Lenovo Z5 launched, comes with Snapdragon 636 soc, priced at Rs 14,700; see details

The Chinese smartphone maker Lenovo has launched its Z5 in its range of premium phones on Tuesday alongside the Lenovo A5 and Lenovo K5 note at an event held in Beijing. While there were rumours that pointed towards an all-display design with no bezels, the smartphone comes with a 26.17mm notch on top and a significant 7.69mm bezel on the bottom. Other highlights of the Lenovo Z5 include the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, a vertical dual rear camera setup with AI capabilities, and an iPhone X-like notch.

Lenovo Z5 has been set at CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 14,700) in China for the 6GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant and CNY 1,799 (roughly Rs. 18,900) for the 6GB RAM/ 128GB inbuilt storage. The smartphone is up for pre-orders and shipping is said to begin in China from 10am on June 12.

The dual-SIM (Nano) Lenovo Z5 runs ZUI 3.9 with Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box, and sports a 6.2-inch full-HD+ (1080x2246 pixels) IPS display which comes with 90 percent screen-to-body ratio, an aspect ratio of 18.7:9 and 2.5D curved glass on top. The handset is fuelled by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, coupled with 6GB of LPDDR4X RAM. There is a 3300mAh battery under the hood, with support for 15W fast charge.

Speaking of the phone's camera, the Lenovo Z5 comes with a 16-megapixel primary rear camera sensor and an 8-megapixel secondary sensor, both of which are vertically stacked and come with AI capabilities, HDR+, 4K support, f/2.0 aperture, and an LED flash. On the front, the handset bears an 8-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture and full-HD video recording. There is 64GB/ 128GB inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB).

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