Lenovo doled out as many as three phones, dubbed as Lenovo S5, K5 and K5 Play (aka K5 Lite) in the budget smartphone segment. All the three smartphones aim to offer a full vision display experience and dual-cameras. The launch has been in China, but it is expected that the phones will hit Indian shores soon.
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Lenovo S5, K5 and K5 Play Price
The Lenovo S5, K5 and K5 Play all comes in multi-RAM and ROM options, therefore, have been priced accordingly. Starting with Lenovo S5, its 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM model has been priced at 999 Yuan (roughly Rs 10,300) whereas the 3GB RAM and 64GB ROM and the 4GB RAM and 128GB ROM are available at 1,199 Yuan (Rs 12,300 approx.) and 1,499 Yuan (Rs 15,400 approx.), respectively.
For the Lenovo K5 and K5 Play the pricing starts from 899 Yuan (roughly Rs 9,300) and 699 Yuan (roughly Rs 7,200), respectively.
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Lenovo S5 Features
The Lenovo S5 features a 5.7-inch full HD+ (2,160 x 1,080 pixels) IPS LCD display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by Snapdragon 626 mobile chipset, which is then paired with up to 4GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage. The storage is expandable up to 128GB with a microSD card.
In optics, the S5 features a duo of 13-megapixel monochrome and RGB sensors at the back with f/2.0 aperture lens and LED flash. For selfies, it has a 16MP sensor that also doubles up to face unlock.
The Lenovo S5 runs on Android 8.0 Oreo-based ZUI 4.0 out of the box and is aided by 3000mAh non-removable battery. It also has a fingerprint sensor located on the back of the phone.
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Lenovo K5 and K5 Play Features
Coming back to Lenovo K5 and K5 Play, both phones sport a 5.7-inch HD+ (1,440 x 720 pixels) display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and 2.5D curved glass on top. The only difference between the two is the chipset and camera sensors.
The Lenovo K5 is powered by a MediaTek MT6750 SoC coupled with up to 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. For photography, it has a dual 13MP and 5MP sensor on the back, and 8MP sensor on the front for selfies.
The Lenovo K5 Play, on the other hand, rock octa-core Snapdragon 425 mobile chipset paired with two configurations: 2GB RAM and 16GB storage and 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. In optics, it has 13MP+2MP dual-rear camera setup on the back and an 8MP sensor on the front for selfies.
Rest of the specifications like the battery – 3000mAh, OS – Android Nougat-based ZUI 3.7, connectivity options – 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS, and fingerprint sensor as well as face unlock feature are same on both Lenovo K5 and K5 Play or Lite.
Lenovo S5, K5 and K5 Play Specifications
| Model | Lenovo S5 | Lenovo K5 | Lenovo K5 Play |
| Display | 5.70-inch (1080X 2160 pixels) FHD+ 18:9 display | 5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 display, 2.5D curved glass | 5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 display, 2.5D curved glass |
| Processor | octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 | MediaTek MT6750 64-bit 1.5 GHz Octa-Core processor | Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 |
| RAM | 3/4GB RAM | 2/3/4GB RAM | 2/3GB RAM |
| Internal Storage | 32/64/128GB, expandable up to 128GB | 16/32/64GB internal memory, expandable up to 128GB with microSD | 16/32 internal memory, expandable up to 128GB with microSD |
| Software | Android Oreo-based ZUI 3.7 | Android Nougat-based ZUI 3.7 | Android Nougat-based ZUI 3.7 |
| Selfie Camera | 16-magapixel | 8MP, f/2.0 aperture | 8MP, f/2.0 aperture |
| Rear Camera | 13MP + 13MP, monochrome and RGB sensors with f/2.2 aperture | 13MP, LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, a secondary 5MP camera, f/2.4 aperture | 13MP, LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, a secondary 2MP camera, f/2.4 aperture |
| Battery | 3000mAh | 3000mAh battery | 3000mAh battery |
| Dimension and Weight | 154.00 x 73.50 x 7.80mm; 155g | 153.8 x 72.7 x 7.8mm; 160g | 153.75 x 72.6 x 7.85mm; 155g
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| Others | Hybrid Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, Fingerprint sensor and face unlock | Hybrid Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, Fingerprint sensor and face unlock | Hybrid Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, Fingerprint sensor and face unlock |
| Price | starts at Rs. 10,300 approx | starts at Rs. 9,300 approx | starts at Rs. 7,200 approx |
