Lenovo recently launched superbly affordable smartphone in India with Vibe K5, a toned-down model of Vibe K5 Plus that was released in March. The successor to A6000 smartphone, Vibe K5 offers gung ho specifications at an appealingly low price.
The company unveiled Vibe K5 for Rs. 6,999 thus making it to pitch against the likes of highly popular Meizu M2, Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime and Reliance LYF Wind 5. The Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus is priced somewhat higher and is available for Rs. 8,499. Well, it certainly justifies the price tag as it comes with improved features than Vibe K5 Plus offers.
So, let's here check out the differences these two devices offer and see which of Vibe K5 and Vibe K5 Plus make for a better purchase.
Look & Feel
Vibe K5 and Vibe K5 Plus have similar designs and you'll hardly notice any difference. Upgrades in Vibe K5 Plus are generally interior, which can only be experienced while you make use of the handset. If you are looking for style and can compromise on the features for some extra savings, Vibe K5 offers a solid choice.
Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus and Vibe K5 come with lightweight metal body and the design favors one hand use. At the back you've dual speakers that happen to be the USP as the setup allows fine-tuning any audio experience. Display size is same in the two and they have 5 inch screen. However, Vibe K5 Plus has 1920 x 1080 pixels as compared to 1280 x 720 pixels of Vibe K5.
Camera
Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus and Vibe K5 have the same camera resolutions. They have 13 MP main camera with LED flash and autofocus and 5MP camera for selfies. So far we don't have much detail about the camera of Vibe K5 but Vibe K5 Plus has a competent camera setup. Its main camera comes with 5-element physical lens, OV13850 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, and Full HD video recording. The selfie camera has f/2.8 aperture, 4-piece lens and an auto beautification app for improved seflies.
Processor, RAM and storage
The extra price of Vibe K5 Plus isn't for anything. The device does offer some upgraded features. Vibe K5 Plus is backed by 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 octa-core processor, at the same time as Vibe K5 uses a little downgraded 1.4GHz Snapdragon 415 octa-core SoC. Both of them come with same stirage of 2GB RAM, Adreno 405 GPU for graphics as well as 16GB expandable storage.
Battery and Software
Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus and Vibe K5 have similar 2,750mAh battery. The company says that this battery can offer nearly 32 hours 2G talk time in Vibe K5 Plus; however, Vibe K5 is anticipated to last longer owing to its lesser screen resolution and processor.
Both are Android smartphones wherein the Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus runs Android 5.1 Lollipop while Vibe K5 is backed by the newest Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Add-ons
So far we haven't come across any feature that Vibe K5 Plus has and isn't offered by Vibe K5. Both of them offer dual SIM card support, 4G LTE, TheaterMax and have Dolby Atmos audio system. They are available in the same color choices: silver, grey and gold.
Availability
Talking of availability, Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus is accessible absolutely on Flipkart. As there is no flash sale, buyers can openly purchase the phone. Upon trading old smartphones, Flipkart offers exchange bonus of up to Rs. 6,500.
Lenovo Vibe K5 would be available for sale exclusively on Amazon India from June 22. Registrations for it are open on its e-commerce site.
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