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 Z5 is a mobile device that is in the mid price range segment and is priced at around 16000 Rupees.
The Lenovo Z5 has a 6.2 inches of IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen that has a screen resolution of about 1080 x 2246 pixels with a pixel density of 402 ppi. The colour 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 Z5 has a dual camera setup in the rear with a 16 MP lens that has an aperture size of f/2.2 and a second camera with a 8 MP lens. 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 videos taken on the Lenovo Z5 have good 1080p resolution and you can share them online without quality loss.
The Lenovo Z5 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 chipset with Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 processors and Adreno 509 graphics chipset. The device runs on the Android 8.1 (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 6GB RAM and 64/128 GB of internal storage and a slot for a MicroSD card which supports up to 256GB.
The Lenovo Z5 has a 3300 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 hours with the help of the 15W fast charger.
The Lenovo Z5 comes in Black, Aurora and Blue color variants.
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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Factors |
Lenovo Z5 |
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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 (5000 - 10000) |
BODY
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Factors |
Lenovo Z5 |
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Material |
Main body: Front/back glass, aluminum frame |
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Dimensions |
153 x 75.7 x 7.9 mm (6.02 x 2.98 x 0.31 in) |
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Weight |
165 g (5.82 oz) |
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SIM |
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
6.2 inches |
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Colors |
Black, Aurora, Blue |
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Keys |
Right - Lock/Unlock key, Volume control |
DISPLAY
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Factors |
Lenovo Z5 |
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Resolution |
1080 x 2246 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
295 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 Z5 |
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Primary(Rear) Camera(s) + Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
16 MP, f/2.0, PDAF + 8 MP Autofocus Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama |
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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 |
8 MP, f/2.0 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 Z5 |
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OS |
Android 8.1 (Oreo) Skin - ZUI 3.9 |
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Chipset |
Qualcomm SDM636 Snapdragon 636 (14 nm) |
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Processor |
Octa-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 |
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Graphics processor |
Adreno 509 |
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System memory |
3 GB RAM |
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Internal memory |
16/32 GB |
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Card Slot |
microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
BATTERY
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Factors |
Lenovo Z5 |
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Capacity |
3300 mAh |
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Type |
Not User replaceable, Li – Po |
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Fast Charge |
Fast battery charging 15W |
MULTIMEDIA
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Factors |
Lenovo Z5 |
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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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Factors |
Lenovo Z5 |
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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 Z5 |
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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 Z5 |
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Bluetooth |
v5.0, 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/ac |
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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 –
6.2 inch IPS LCD display with a notch design.
Average screen to body ratio that is approximately 83.6%.
402 ppi pixel density.
Good Neat design
Camera Pictures are okay.
3300mAh 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 Z5 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 the pictures suffer from noise in low light conditions and lack of detail can be seen.
The device has a 3300mAh battery that lasts you for almost a day and a half which is good but the device takes about 3 hours to fully charge and the lack of fast charging is missed on the device.
The Lenovo Z5 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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