Everything you need to know about the Lenovo K8 Note
Lenovo is back and after a long gap, have now launched the successor for K6. They have skipped the K7 and have launched the K8 for a price starting Rs 12999 in India. Here is all you need to know about the newly launched Lenovo K8 Note.
Lenovo K8 Note – Key Specifications
Design
The mobile is made of aluminum alloy and has an unibody construction. It will be available in 2 colors: Venom Black and Soft Gold. This time around, Lenovo has given their mobile a nano coating for splash resistance. It is 8.5mm thick and weighs 180 grams.
Display
Lenovo K8 has a 5.5 in IPS LCD Panel. It supports full HD 1080p resolution. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla glass and the edges are curved at 2.5D. The bezels are fairly thin and the display takes about 72% of the body.
Hardware
The mobile is powered by MediaTek X23 processor. The MT6797 chipset is fabricated at 20 nm. It has 10 cores: 2×2.3 GHz A72, 4 x 1.85 Ghz A53 and 4 x 1.4 Ghz A53 ARM Cortex cores. The GPU is ARM Mali T880 MP4 quad core. It has LDDDR3 RAM 3 GB or 4 GB. The storage is either 32 or 64 storage depending on the RAM variant you choose. This is a new processor from MediaTek and K8 Note is the first mobile using it.
The mobile supports memory expansion by microSD card on a dedicated slot apart from the dual sim slots.
Sensors
It has a fingerprint sensor at the back. It also has the usual proximity, ambient light, accelerometer, and compass. For VR support, the mobile also has a gyroscope.
Camera
K8 Note is the first dual camera mobile from Lenovo. It has a 13 MP sensor and a 5 MP sensor for depth sensing. The rear camera is capable of recording 1080p at 30 fps videos. It has a portrait mode to click photos with soft background and sharp foreground. The front camera is a 13 MP sensor and it has a single LED flash for selfies. It supports manual mode as well. It can shoot 720p videos.
Software
The mobile runs on the latest Android 7.1.1 with no skin. It has a stock android experience with very little customization. It is good to see that Lenovo is going the Motorola way in their mobiles.
Entertainment
Lenovo K series has always been an entertainment consumption oriented device. The K8 Note has TheaterMax technology for the large screen experience on a VR headset. The audio out of the mobile is Dolby Atmos quality over the speakers and on the earphones.
Battery
The battery is a non-removable 4000 mAh battery. You also get a 15 W Turbo charger in the box. The mobile supports fast charging.
Lenovo K8 Note – Price and Availability
The K8 Note is priced at Rs 12999 for the 3 GB RAM and 32 GB internal storage. The 4 GB / 64 GB variant is priced at Rs 13999. The mobile will be available in Gold and Black color. The Venom black color looks good in my personal opinion and the 4 GB variant is a sensible choice. The mobile is available on Amazon from August 18th and the first sale starts at 12 PM.
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