LENOVO K3 NOTE - THE BIG REVIEW

Lenovo has recently been on a roll in the smartphone market. Even after purchasing Motorola from Google, it has been concentrating on building its brand further with A6000, A7000 and Vibe series. Lenovo is now keen to strengthen its foothold on the 4G budget smartphone segment. With its latest release, Lenovo K3 Note, the aim is clearly to take down rivals such as Xiaomi and Micromax. Let’s have a look at its features and specifications.

PROCESSOR

Lenovo K3 Note is powered by a 1.7GHz 64-bit MediaTek MT6752 octa-core processor, supported by graphics processor MALI T760 GPU. K3 note also has 2GB RAM which clearly means powerful performance.

DISPLAY & DESIGN

Lenovo K3 Note carries forward the welcome trend with a look and finish that is worthy of a more expensive smartphone. The K3 Note looks very similar to the Lenovo A7000. In fact, the two share the same design and dimensions (152.6x76.2x7.99mm) though the K3 Note is slightly heavier (10grams). 

With the K3 Note, Lenovo is obviously going after those who prefer a big screen experience. Until now, if you wanted to buy a phablet but were on a tight budget, you had to put up with a display with low pixel density. By providing a full-HD panel on the 5.5-inch display, Lenovo has eliminated the need for this compromise. The display on the K3 Note looks sharp when compared to smartphones of a similar size and price bracket. The colour reproduction and viewing angles were satisfactory and outdoor visibility under soft, natural light was quite good as well. Lenovo K3 Note will be offered in Onyx Black, Pearl White, and Laser Yellow colour variants

CAMERA

The 13MP camera lens and dual-LED flash are placed towards the upper portion of the back. The 5MP front camera is well equipped for video calling as well as taking selfies.

SOFTWARE

On the software front, The K3 Note runs Android 5.0 Lollipop and features Lenovo's Vibe UI skin on top and comes with Lenovo's utility apps. It also includes support for gestures like double tap to unlock.
The phone's default UI is devoid of an app drawer and app icons and widgets are spread across the home screens. The unified home screen-app launcher style may come across as user-friendly to people who have not used an Android phone before, the latter is highly thoughtful though.

MEMORY

 The phone comes with 16GB internal storage and a micro SD card slot for expansion up to 32GB. 

BATTERY

The back cover wraps around the front panel and hides the 3000mAh battery (removable), two micro sim card slots and a micro SD card slot. It's worth pointing out that the phone's second sim card slot does not support 3G or 4G connectivity. Lenovo is always well known to provide excellent battery in its smartphones. The K3 note doesn’t disappoint on this front.

PRICE

At Rs. 9,999/- the company couldn’t have given any better price. Lenovo K3 note is available exclusively on Flipkart via flash sales. You need to register beforehand in order to purchase it.

Lenovo K3 Note is a worthy upgrade to its own predecessor A7000. For the price, it offers a better display, better processor, double the storage and a good rear camera. Go for it if you an excellent powerhouse smartphone at a bargaining price!

Detailed Specifications

Processor	1.7 GHz 8-core Cortex-A53 (MediaTek MT6752 64-bit 4G LTE)
Operating System	Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Vibe UI 2.0
Dimensions (WxTxH)	76.2 mmx152.6 mmx8 mm
Weight	150 g
Battery	Type: Li-Ion, 2900 mAh
Integrated Camera	Rear: 13MP - Omnivision OV13850 with 5 lens element, F2.0 Max Aperture Front: 5MP - Omnivision OV5670 with 3 lens element, F2.2 Max Aperture
Sound	1 x Speakers, Dolby Atmos
Ports	Micro USB, v2, OTG Compatible
Memory	System Memory: 2 GB RAM Built-in Storage: 16 GB ROM
Connectivity/Radios	4G Network: 3G Network: Yes, HSPA+ WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi hotspot. Bluetooth: Bluetooth® 3.0 + 4.1 LE A-GPS support
Display	Size: FHD, 1920X1080 Pixels (401ppi) Type: 178 Degree Viewing Angles, 5-point Multi-touch, IPS Display, 72% Screen to Body Ratio
Color	Onyx Black Pearl White Laser Yellow
SIM	Dual Sim, LTE + GSM, (Dual Standby)
Important Apps	Vibe UI 2.0, Lenovo Shareit, Lenovo Syncit Apps
Sensors	Gravitation sensor Game rotation sensor Orientation Proximity sensor Light sensor E-Compass sensor

Sources -Lenovo.com

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Asus Zenfone 2 - THE BIG REVIEW

This year at CES 2015, Asus has launched the second iteration of its ZenFone series, unveiling the ZenFone 2. Lets have a look at the review of this new exciting smartphone.

