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Lenovo K5

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Pros

  • Audio output through headphones is good as well
  • Gaming performance is also good
  • loudspeaker output is good and clear even in full volume

Cons

  • highlights are blown out
  • and pictures lack detail
  • The display has poor viewing angles

Key specs

  • 13 Mpx
  • 5 in
  • 720, 1280 px
  • IPS TFT
  • 294 ppi
  • 2750 mAh
  • 8-core
  • 5 Mpx

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Lenovo K5 - Pros & Cons

Lenovo K5

Pros

  • Audio output through headphones is good as well
  • Gaming performance is also good
  • loudspeaker output is good and clear even in full volume
  • multitasking is smooth too
  • Colors are vibrant and the images are sharp as well
  • auto focus is quick
  • built-in battery offers good battery life
  • Vibe K5 is reliable enough
  • Vibe K5 fares reasonably well
  • The display is reasonably fluid and touch response is fairly accurate
  • crisp colours

Cons

  • highlights are blown out
  • and pictures lack detail
  • The display has poor viewing angles
  • Nighttime shots depended heavily on the amount of light around us
  • the three Android navigation buttons below the screen are not backlit
  • momentary delays when launching apps
  • pulling up menus
  • Vibe K5 just a bit sluggish
  • accidentally touching the scanner
  • The shutter speed is extremely slow
  • noise and grain starts to creep into the images when lighting conditions

Lenovo K5 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5 in
Best:
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Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
2750 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
294 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.4 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Lenovo K5 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 5.1
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz
CPU cores8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 405
RAM memory2 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps
Autofocusyes
Geo-taggingyes
LED Flashyes
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Storage
Internal storage16 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
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Dimensions
Height5.59 in
Width2.8 in
Depth0.31 in
Weight5.01 oz
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Other features
FM radioyes
Built-in stereo speakersyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASS
2G GSMyes
3G UMTSyes
4G LTEyes
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Display
Screen size5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution720 x 1280 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
Pixel density294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
Scratch resistant displayno
HDRno
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Front camera
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Grey
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialAluminum
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Gyroscopeyes
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
Bluetooth codecSBC
NFCno
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
Video outputNo
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Battery
Replaceable batteryyes
Battery capacity2750.0 mAh
Standby time322.0 h
Talk time15.0 h
Fast chargingno
Wireless charging no

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