Feb 08, 2016 11:27 PM
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The phone runs on the Android operating system, which is currently the most popular platform on the market. Given that the phone is only a year old, it should be able to run the most recent apps and software just fine. Vibe, by Lenovo, runs on top of Android on this device, offering a customized experience.
Camera Rating: A+
The Vibe X3 has a 21 megapixel rear(primary) camera, which will take extremely high resolution photos. Its 8 megapixel front camera makes it a great choice for selfies. It can capture 4K high definition video with its primary camera, the highest resolution current smartphones support.
The camera's max lens aperture size on the Lenovo Vibe X3 is about average for smartphones. This isn't a huge factor, but some photo enthusiasts may prefer larger apertures for shallow depth of field photos, or fast action shots.
Display Rating: A+
The Vibe X3 has a 5.5 inch display, which is a little larger than an average phone released in 2015. Because its screen is over 5.3 inches, this phone also qualifies as a phablet. This also means that for most users, the phone will be difficult to use with one hand when compared to phones with smaller screens.
The screen has a resolution of 1, 920 pixels by 1, 080 pixels, making it a 1080p HD screen. Display sharpness can be measured in the density of pixels per square inch of screen, and at 401 PPI, it's 1.5 times sharper than the average phone released in the past 12 months.
Battery Rating: A+
The Vibe X3 has an advertised talk time of 31 hours, which is significantly longer than 10 hours, the average of phones released in the past year. In terms of battery capacity, which is the actual electric charge the battery holds, this phone can hold 3, 500 mAh, a massive battery capacity for a smartphone released in 2015.
Thicker Than Most with a Very Heavy Body
The phone's aluminum body is 154.00 mm high, 76.50 mm wide, and has a depth of 9.30 mm, 4.5% thicker than the average smartphone released in the last year.
With a weight of 175 grams, it's much heavier than most smartphones its size. The extra mass is due to this phone's massive battery for its size.
Processor and Memory
The Vibe X3 houses a hexa core Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 system on a chip. Its CPU runs at 1.8 GHz, which is much higher than average for a smartphone processor.
With 3 GB of RAM, the Vibe X3 has much more memory than other phones released in the past year.
Large Storage Capabililties
The base model of the Vibe X3 has 32 GB of internal storage, making it a solid choice for storing a moderate amount of media among phones released in 2015. If 32 GB isn't enough, there are other size options, or you can increase its storage an additional 128 GB with a microSD card.