PROCESSOR

Asus has a very enviable history of powerful Intel processors. The Zenfone 2 features a LTE-enabled Intel Atom Z3580 processor with four cores that can reach frequencies of up to 2.33 GHz, and a PowerVR G6430 GPU with OpenGL 3.0 support. This processor is proven to be both fast and frugal, so you won't have any issues running the latest and greatest Android software on the ZenFone 2, including heavy 3D games.

DISPLAY

The Asus Zenfone 2 has a Gorilla Glass 3-protected, 5.5-inch panel display with a flagship-standard resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, returning an excellent 403 pixels per inch count, and offering 400 nits of brightness. The ZenFone 2 will come in Osmium Black, Sheer Gold, Glacier Gray, Glamor Red and Ceramic White colours.

CAMERA

The Zenfone 2 has a 13-megapixel camera with 5 element, f/2.0 aperture lens, complemented by a dual-color "Real Tone" LED flash. At the front, we're looking at a respectable, 5-megapixel selfie snapper with wide-angle (85-degree) lens, and an option to shoot selfie panoramas. The Pixelmaster software made by Asus is also available

ANDROID

This smartphone runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system. What makes things more interesting is the customized Zen UI. Zen UI has a variety of new features, including ZenMotion, SnapView, Trend Micro Security and Zen UI Instant Updates. It is learnt that Asus has worked a few new tricks into the OS.

MEMORY

The ZenFone 2 starts off with 2 GB of RAM in the basic version, but the more expensive ones will come with 4 GB of RAM, making Zenfone 2 the first smartphone announced with more than 3 GB of RAM, which the native 64-bit Android support. The company has claimed seven times faster gaming performance than the previous ZenFone edition.

BATTERY

The smartphone has a 3000 mAh battery which is quite optimum for 1080p display. It will allow you to restore as much as 60% of the total capacity in as little as 39 minutes.

PRICE

The smartphone is expected to be priced at a good Rs.12,000  for the basic 2 GB RAM version and a bit higher for the higher versions.

Asus Zenfone 2 is a decent phone with good specifications. The 4G LTE smartphone will have its main focus around the powerful Intel processor. It would have been better if the price of the Zenfone 2 is a little bit lower than expected in India.

Detailed Specifications

Processor	64-bit Intel Atom Z3560/Z3580 Quad Core Processor (Running at 1.8/2.3GHz) PowerVR Series 6 - G6430, with OpenGL 3.0 support
Operating System	Brand-new ASUS ZenUI with Android 5.0 Lollipop
Memory	LPDDR3 2GB/4GB RAM/Micro SD card support, up to 64GB
Storage	16GB/32GB/64GB ROM ASUS WebStorage 5GB (lifetime)
Display	5.5-inch, 1920 x 1080 (Full HD), 403ppi IPS display/400nits brightness/ Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
PixelMaster Cameras	Front: 5MP, f/2.0-aperture, wide-angle (85-degree) lens with Selfie Panorama Rear: 13MP, f/2.0-aperture, 5-element, auto-focus lens with dual-color Real Tone flash PixelMaster features: Low Light mode / Backlight (HDR) mode / Enhanced Beautification mode / Manual mode / Zero shutter lag
Network	LTE speed: Category 4 maximum: 150Mbit/s / DL: 50Mbit/s 4G band: FDD LTE: 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/9/17/18/19/20/28/29 TDD LTE: 38/39/40/41(Network support varies by country)
Battery	3000mAh lithium-polymer, Fast-charging technology
Sensor	Accelerometer, proximity, ambient-light, gyroscopic, digital compass and Hall-effect sensors
Navigation	GPS / A-GPS / GLONASS
Wireless	802.11ac, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC
Ports	3.5mm audio jack, dual micro-SIM, micro USB (support OTG)
Color	Glacier Gray / Osmium Black / Glamour Red / Ceramic White / Sheer Gold
Dimensions	152.5 x 77.2 x 10.9 ~ 3.9 mm
Weight	170g