Lenovo Vibe K5 Play

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85% Recensione Lenovo K5 Play: concorrenza sleale nella fascia bassa!
Source: Chimera Revo IT→EN Archive.org version
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/31/2018
Rating: Total score: 85%

Test du Lenovo K5 Play : une excellente affaire
Source: Top for Phone FR→EN Archive.org version
Positive: Good price; solid workmanship; high autonomy. Negative: Poor display; high SAR.
Single Review, online available, Very Long, Date: 02/08/2019

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Model: It has been a while since I last reviewed a Lenovo smartphone and I was actually thinking that they were out of Smartphone market, boy I was wrong.

Along with the K5 Play, there is also the K5. The only difference? Their processors. The K5 comes with a Mediatek chip, whereas the K5 Play comes with a Snapdragon chip. Yup, that’s it. End of the show.

Now, why you should buy the K5 Play? The answer is simple. Because of its price. Literally. It is only for 109$. Is there anything great about it? Of course not. But there is much good about it. It comes with Android 8.0, a 3000 mAh battery, a somewhat good 13+2 MP main camera. A Snapdragon 430 is at its heart. When you put it all together, I think it makes sense. Lets say you need a temporary device or you are looking for a present? There is your K5 Play.

Anything else? That is not a question you should ask my friend. That’s about it. Don't expect much and don't pay much. I think this should be the motto of K5 devices.

If I were in a situation, I would totally buy it. That’s for sure. It could be a device for children as well, but they might end up complaining about why they can’t play games and it would be another headache for you. So, no, don’t buy it for your children. But for friends or other relatives who use their phones just for talking, messaging and social media and stuff, K5 Play is just fine. It is not fancy, it is not elegant and if it breaks into pieces, you wouldn't mind it at all.

I am trying to find something to tell more about the K5 Play, but at the end of the day, it is just an another Android budget smartphone and that literally sums my overall impression. With budget devices, there is not enough room to fit in an extra features which would make the device stand apart from the competition. Most of the time we only see brand name changing and the rest is almost the same. This is the fact for the real low end devices. At least for the mid-range we can get something like fast charging or better cameras. But for Lenovo Vibe K5 Play, this does not apply.

Do I suggest it? Yeah, but again it totally depends on how you use a smartphone. It is okay for day to day regular usage. But for games or some apps that needs horsepower, nope it is not for you.

Hands-on article by Ümit Yılmaz Güneş

Qualcomm Adreno 505: Mid range graphics card integrated in the Snapdragon 430 and 435 SoCs. Based on the 500 generation and supports modern standards like Vulkan 1.0, OpenGL ES 3.1 + AE, OpenCL 2.0 and DirectX 12.

Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

430: Lower mainstream octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 SoC clocked at up to 1.4 GHz and the Adreno 505 GPU, a DDR3L-1600 memory controller as well as an X6 LTE (Cat. 4) modem.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

5.70":

It is a very small display format for smartphones. You should by no means be mis-sighted and you will generally see very little on the screen and only have a small resolution available. In return, the device should be very small and handy.

Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.

In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.

In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.

85%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.

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