Lenevo Vibe K5 Plus 3

Lenevo Vibe K5 Plus 3 

Design

        It has mostly finished in plastic though there does seem to be a patch of metal on the removable back panel. Power and volume buttons are placed on right side of the device. The Micro USB port and headphone jack are placed on top of the device. It has two speakers and placed on side by side on back side of the device.The camera and single-LED flash are placed on top left of back panel.

 

                                                                                              

                                                                     

Features

       It has 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-fi support. It has 16GB of storage and 2GB RAM. The phone runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 and rear camera is 13MP f/2.2 aperture. The size of front camera is 5MP with f/2.8 variety and you can charge via Micro USB port.

                                                   

Display

       It has 5-inch full HD IPS touch screen which is very good. The viewing angles are quite good and while there is a noticeable lack in brightness at any other angle other than straight . It has pixel density of 440 with 1080p resolution. 

                                                                                                                                 

                                               

Software

       It runs with Android 5.1 Lollipop with Vibe UI. The phone comes with usual Lenovo software additions. There is a limited Theme Center with collection of themes and wallpapers.

Performance

       It works very smooth. It is not the device which consistently get very warm. Audio quality from the speaker is a disappointment . It supports Dolby Atmos with small speakers with the little spacing between them . The audio is loud enough when you place the device on its face but that's not how you use a phone. It has a pleasant surprise to experience to audio via headphones. The audio quality over 3.5mm jack was clean and loud in both movies and music.

               

Camera

       Shorts in bright sunlight, mid-afternoon are quite good. Shots in any other light get noticeably grainy and noisy. The shots in low light are downlight unusable. 

Battery

       The capacity of battery is 2750mAh. It has a battery life of upto 9 hours. The usual 30-40 minutes of browsing on 4G lasts a battery drop from 100% to 60%. It is a removable battery.

Conclusion

       It is not a bad phone. The camera is strictly acceptable and UI gets sluggish. The screen is nice and audio from headphone jack is not bad and apps are usable.

Pros

• Good build quality.
• Good looking smartphone which feels good to hold as well.
• Good sharp display with vibrant colours and viewing angles.
• Good speed and performance.
• Good camera for still photography.
• Excellent audio performance with two Dolby Atmos.
• Decent battery Life.
• It supports ThreaterMax VR.
• It supports USB OTG.
• Removable battery.
• Weights only 142 grams.

Cons

• Display lacks Gorilla Glass protection.
• The metal rim on the sides are the back are prone to scratches.
• Video recording quality of the camera is affected by an over eager auto-focus.
• Still running on Android Lollipop.
• It dosen't have a fast charging technology.
• It has no fingerprint sensor.
• It has no SAR values.
• The position of the speaker is not good as it is always blocked by user's hand.

COST: Rs 8,499

USER RATING: 4/5