Asus and Xiaomi made headlines with their respective 4GB RAM phones in 2015. Now that makers like OnePlus 2 and some other OEMs have made 4GB RAM mainstream, how much does it take to get a phone with that much RAM?
Not too much, apparently. Well, at least according to Lenovo, whose K80M smartphone as per our knowledge is the cheapest 4GB RAM phone on the market right now.
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Let’s take a look at the specifications sheet of the Lenovo K80M. It has a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080p display, an Intel Moorefield Z3560 quad-core 1.8GHz processor, 4GB RAM, 64GB on-board storage, and a camera set in a 13 mega-pixel rear and a 5 mega-pixel front. It isn’t short on battery capacity either, with a 4000mAh cell in there.
There’s a trade off you’ll have to make, however. The K80M has an older Android version — Android 4.4 KitKat — running on it.
Despite that, sub-$200 for a 4GB RAM phone doesn’t look like a deal all that bad, does it? Interested parties can get one via Geekbuying who’ve listed it for $184.
Android 4.4 is just too old. Hopefully they’ll provide source for kernel and a newer android version will come out as a ROM.
I want 5.5 inch, Android 6, 32GB ROM, 3-4GB RAM, A72 cores and 1080p for next phone,
look at you with all those demands…
have $300 ready !
Maybe. In 6 months time it will be $200.
yeah … when i say the same thing … people are like NOOOO!
but in 6months your going to want more and then someone will tell you wait another 6 months and then the cycle will continue for all eternity 🙂
Nope. 1080p is fine. 5.5″ is fine. 32GB is fine. A72 with new GPU and 4GB RAM will be top specs for a couple years.
32gb might not be as video files etc get more heavy
You’re not going to find a $200 A72 phone in 6 months. You will be lucky to find one for $300.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro has a Snapdragon 650 processor with A72 cores. It is $151 for the 16GB model. You are quite evidently very, very wrong.
You are correct I forgot all about the 650.
MediaTek must have plans to make something for midrange phones to counter it. They surely can’t have the X20 as their only A72 SoC for this year.
They have the X30 coming out later this year.
That’s not going to make it into $150-200 or even $250 phones though. They will lose all the midrange to Snapdragon now.
Not really, the X20 will probably be like the X10 and be featured in a variety of phones from $200-300 and once the X30 does come out the X20 will be in $150 phones. But the P10 for now is their midrange SoC and manufacturers are already lining up to use the P10 in their $150 phones.
Besides the Android 6 and the A72 cores this one has all you asked. But keep in mind d to wait for a while as this SoCs won’t come cheap before 6-8 months from now.
Sounded fantastic until the 4.4 KitKat part…
I wonder if someone clever could get Windows 10 running on it lol
Totally agree
Or at least Android 5.1 on it…
Or CM 13 (Android 6), I so some intel hardware support pushes in their gerrit.
I think you wishing one too many hahahaha
You need to keep in mind that such support would request some big amount of interest from a community of users of the same chip to develop it but that seems unlikely as:
How many MooreField Z3560 phones do you know are out on the market????
On the other hand for a person not into having the latest device this is their perfect opportunity or for a nice present as this packs great spec’s at a very affordable price.
I’m really thinking about this for my wife (-:
Asus has used this chip heavily in almost all of its phones and tablets including the Zenfone 2 and Phonepad 7/8. Several of them have been ported to run Windows.
Not even a chance. 🙂
And most likely Chinese + English only, hard as fuck to root and buggy system, it’s a Lenovo after all.
Android 4.4 is just too old. Hopefully they’ll provide source for kernel and a newer android version will come out as a ROM.
I want 5.5 inch, Android 6, 32GB ROM, 3-4GB RAM, A72 cores and 1080p for next phone,
look at you with all those demands…
have $300 ready !
Maybe. In 6 months time it will be $200.
yeah … when i say the same thing … people are like NOOOO!
Besides the Android 6 and the A72 cores this one has all you asked. But keep in mind d to wait for a while as this SoCs won’t come cheap before 6-8 months from now.
but in 6months your going to want more and then someone will tell you wait another 6 months and then the cycle will continue for all eternity 🙂
Nope. 1080p is fine. 5.5″ is fine. 32GB is fine. A72 with new GPU and 4GB RAM will be top specs for a couple years.
32gb might not be as video files etc get more heavy
You’re not going to find a $200 A72 phone in 6 months. You will be lucky to find one for $300.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro has a Snapdragon 650 processor with A72 cores. It is $151 for the 16GB model. You are quite evidently very, very wrong.
You are correct I forgot all about the 650.
MediaTek must have plans to make something for midrange phones to counter it. They surely can’t have the X20 as their only A72 SoC for this year.
