1099 Yuan is a the cost of a brand new Lenovo K5 Note in China, which brings the price level with the Meizu Metal and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.
Lenovo have just announced pricing for the Lenovo K5 Note in China, and as we suspected the phone is priced to compete with rival devices from both Xioami and Meizu.
Lenovo have built the K5 Note around a 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080 FHD display and given it a similar rounded design to both the Meizu Metal (Meizu Metal hands on) and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 review here and here), in fact the camera and fingerprint location of the new Lenovo matches the Redmi Note 3 perfectly.
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Lenovo K5 Note Specifications
While physically the same there are some differences in hardware. The chipset in the Lenovo K5 Note is a Mediatek Helio P10 running at 2.0Ghz 1.8Ghz (similar to the Elephone P9000). The phone also only has 2GB RAM, 16GB memory but there is space for a micro SD card.
Dolby Atmos is a neat feature to find on the budget phone and should mean much more impressive audio performance over its rivals. Other features include a 3500mAh battery, dual SIM, 8 mega-pixel front camera and 13 mega-pixel rear.
Compared with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Meizu Metal and LeTV Le1s (LeTV Le1s review) would you opt for the Lenovo K5 Note?
The P10 and lesser RAM seem like a downgrade, but I may be wrong.But you can’t go wrong with the biggest battery,and that’s in the Redmi Note 3
The RAM is a definite downgrade not sure what they are thinking there. The P10 could be a downgrade depending on your usage.
Redmi Note 3 Pro – With Snapdragon Processor is way to go . . . ! Its the best
miui is a ram hog ..3gb ram version of redmi note 3 has only 1.5 GB free on 1st boot !
i xpected 2GB~~ 2.3GB free
Where did you get one? I thought it will be couple weeks more before its ready to ship from dealers.
Saw a REVIEWER’s video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp3dbhC8WnA
Oh Ok… I thought we were talking about the SD650 one that is due to launch in India.
*heavy breathing from king* 😀
I was shocked actually… SD650 out and me didn’t know. 😀
I agree that miui is a huge ram hog!
hi Hassan , you from Pakistan ?
Yes I am from pakistan
@hassan_asghar:disqus , have you imported any phone from china ?
It is P10 but the MT6755m at 1.8Ghz. The P10 should be a lot kinder on the battery , curious how it does with 3500mAh, should be a big plus over the models with MT6795. Ofc vs the Note 3 Pro , perf wise,it’s well behind.
Official page http://www.lenovo.com.cn/product/51296.html
thanks updated
Its a good alternative. But definitely redmi note 3 pro wins with the snapdragon 650 processor, 3gb ram, 16mp camera and 4000 mah battery.
where to buy it?
It’s not yet available! We expect Xiaomi to start shipping it by the second half of Febr.
This! My favorite phone.
but there is still no sd card support, isn’t it?
redmi note 3 pro has a hybrid slot so yes you can use one of the slots for either sim or microsd
If it had a 3GB version this would be a nice phone.
agree, 2gb is not enough for heavy multitasking
A worthy alternative, but a full reviews is in order for final judgement.
needs an extra gig o’ ram , no ?
This is not MiUI, Lenovo’s Vibe is not that RAM-hungry, neither is the chip power hungry(no big A72 cores), so in theory this should last longer than the Note 3 Pro, but will be 20% off the GPU/CPU performance.
Still plenty for playing games and everyday activities.
One thing I don`t really like is that it`s such a CLONE of the Redmi Note 3, I wish Lenovo would have used a more original design.
agree on the last point.
you offer a good argument tho … but it remains to be seen how this goes up against other phones of the same mantle and price range . obviously , resellers will inflate it to a level which makes it prone to rash prejudice from int’l customers !
Re-sellers always inflate on known brands, agree on the extra giga ram help part, but it still remains to be seen if this is a good phone or not.
NO reviews out yet.
The P10 and lesser RAM seem like a downgrade, but I may be wrong.But you can’t go wrong with the biggest battery,and that’s in the Redmi Note 3
The RAM is a definite downgrade not sure what they are thinking there. The P10 could be a downgrade depending on your usage.
Redmi Note 3 Pro – With Snapdragon Processor is way to go . . . ! Its the best
miui is a ram hog ..3gb ram version of redmi note 3 has only 1.5 GB free on 1st boot !
i xpected 2GB~~ 2.3GB free
Where did you get one? I thought it will be couple weeks more before its ready to ship from dealers.
