Deliver more for your hard earned cash, that’s what the Lenovo Vibe K5 is all about. Mind you, we’re not talking about the Vibe K5 Plus we already reviewed a while ago. This time it’s the base Lenovo Vibe K5 - no Plus or Note in the model name means fewer add-ons and therefore an even lighter price tag.
So it’s even cheaper than the K5 Plus, we hear you ask? Indeed it is, and the price is one of three downgrades ( not one to complain about) compared to the K5 Plus. The other two are the display resolution ( 720p vs. FullHD, but 5 inches nonetheless) and the chipset ( Snapdragon 415 vs 616) . That’s that
Swapping microSD cards when you run out of storage is not a deal-breaker for most of the prospective buyers, but we figured we’d mention it nonetheless. At least the battery is replaceable.
The dated Android then remains our main gripe with the Vibe K5, as that’s likely what the phone will spend its entire life on, given the usual update policies for budget models. Again, weighed up against the K5’s price, that’s another one we could pretend we didn’t see.