Lenovo Vibe K5 Note Gets 4G VoLTE Support in India via OTA Update

Lenovo India started rolling out an update to the Vibe K5 Note that brings 4G VoLTE (voice over LTE) support. According to the Chinese company, the software update started rolling out to units in India last week and should be available to all users in the country. Users can manually check for the update via Settings > About Phone > System Update. The new update bumps the software version to S312.

With the software update, the Lenovo Vibe K5 Note will be able to make VoLTE calls through Reliance Jio network.

To recall, Lenovo launched the Vibe K5 Note in India carrying a price tag of Rs. 11,999 for the variant with 3GB of RAM, and Rs. 13,499 for the variant with 4GB of RAM. The highlight feature of the Vibe K5 Note handset is its fingerprint scanner, placed below the camera module on the rear panel. The handset also packs Dolby Atmos powered speakers, with the technology also extending to the 3.5mm headphone jack.

(Also see: Lenovo Vibe K5 Note First Impressions)

The dual-SIM (Nano-SIM) Lenovo Vibe K5 Note runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow in India, the company's Pure UI skin on top - said to be closer to stock Android. It features a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) IPS display, and comes with TheaterMax technology for conversion of regular content into immersive VR content. It is powered by a 64-bit octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755) processor clocked at 1.8GHz coupled with 4GB of RAM and Mali-T860 GPU. It supports expandable storage via microSD card (up to 128GB). The Lenovo Vibe K5 Note sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF autofocus, an f/2.2 aperture and dual-tone LED flash apart from an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. It supports dual Nano-SIM cards and packs digital compass, accelerometer, proximity, and ambient light sensors.