower price segment when compared to the K8 Note. However, there is no news about the specs of the K8 but they may likely be intertwined with some slight differences in hardware and software.

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Lenovo seems to be coasting home to success with the K-series in Idia. The K8 Note was quickly sold out after it went on its first sale, perhaps spurred by the solid build and sleek design which the device features. The K8 Note packs a 13MP + 5MP dual camera setup at the rear. Other specs of the K8 Note includes a 5.5-inch Full HD display, Android Nougat OS, 3GB RAM + 32GB and 4GB RAM + 64GB memory variants, VoLTE and a 4,000mAh battery.

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