Lenovo K8 Note (Review) is all set to go on sale for the first time in India on Friday via the company's exclusive online partner Amazon India at 12pm IST. To recall, the smartphone was launched in India last week, and is the first device from Lenovo to run stock Android as per the company's new philosophy. It will be made available in Fine Gold and Venom Black colour variants. Read on for details about Lenovo K8 Note price in India, as well as its launch offers on Amazon. It joins the ranks of Nokia 5, LG Q6, and Honor 6X in the league of smartphones attempting to unseat the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 as the most popular handset in this segment.
The Lenovo K8 Note price in India starts at Rs. 12,999 for the 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage variant, while the 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 13,999. Launch offers of the Lenovo K8 Note on Amazon India include a Rs. 900 discount on the Moto Sports Headphones, up to 80 percent off on Kindle ebooks (up to Rs. 300), and a Idea data offer - up to 64GB of 4G data from Idea with unlimited calls for 56 days at Rs. 343.
The dual-SIM (Nano) Lenovo K8 Note runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat and sports a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. The smartphone is powered by a deca-core MediaTek MT6797 SoC with four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.4GHz, four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.85GHz, and two Cortex-A72 cores clocked at 2.3GHz. The processor is accompanied by either 3GB or 4GB of RAM.
Getting to the primary USP of the Lenovo K8 Note, its dual rear camera setup, the smartphone sports a 13-megapixel primary sensor that's accompanied a 5-megapixel depth sensor, enabling the smartphone to capture depth-of-field effects like Bokeh. The rear camera has a dual-LED CCT flash module. At the front, the Lenovo K8 Note sports a 13-megapixel camera with an LED flash module.
The Lenovo K8 Note ships with either 32GB or 64GB of inbuilt storage, which is expandable via a dedicated microSD card (up to 128GB) slot. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v4.1, GPS/ A-GPS, Micro-USB, and 3.5mm audio jack. The smartphone is powered by a 4000mAh non-removable battery and supports rapid charging with the bundled 15W rapid charger in the box - Lenovo says this is the first smartphone from its stables to ship with a rapid charger, something that's pretty staple with the Moto series. The battery is rated to deliver up to 24.7 hours of talk time, and 378 hours of standby time.
The K8 Note measures 154.5x75.9x8.5mm and weighs 180 grams. Sensors on board the smartphone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, gyroscope, magnetometer, and proximity sensor. It bears a fingerprint rear on the back panel, below the dual camera setup. The company is also touting the smartphone's Dolby Atmos support for improved audio performance. There's also a dedicated Music Key on the smartphone, which allows users to launch the music app, and control playback, based on shortcuts.
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