Introducing Lenovo’s new smartphones
Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 6:16PM
Nicole Batac in Events and Launches, First Looks, IFA, IFA 2016, Lenovo, Lenovo A Plus, Lenovo K6, Lenovo K6 Note, Lenovo K6 Power, Lenovo Vibe P2, Mobile, News, Product launch

Lenovo’s own line of smartphones weren’t neglected during this week’s IFA 2016 in Berlin. There’s the new A Plus, Vibe P2, K6, K6 Power, and K6 Note. We give a quick rundown on five of its new devices here.

Starting us off with the image above is the A Plus, a budget-friendly smartphone with meager specs. It has a 4.5-inch FWVGA screen (480 x 854 resolution), MediaTek MT6580 processor, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD, dual-SIM support, and a 2,000mAh battery. This 4G with VoLTE-ready device has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and 2-megapixel front shooter. The Android 6.0-powered handset retails for €69 (approx. CA$100) for the single SIM version and €79 (approx. CA$110), which will be available in Europe starting this month.

The Vibe P2, which succeeds the battery-centric P1, packs in a 5,100mAh battery that supports fast charging. It comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED display (1,080 x 1,920 resolution, Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB internal with expansion capabilities up to 64GB via microSD, and runs on Android 6.0. This dual-SIM devices has a 13-megapixel rear shooter and a 5-megapixel front camera as well as a fingerprint sensor baked into the home button. The P2 has a €249 (roughly CA$360) price tag for the 3GB variant and a €299 (around CA$430) price tag for the 4GB version. Both will be available in Europe in November.

The K6 features a 5.2-inch Full HD display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB or 32GB internal storage that’s expandable via microSD, Android 6.0.1, and a 3,000mAh battery. It has a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front camera.

The K6 Power is also powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor but has a 2GB RAM/16GB storage or 3GB RAM/32GB storage options (with microSD storage expansion). It also has the same camera setup as the K6. The display is slightly smaller here with a screen diagonal of 5 inches. It’s still Full HD, though. As hinted in its name, it has a sizable 4,000mAh battery. The K6 Power also runs on Android Marshmallow.

The K6 Note is the big brother to the two but it also runs on the Snapdragon 430 and Android Marshmallow. It has 32GB internal storage you can expand externally, 3GB or 4GB of RAM, and a 4,000mAh battery. The screen gets a bump at 5.5 inches, while the rear camera is upgraded to 16-megapixel (it still has the same 8-megapixel front camera as the two other K6 devices).

All three models come with dual SIM-support, LTE connectivity, a rear fingerprint sensor, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, and Dolby Atmos certification. Pricing for the entire K6 family ranges between €150 and €230 (approx. CA$210 and CA$330). The K6 is coming to Europe in two weeks, the K6 Power is coming in October, and the K6 Note is coming in November.

Source: PhoneArena + GSMArena

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