Lenovo India has launched a new dual camera smartphone, as the new line-up of its Lenovo K8 series and has named it the Lenovo K8 Plus. The Lenovo K8 Plus is the newest addition to the line-up and comes with stock Android and a hefty 4,000mAh battery – all for just Rs 10,999 and is available in two color variants, namely Fine Gold, and Venom Black. Unlike the Lenovo K8 Note which is available via Amazon India, the Lenovo K8 Plus will go on sale from 12 PM, 7 September onward exclusively via Flipkart.
Alongside, the company also launched the Lenovo K8, which features several similarities. Unfortunately, no K8 price details have been shared, though Lenovo revealed it would be hitting offline stores soon, and detailed its specifications. The K8 Note, K8 Plus, and K8 are quite identical to each other and mark the beginning of a new era for Lenovo Mobile – an era defined by the company’s switch from their heavy and bloated Vibe UI to stock Android. The fact that all three smartphones look pretty much identical to each clearly points towards Lenovo establishing a clear brand identity with its new range of smartphones.
The Lenovo K8 Plus also features a dedicated music button on the left panel that controls playback and can be further customised as a launcher. Another highlight of the smartphone is its Dolby Atmos support for a better speaker and headphone performance. Other software features that the phone carries are multi-window, bundled notifications, and VR videos.
The K8 Plus is a successor to the Lenovo K6 Power which was launched in India last year and was widely appreciated for its superb battery life. With the K8 Plus, Lenovo is not only promising stellar battery life, but also pure untouched Android and a great imaging experience.
Lenovo K8 Plus Launch offers
Lenovo also offering a few launch offers with K8 plus in order to entice early buyers – customers can get an extra 15% off on fashion and lifestyle at Flipkart, a Buyback guarantee of up to Rs 5,000, the opportunity to buy the Moto Pulse 2 headphones which originally retail for Rs 1599 for just Rs 599 and the opportunity to buy 5w powerful bass Bluetooth speakers which retail for Rs 1,899 for Rs 1,199. Users can also exchange their old smartphones and get up to Rs 10,000 off. Jio users can get up to 30GB of 4G data and Prime worth Rs 99 with unlimited calling for Rs 399.
Lenovo K8 Plus Specifications
The K8 Plus comes with a plastic-metal hybrid chassis. Basically, while the smartphone does have a metal back plate, it has plastic elements on the top and bottom in order to reduce the cost. The all glass front is covered by Gorilla Glass 3 for protection against nicks and scratches and houses the sensors, front LED ‘Party Flash’, display and capacitive keys for back, home and multitasking.
The Lenovo K8 Plus is dual-SIM (Nano-SIM) smartphone runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat sports 5.2-inch full-HD 1080×1920 pixels display with an Oleophobic coating and Corning Gorilla Glass protection and brightness rated at 450 nits. The smartphone is powered by a 2.6Ghz Helio P25 Octa-core MediaTek Helio P25 SoC (four cores at 1.69GHz, three cores at 2.3GHz, and one core at 2.6GHz) coupled with 3GB. A 4GB RAM variant, called the Lenovo K8 Plus Holiday Edition, will be launched by the company during the Diwali season.
- 3 GB RAM | 32 GB ROM | Expandable Up to 128 GB
- 5.2 inch Full HD Display
- 13MP + 5MP Dual Rear Camera | 8MP Front Camera
- 4000 mAh Battery
- MediaTek MTK Helio P25 Octa Core 2.6 GHz Processor
- Android Nougat 7.1.1 | Stock Android Version
- Fingerprint Sensor
- 4G VoLTE Available
The K8 Plus dual camera setup sports one 13-megapixel Purecel Plus sensor with and a second 5-megapixel depth sensor for bokeh effect. Users will also be able to adjust the depth in real-time. The K8 Plus also carries an 8-megapixel selfie shooter along with a 5-element lens, f/2.0 aperture and a selfie flash which the company calls ‘Party Flash’. The K8 Plus sports a metallic body and sports an LED Flash and a fingerprint sensor at the back.
The Lenovo K8 Plus comes with 32GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card up to 128GB with a dedicated slot. Connectivity options on the Lenovo K8 Plus include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v4.2, 3.5mm headphone jack, GPS/ A-GPS, FM radio, and a Micro-USB port with OTG functionality. Sensors include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, and proximity sensor. It is powered by a 4000mAh battery.
Lenovo K8 specifications
The dual-SIM (Nano-SIM) Lenovo K8 runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat sports a 5.2-inch HD 720×1280 pixels display. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P20 SoC clocked at up to 2.3GHz, coupled with 3GB of RAM. The K8 sports a single 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF, dual LED flash, as well as an 8-megapixel front camera coupled with a ‘Party Flash’.
The Lenovo K8 bears 32GB of inbuilt storage, expandable via microSD card (up to 128GB) with a dedicated card slot. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v4.2, FM radio, 3.5mm audio jack, GPS/ A-GPS, and Micro-USB with OTG functionality. Sensors on board include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, and proximity sensor. It is also powered by a 4000mAh battery, measures 147.9×73.7×8.55mm, and weighs 165 grams.
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