Jul 27, 2016 05:15 PM
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The Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus is undeniably a budget phone, but it does offer a well-rounded feature set for the price.
Features: 7/10
In terms of features, you get the usual 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-fi support, 16GB of storage(expandable via MicroSD card) and 2GB RAM. The phone runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 616(with 8 core processor) and the rear camera is a 13MP f/2.2 model. The front camera is of the 5MP f/2.8 variety and you charge the device via Micro USB port.
Display: 7/10
The display is a 5-inch full HD IPS touch-screen panel which is surprisingly good. Viewing angles are quite good and while there is a noticeable lack in brightness at any other angle other than straight on, there’s no noticeable colour shift. A 1080p resolution on a 5-inch screen means a ppi of around 440, the sharpness of the text and UI are testament to that.
Software: 6.5/10
The biggest gripe we have with the phone is on the software front. For some reason, we’ve encountered stuttering with Lenovo’s VibeUI and the Vibe K5 Plus is no exception. A system update partway through our review process did speed up the UI and eliminate most of the lag we encountered. However, when you get phones like the Redmi Note 3, Honor Holly 2 or Coolpad Note 3 at the same price, it’s hard to justify lag of any sort.
Performance: 6/10
As mentioned earlier, the UI would get exceedingly sluggish at times, resulting in a great deal of frustration. When it worked, everything was smooth, but never snappy. There’s a slight delay to just about any heavy task that you would do, be it watching a YouTube video or using the camera. The phone would also heat up very rapidly with light use. It’s not that the device got exceedingly hot, it’s just that the device would consistently get very warm.
Camera: 6/10
The camera is strictly average. Shots in bright sunlight, mid-afternoon, are quite good. Shots in any other light get noticeably grainy and more noisy. Shots in low light are downright unusable. Considering the price of the phone, the camera is acceptable. Again, the Redmi Note 3 offers a better camera at the same, or slightly higher price.
We won’t waste words describing the camera’s performance. You can click through our Flickr album above to get a better idea of the image quality.
