Just after a few short span of time launching the impressive Vibe K4 Note, Lenovo has unveiled another low-cost phone called the Vibe K5 Plus.The Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus is undeniably a budget phone, but it does offer a well-rounded feature set for the price.
In terms of build, the device isn’t bad. It seems to be mostly finished in plastic, though there does seem to be a patch of metal on the removable back panel.The Vibe K5 Plus looks great for a low-cost phone.
The fame is of silver color, but this phone is also available in gold and grey. There’s a front camera and sensor window above the screen, and capacitive navigation buttons below. These buttons are sadly not backlit.so you might wind up fumbling a bit in the dark.There isn’t much wasted space to the sides of the screen, which makes this phone pretty easy to use with one hand.
The camera is in one corner, with a single LED flash next to it. More interesting are the twin speaker grilles and Dolby logo lower down - stereo speakers are rare on phones in general, let alone budget ones. The 3.5 mm audio socket and Micro-USB port are both on the top, and the power and volume buttons are on the right, leaving the bottom and left blank.
The battery is removable, and you’ll have to pop it out in order to get to the two Micro-SIM slots and the microSD slot. You get a 1.5A charger, USB cable, and adhesive screen protector in the box, but no headset.
Specifications and software
The Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus has a mid-range Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor running the show. There’s 2GB of RAM and
16GB of storage along with LTE support on either SIM.The battery has a capacity of 2750mAh and all the usual standards, including Bluetooth 4.1, Wi-Fi b/g/n, AGPS, and USB-OTG are present and accounted for.
The display measures 5 inches diagonally and has a resolution of 1080x1920 which pretty good for this price range.
The phone also supports Lenovo’s AntVR headset for immersive media experiences. The rear camera has a 13 megapixel sensor and the front camera has a 5 megapixel sensor. Video recording goes up to 1080p.
For an Overview, Vibe K5 Plus a pleasant phone to use, on the whole.