They have the X30 coming out later this year.
That’s not going to make it into $150-200 or even $250 phones though. They will lose all the midrange to Snapdragon now.
Not really, the X20 will probably be like the X10 and be featured in a variety of phones from $200-300 and once the X30 does come out the X20 will be in $150 phones. But the P10 for now is their midrange SoC and manufacturers are already lining up to use the P10 in their $150 phones.
Sounded fantastic until the 4.4 KitKat part…
I wonder if someone clever could get Windows 10 running on it lol
Totally agree
Or at least Android 5.1 on it…
Or CM 13 (Android 6), I saw some intel hardware support pushes in their gerrit.
You need to keep in mind that such support would request some big amount of interest from a community of users of the same chip to develop it but that seems unlikely as:
How many MooreField Z3560 phones do you know are out on the market????
On the other hand for a person not into having the latest device this is their perfect opportunity or for a nice present as this packs great spec’s at a very affordable price.
I’m really thinking about this for my wife (-:
I think you wishing one too many hahahaha
Asus has used this chip heavily in almost all of its phones and tablets including the Zenfone 2 and Phonepad 7/8. Several of them have been ported to run Windows.
Not even a chance. 🙂
And most likely Chinese + English only, hard as fuck to root and buggy system, it’s a Lenovo after all.
It’s so hard for them to put 5.1 on it? After all it’s a new product.
Not really. Practically it’s the same phone as K80, they just pumped the ram from 2gb to 4gb.
It’s so hard for them to put 5.1 on it? After all it’s a new product.
Not really. Practically it’s the same phone as K80, they just pumped the ram from 2gb to 4gb.
could be good but lenovo have kept it backward deliberately … possibly to avoid cannibalizing the sales of its upcoming phones !
It’s actually a decent kit phone but is let down by a poor choice of Android 4.4. And seeing as it is 4.4 the chances for an upgrade seem nill.
how good are intel chips oh wise balco sensei, i need your knowledge
They are good. This particular one is a good midrange chip.
i see
Intel chips are nice, on Zenfone series.
Unlikely that we`ll ever see newer updates for this phone, apparently Asus are frustrated with Intel as well and considering dropping them for the Zenfone 3 line.
Another fact is that Intel is subsidizing those chips and they are practically free for Lenovo.
Another fact is that the camera on this phone is a let down, Redmi 2’s camera is better.
If you are a gamer and/or heavy multitasker this phone would be a great deal for you.
could be good but lenovo have kept it backward deliberately … possibly to avoid cannibalizing the sales of its upcoming phones !
It’s actually a decent kit phone but is let down by a poor choice of Android 4.4. And seeing as it is 4.4 the chances for an upgrade seem nill.
how good are intel chips oh wise balco sensei, i need your knowledge
They are good. This particular one is a good midrange chip.
Intel chips are nice, on Zenfone series.
i see
i would buy it but im ignorant about intel chips, im not sure how good they are
They are great. Lenovo’s UI is the deal breaker for me – its terrible.
Terrible at what? I like VibeUI as a alternative to Nova Launcher for example. When I’m bored from the one shell I can just swith to the other.
The best thing about Vibe UI 2 is that it’s got arguably the best built-in system-wide ad blocker around, and you don’t even need root. I didn’t realize how well it was working until I switched phones and suddenly see all these in-app ads that weren’t there before.
Unlikely that we`ll ever see newer updates for this phone, apparently Asus are frustrated with Intel as well and considering dropping them for the Zenfone 3 line.
Another fact is that Intel is subsidizing those chips and they are practically free for Lenovo.
Another fact is that the camera on this phone is a let down, Redmi 2’s camera is better.
If you are a gamer and/or heavy multitasker this phone would be a great deal for you.
i would buy it but im ignorant about intel chips, im not sure how good they are
They are great. Lenovo’s UI is the deal breaker for me – its terrible.
Terrible at what? I like VibeUI as a alternative to Nova Launcher for example. When I’m bored from the one shell I can just swith to the other.
The best thing about Vibe UI 2 is that it’s got arguably the best built-in system-wide ad blocker around, and you don’t even need root. I didn’t realize how well it was working until I switched phones and suddenly see all these in-app ads that weren’t there before.
Most recent Lenovo smartphone run on Android 5.0 and above out of the box, why is this still on 4.4?
Most recent Lenovo smartphone run on Android 5.0 and above out of the box, why is this still on 4.4? http://www.droidafrica.com/Phone/Lenovo-K80/
Lenovo are nice phones though
http://www.wizprof.com/
Lenovo are nice phones though
http://www.wizprof.com/