Saw a REVIEWER’s video (it’s the Helio X 10)redmi note 3
I agree that miui is a huge ram hog!
hi Hassan , you from Pakistan ?
*heavy breathing from king* 😀
I was shocked actually… SD650 out and me didn’t know. 😀
Oh Ok… I thought we were talking about the SD650 one that is due to launch in India.
Yes I am from pakistan
@hassan_asghar:disqus , have you imported any phone from china ?
It is P10 but the MT6755m at 1.8Ghz. The P10 should be a lot kinder on the battery , curious how it does with 3500mAh, should be a big plus over the models with MT6795. Ofc vs the Note 3 Pro , perf wise,it’s well behind.
Official page http://www.lenovo.com.cn/product/51296.html
thanks updated
Its a good alternative. But definitely redmi note 3 pro wins with the snapdragon 650 processor, 3gb ram, 16mp camera and 4000 mah battery.
where to buy it?
This! My favorite phone.
It’s not yet available! We expect Xiaomi to start shipping it by the second half of Febr. Although you can preorder @xiaomidevice.com
but there is still no sd card support, isn’t it?
redmi note 3 pro has a hybrid slot so yes you can use one of the slots for either sim or microsd
It depends on the camera performance! I believe the K5 note will outperform the other 2 rivals….It’ should also sound much better!
Outperform them in what aspect?
What?? But they just launched the K4 Note?? And another fail- now a good P10 cpu, but only 2gb ram? Come on….
does sony build for same price?my guess is sony is atleast twice costly..its a great specs at worthy price..problem is expectations have sky rocketed out of budget phones.
Ahh yes, I have to agree. We’re already expecting a 3GB in a $180 phone lol. I was just pointing out that while Xiaomi proved that they can make the “perfect” 2016 budget phone, Lenovo is rushing money here and there for making an average devices.
i do agree that out of lenovo and xiaomi,latter is much better..but you never know if above is worthy until review is out..Also off topic,hope mi5 can be my final one stop phone..but knowing that it wont have sd card,thats already one minus point
If it had a 3GB version this would be a nice phone.
agree, 2gb is not enough for heavy multitasking
A worthy alternative, but a full reviews is in order for final judgement.
needs an extra gig o’ ram , no ?
This is not MiUI, Lenovo’s Vibe is not that RAM-hungry, neither is the chip power hungry(no big A72 cores), so in theory this should last longer than the Note 3 Pro, but will be 20% off the GPU/CPU performance.
Still plenty for playing games and everyday activities.
One thing I don`t really like is that it`s such a CLONE of the Redmi Note 3, I wish Lenovo would have used a more original design.
agree on the last point.
you offer a good argument tho … but it remains to be seen how this goes up against other phones of the same mantle and price range . obviously , resellers will inflate it to a level which makes it prone to rash prejudice from int’l customers !
Re-sellers always inflate on known brands, agree on the extra giga ram help part, but it still remains to be seen if this is a good phone or not.
NO reviews out yet.
It depends on the camera performance! I believe the K5 note will outperform the other 2 rivals….It’ should also sound much better!
Outperform them in what aspect?
What?? But they just launched the K4 Note?? Or the K4 Note was only targeted to India? And another fail- now a good P10 cpu, but only 2gb ram? Come on….Lenovo listen to us!! We want a X10 or S650 cpu, 3gb ram and a 4000mah battery at least! So Xiaomi can built such a phone and you guys can’t!!
does sony build for same price?my guess is sony is atleast twice costly..its a great specs at worthy price..problem is expectations have sky rocketed out of budget phones.
Ahh yes, I have to agree. We’re already expecting a 3GB in a $180 phone lol. I was just pointing out that while Xiaomi proved that they can make the “perfect” 2016 budget phone, Lenovo is rushing money here and there for making average devices.
i do agree that out of lenovo and xiaomi,latter is much better..but you never know if above is worthy until review is out..Also off topic,hope mi5 can be my final one stop phone..but knowing that it wont have sd card,thats already one minus point
Everyone else missed the AUDIO stuff???
Maybe that market will be enough for them to jump in. Think about it.
Everyone else missed the AUDIO stuff???
Maybe that market will be enough for them to jump in. Think about it.
if K5 Note has well optimized software like on K3 Note, why not?
if K5 Note has well optimized software like on K3 Note, why not?