Chinese tech company, Lenovo, have officially launched the Lenovo Vibe K4 Note smartphone.
The much anticipated smartphone is the successor to the popular Lenovo K3 Note smartphone and will cost Rs. 11,999 (about 36,000 Naira).
The Lenovo Vibe K4 Note will be available exclusively from Amazon India in its first flash sale on January 19, with registrations already on.
A Lenovo Vibe K4 Note bundle with AntVR virtual reality headset was also launched, priced at Rs. 13,299 (approximately 49,000 Naira).
The first few flash sales will only feature the Lenovo Vibe K4 Note VR Bundle, at a special price of Rs. 12,499 (that’s about 36,900 Naira).
The VR headset on its own will cost Rs. 1,299 (about 3,900 Naira) and will be available in its Tuxedo Black colour variant.
The Lenovo Vibe K4 Note runs Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with a light-version of the company’s Vibe UI skin on top. The dual-SIM dual-4G device comes in a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080 x 1920 pixels) IPS display with a pixel density of 401ppi, and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
The smartphone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek MT6753 SoC, coupled with 3GB of DDR3 RAM. This will provide an amazing experience when multitasking and playing video games.
The Vibe K4 Note also bears a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF autofocus, an f/2.2 aperture and dual-tone LED flash, with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera on board also.
The device comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded via microSD card up to 128GB. Connectivity options on the Lenovo Vibe K4 Note include 4G LTE, A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, and FM radio.
The smartphone is 9.1-mm thick, weighs 158 grams, and sports a 3300mAh battery with fast charging that’s rated to deliver up 265 hours of 3G standby time, and 22 hours of 3G talk time.
One of the highlight features of the handset is its fingerprint scanner, placed below the camera module on the rear panel. Sensors include a digital compass, accelerometer, proximity sensor, and ambient light sensor.
Lenovo also announced that that a premium leather cover, as well as wood covers would be launched soon. The company is also touting the TheaterMax technology on the Vibe K4 Note, which converts regular content to immersive VR content.
Sudhin Mathur, Director- Smartphones, Lenovo Group said over 50 per cent of digital content is consumed on mobile phones nowadays, stressing the fact that smartphones continue to be people’s’ primary personal entertainment device.
“We expect the proportion will continue to grow in the future and the expectations of newer, more sophisticated functionalities along with it,”
he said.
“Lenovo TheaterMax, powered by Lenovo VR, sets us apart with our commitment to design cutting-edge smartphones that meet the needs of consumers at an extremely friendly price-point,”
he added.