Lenovo announces Vibe K5 and K5 Plus at MWC 2016

Lenovo announces Vibe K5 and K5 Plus at MWC 2016
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The Lenovo Vibe K5 houses Snapdragon 415, 2GB RAM and 5-inch HD display, while the K5 Plus houses Snapdragon 616, 2GB RAM and 5-inch Full HD display.

Lenovo has announced two new smartphones at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016. While the announcements were far from being the magnanimous shows of technology from the likes of LG and Samsung, the two new budget smartphones can prove to be important devices in value-conscious markets like India. Both the devices support 4G LTE connectivity, and will be made available in three colour variants.

The Lenovo Vibe K5 is powered by a Snapdragon 415 chipset and Adreno 405 GPU, coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage that is expandable by upto 32GB. It has a 5-inch LCD display with a resolution of 720×1280 pixels and pixel density of 294 ppi. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 2750mAh battery powers the smartphone. The smartphone is priced at $129, approximately Rs. 8,850.

The Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus, on the other hand, is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 chipset and Adreno 405 GPU, coupled with 2GB of RAM and 16GB internal storage that is expandable. The 5-inch LCD display panel has a resolution of 1080×1920 pixels with pixel density of 441 ppi. Like the K5, the Vibe K5 Plus also has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 2750mAh battery. It is priced at $149, or approximately Rs. 10,200.

Both the smartphones run on Android Lollipop (v5.1), and offer the standard array of connectivity options including Bluetooth v4.1 and microUSB 2.0. Details of their launch and exact pricing in India are yet to be received. Watch this space for more details on the latest devices by Lenovo.

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