Lenovo is mostly known for making good laptops which are famous for their unique design preferences. Lenovo has also been making mobile phones that are able to show the same design elements that are a trademark of their laptops. The Lenovo K5 Note (2018) is similar to Lenovo K5 but with some upgrades and is a mobile phone that is in the entry level price range segment and is priced at around 12000 Rupees.
The Lenovo K5 Note (2018) has a 6.0 inches of IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen that has a screen resolution of about 720 x 1440 pixels with a pixel density of 268 ppi. The color reproduction is good but the pixel density is just able to keep up with the size of the display to not let the images pixelate. The sunlight reading is dim with the brightness turned down but can be easily fixed by turning the brightness up to full.
The cameras on the Lenovo devices are well optimized and take some good pictures. The Lenovo K5 Note (2018) has a dual camera setup in the rear with a 16 MP lens that has an aperture size of f/2.0 and a second camera with a 2 MP lens and an aperture size of f/2.4 and a depth sensor. The front camera is a 8 MP lens with an aperture size of f/2.0. The cameras take decent pictures in normal daylight conditions and suffer from some noise in artificial lighting conditions. The low light pictures are just okay and can be better if worked on with the hardware.
The Lenovo K5 Note (2018) is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chipset with Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 processors and Adreno 506 graphics chipset. The device runs on the Android v8.0 Oreo and is optimized to work properly with the hardware. It is overlaid with the ZUI 3.9 skin which has some bloatware. The device has 3GB RAM and 32 GB of internal storage and a 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage with a slot for a MicroSD card which supports up to 256GB.
The Lenovo K5 Note (2018) has a 3760 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery and it is shipped with a normal charger. The device is able to sustain for a day and a half before running out of juice with average usage. It goes from 0-100 in about 3 hours.
The Lenovo K5 Note (2018) comes in Black, Gold and Blue color variants.
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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Form factor |
CandyBar |
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Release Date |
June 2018 |
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Package Contents |
Handset, Warranty Card, Getting Started Guide, Charger, Charging or Data cable |
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Price Group |
Budget Range (10000 - 20000) |
BODY
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Material |
Main body: Front glass, plastic frame |
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Dimensions |
158.3 x 76.7 x 8.5 mm (6.23 x 3.02 x 0.33 in) |
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Weight |
176 g (6.21 oz) |
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SIM |
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
6.0 inches |
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Colors |
Black, Gold, Blue |
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Keys |
Right - Lock/Unlock key, Volume control |
DISPLAY
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Resolution |
720 x 1440 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
268 ppi |
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Technology |
IPS LCD |
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Touch |
Capacitive, Multitouch |
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Features |
Sunlight display Night display Supports standard display Light sensor Proximity sensor Always-on display |
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Colors |
16 Million |
CAMERA
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Primary(Rear) Camera(s) + Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
16 MP, f/2.0 PDAF + 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor Autofocus LED flash, HDR, panorama |
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Features |
Digital zoom geo-tagging touch focus Face detection Smile detection |
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Video |
1080p@30fps |
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Video features |
Video Sharing Video calling |
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Secondary(Front) + Aperture Size Video |
8 MP, f/2.0 |
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Features (Front Camera) |
Selfie countdown Face recognition Group shots Mirror |
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Shooting Modes |
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Panorama |
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Settings |
Exposure compensation ISO control White balance presets |
SOFTWARE, PERFORMANCE AND STORAGE
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Lenovo K5 Note (2018) |
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OS |
Android 8.0 (Oreo) Skin - ZUI 3.9 |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm) |
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Processor |
Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53 |
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Graphics processor |
Adreno 506 |
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System memory |
3 GB RAM or 4 GB RAM |
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Internal memory |
32 GB or 64 GB |
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Card Slot |
microSD, up to 256 GB |
BATTERY
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Capacity |
3760 mAh |
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Type |
Not User replaceable, Li – Po |
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Fast Charge |
No |
MULTIMEDIA
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Mirroring |
DLNA, Wireless screen share |
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Music player Filter by Features Supported formats |
Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI |
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Video Playback Supported Formats |
MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
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Speakers |
Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
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Headphones connector |
3.5 mm |
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Radio |
Yes |
CELLULAR
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Lenovo K5 Note (2018) |
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Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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Data |
LTE, HSPA |
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No. of SIMs |
2 |
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Card Slots |
Nano SIM(GSM)+Nano SIM(GSM) |
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VoLTE |
Yes |
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EDGE |
Yes |
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GPRS |
Yes |
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Supports 4G in India (Band 40) |
Yes |
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IR port |
No |
PHONE FEATURES
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Sensors |
Fingerprint Sensor (Rear Mounted) Accelerometer Proximity Compass Ambient Light Sensor Gyroscope |
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Notifications |
Haptic feedback Music ringtones (MP3) Vibration, Flight mode Silent mode Speakerphone |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view) MMS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
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IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
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Instant messaging |
Hangouts / Google Talk |
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Java |
No |
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Other features |
XviD/MP4/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/ Document editor Voice dialing Voice commands Voice recording |
CONNECTIVITY
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Bluetooth |
v4.2, A2DP, LE |
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Navigation |
Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation |
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GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS |
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Infrared port |
Yes |
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Radio |
Yes |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11 /b/g/n |
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Wi-Fi Direct |
Yes |
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Mobile hotspot |
Yes |
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NFC |
Yes |
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USB Connector Features |
microUSB 2.0 Mass storage device, USB charging |
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Charging connector |
microUSB 2.0 |
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Other |
Tethering Computer sync OTA sync |
PROS –
6.0 inch IPS LCD display.
Average screen to body ratio that is approximately 76.5%.
268 ppi pixel density.
Good Neat design
Camera Pictures are okay.
3760mAh battery.
CONS –
Low light camera pictures have noise in them and lack detail.
No USB Type-C
Pixel density is less.
The Lenovo K5 Note (2018) is a good device and isn’t expensive for the features it offers. Most other phones are available at the entry level segment and offer similar specifications.
The cameras take decent quality images. The colour reproduction is natural and crisp in normal lighting conditions, but the pictures suffer from noise in low light conditions and lack of detail can be seen.
The device has a 3760mAh battery that lasts you for almost a day and a half which is good but the device takes about 3 hours to fully charge.
The Lenovo K5 Note (2018) is a device that is decently priced for the features it offers to the consumers and can be a decent investment for your money.
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