K8 Note is the first Lenovo phone with dual camera setup on the back
The Lenovo K8 Note smartphone has been launched in India, featuring the dual camera setup on the back that the company had teased. In fact, the K8 Note is the first phone with dual rear cameras from Lenovo's stables. But the new smartphone is not just about the primary camera, as the front snapper is accompanied by LED flash for better selfies, and the Lenovo K8 Note battery capacity of 4000mAh is claimed to deliver 378 hours of standby time.
Other key features of the smartphone are the splash-resistant with water-repellent nano-coating on the metal body (5000-series aluminium), and stock Android 7.1.1, which adheres to its new philosophy of using pure Android in place of its Vibe Pure UI for faster updates and better performance. During the launch, the company revealed that since the launch of the first K-Series smartphone, there have been 8.5 million K-Series users in India.
The Lenovo K8 Note price in India starts at Rs. 12,999, and it will be available exclusively via Amazon India from 12pm IST, August 18. The smartphone has been launched in a two variants in India, with a 3GB RAM/ 32GB storage variant and a 4GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant. We've already mentioned the price of the base model, while the higher-specced version is priced at Rs. 13,999. It will be made available in Fine Gold and Venom Black colour variants.
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.
Lenovo K8 Note first sale will be on August 18 on Amazon India
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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