Lenovo Vibe K5 Review

Highlights

13MP primary camera with auto focus, LED flash and 5MP front facing camera
12.7 centimeters (5-inch) HD IPS capacitive touchscreen with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution
Android v5.1 Lollipop operating system with 1.4GHz 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 octa core processor, Adreno 405 (up to 550MHz 3D graphics accelerator or up to 465MHz) GPU, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal memory expandable up to 32GB and dual SIM (micro+micro) dual-standby (4G+4G)
2750mAH lithium-ion battery providing talk-time of 32 hours on 2G, 15.1 hours on 3G networks and standby time of 322 hours
1 year manufacturer warranty for device and 6 months manufacturer warranty for in-box accessories including batteries from the date of purchase
Twin high quality stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos
Dedicated expandable microSD card slot.

The Vibe K5 Plus looks great for a low-cost phone.There's a front camera and sensor window above the screen, and capacitive navigation buttons below.These buttons are sadly not backlit so you might wind up fumbling a bit in the dark. There isn't much wasted space to the sides of the screen, which makes this phone pretty easy to use with one hand.
The camera is in one corner, with a single LED flash next to it. More interesting are the twin speaker grilles and Dolby logo lower down - stereo speakers are rare on phones in general,let alone budget ones. The 3.5mm audio socket and Micro-USB port are both on the top,and the power and volume buttons are on the right, leaving the bottom and left blank.
The battery is removable, and you'll have to pop it out in order to get to the two Micro-SIM slots and the microSD slot. You get a 1.5A charger, USB cable, and adhesive screen protector in the box, but no headset.

The Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus has a mid-range Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor running the show. There's 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage along with LTE support on either SIM. The battery has a capacity of 2750mAh and all the usual standards, including Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi b/g/n, AGPS, and USB-OTG are present.
The display measures 5 inches diagonally and has a resolution of 1080x1920 which pretty good for this price range.
The rear camera has a 13 megapixel sensor and the front camera has a 5 megapixel sensor. Video recording goes up to 1080p. There's also Dolby audio enhancement, as the logo on the back suggests.
Other than that, there are no extras such as a fingerprint reader or IR emitter. Other low-cost phones do offer these as unique selling points, and it seems that Lenovo is going with the metallic body as the Vibe K5 Plus's main advantage.
There's a Lenovo Companion app which lets you check for software updates and perform basic subsystem tests, as well as the familiar SHAREit and SYNCit for transferring files and backing up data respectively.
You also get an assortment of apps including Game Store, Twitter, Skype, WeChat, UC Browser, Flipkart, Myntra, Evernote, and Truecaller, which are thankfully all removable.

We found the Vibe K5 Plus a pleasant phone to use, on the whole. The screen is sharp and bright, though colours are just a tiny bit dull. Audio, on the other hand, is loud and clear. The twin speakers really do make a difference.
Our biggest complaint with this phone was that its upper back got quite hot when doing relatively simple things such as streaming YouTube videos.
Photo quality was mostly okay - there's a bit of grain on anything that isn't right in front of the lens, and only close-up shots are really good. Focusing was an issue in all kinds of light - we had to hold very steady when taking shots or the results would be unpredictable.
However, most of these things aren't really problems unless you're zooming in to photos at full size. You get a small number of filters, but not much else. Video was smooth at 1080p, but we did notice the phone heating up again when recording.

Battery life seemed just about okay in day-to-day use, with the phone making it through the day if usage was relatively light. Our video loop test went on for 6 hours, 46 minutes, which is below average, charging was pretty slow.

Looks good

Good display

Dolby Atmos sound enhancement