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Lenovo Vibe K5

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User ratings:
37
4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
45 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
7
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7 editorial reviews
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Pros

  • crisp colours
  • and good contrast and saturation levels
  • The display is reasonably fluid and touch response is fairly accurate

Cons

  • The phone also misses a fingerprint scanner
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness

Key specs

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

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Lenovo Vibe K5 - Pros & Cons

Lenovo Vibe K5

Pros

  • crisp colours
  • and good contrast and saturation levels
  • The display is reasonably fluid and touch response is fairly accurate
  • reasonably fluid day-to-day performance
  • Vibe K5 is reliable enough
  • the Vibe K5 is fairly decent for a budget smartphone
  • Vibe K5 fares reasonably well
  • Gaming performance is also good
  • auto focus is quick
  • built-in battery offers good battery life
  • loudspeaker output is good and clear even in full volume

Cons

  • The phone also misses a fingerprint scanner
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness
  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • front camera does not have LED flash and no autofocus
  • viewing under direct sunlight is somewhat compromised
  • lack of hot-swappable SIM slots do seem yesteryear
  • in-ear call quality is not that great
  • Vibe K5 shoots slightly dimmer photographs
  • images seem dull if the environment is not bright
  • some images are too bright

Lenovo Vibe K5 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
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 Vibe 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
Burst Modeyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
Gesture Shotyes
HDR Captureyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Smile detectionyes
Touch focusyes
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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
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
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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
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Gold
  • White
Material
  • Aluminum
  • Plastic
Water resistantno
Shock resistantno
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
Gyroscopeyes
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedno
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.1
Bluetooth profileA2DP
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 typeLithium ion
Battery capacity2750.0 mAh
Standby time322.0 h
Talk time15.0 h
Fast chargingno
Wireless charging no

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Lenovo Vibe K5 Lenovo - Editorial Reviews (7)

3.6
Based on 7 reviews
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