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 S5 is a mobile device that is in the mid price range segment and is priced at around 12000 Rupees.
The Lenovo S5 has a 5.7 inches of IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen that has a screen resolution of about 1080 x 2160 pixels with a pixel density of 424 ppi. The color reproduction is good but the pixel density is able to keep up with the size of the display to not let the images pixelate and allow you with a smooth viewing experience. 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 S5 has a dual camera setup in the rear with a 13 MP lens that has an aperture size of f/2.2 and a second camera with a 13 MP lens as well. The front camera is a single 16 MP lens with an aperture size of f/2.2 The cameras take decent pictures in normal daylight conditions and suffer from some noise in artificial lighting conditions and during night time. The low light pictures are good but could be better. The videos taken on the Lenovo S5 have good 1080p resolution with 30fps settings and you can share them online without quality loss.
The Lenovo S5 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset with Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 processors and Adreno 506 graphics chipset. The device runs on the Android 8.0 (Oreo) and is optimized to work properly with the hardware. It is overlaid with the ZUI 3.7 skin which has some bloatware. The device has 3GB RAM and 32 GB of internal storage and a 4GB RAM and 64/128 GB of internal storage variants and there is support for MicroSD card which is up to 128 GB and uses the second SIM card slot.
The Lenovo S5 has a 3000 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 2-3 hours.
The Lenovo S5 comes in Midnight Black and Flame Red color variants.
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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Factors |
Lenovo S5 |
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Form factor |
CandyBar |
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Release Date |
March 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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Factors |
Lenovo S5 |
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Material |
Main body: Front glass, Aluminum body |
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Dimensions |
154 x 73.5 x 7.8 mm (6.06 x 2.89 x 0.31 in) |
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Weight |
155 g (5.47 oz) |
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SIM |
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
5.7 inches |
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Colors |
Midnight Black, Flame Red |
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Keys |
Right - Lock/Unlock key, Volume control |
DISPLAY
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Factors |
Lenovo S5 |
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Resolution |
1080 x 2160 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
424 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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Factors |
Lenovo S5 |
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Primary(Rear) Camera(s) + Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
13 MP, PDAF, f/2.2 + 13 MP B/W Autofocus Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR |
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Features |
Digital zoom geo-tagging touch focus Face detection Smile detection |
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Video |
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps |
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Video features |
Video Sharing Video calling |
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Secondary(Front) + Aperture Size Video |
16 MP, f/2.2 1080p@30fps |
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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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Factors |
Lenovo S5 |
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OS |
Android 8.0 (Oreo) Skin - ZUI 3.7 |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm) |
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Processor |
Octa-core 2.0 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 64/128 GB |
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Card Slot |
microSD, up to 128 GB (uses shared SIM slot) |
BATTERY
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Factors |
Lenovo S5 |
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Capacity |
3000 mAh |
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Type |
Not User replaceable, Li – Po |
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Fast Charge |
No |
MULTIMEDIA
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Factors |
Lenovo S5 |
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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 Headphone Jack |
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Radio |
Yes |
CELLULAR
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Factors |
Lenovo S5 |
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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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Factors |
Lenovo S5 |
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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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Factors |
Lenovo S5 |
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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, GLONASS |
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Infrared port |
Yes |
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Radio |
Yes |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11 a/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 |
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Mass storage device, USB charging |
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Charging connector |
Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
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Other |
Tethering Computer sync OTA sync |
PROS –
5.7 inch IPS LCD display.
Average screen to body ratio that is approximately 74.1%.
424 ppi pixel density.
Good Neat design
Camera Pictures are okay.
3000mAh battery.
CONS –
Low light camera pictures have noise in them and lack detail.
Battery capacity is less.
The OS can be a bit smoother.
The Lenovo S5 is a good device but is expensive for the features it offers. Most other phones are available at the mid level segment and offer better specifications.
The cameras take decent quality images. The color reproduction is natural and crisp in normal lighting conditions, but some of the pictures suffer from noise in low light conditions and lack of detail can be seen.
The device has a 3000mAh battery that lasts you for almost a day and a half which is good but the device takes about 2 hours to fully charge with the help of the 18W fast charger.
The Lenovo S5 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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