Lenovo K900 likely to be launched in India on May 10 for Rs 25,000 or below
Are you thinking of buying a smartphone with high end features, but at a low price? The answer to this question is that the launch of Lenovo K900 is on May 10, which will be priced below Rs 25,000. The smartphone will be provided with features usually found in expensive smartphones. Read this article to know about features, specifications, review, price and availability of Lenovo K900 in India .
Introduction
It was January, the 8th of 2013 that Lenovo made headlines by announcing Lenovo K900, its latest flagship smartphone. The venue was Las Vegas and the occasion was International Consumer Electronic Show. The phone attracted the onlookers with its super sleek design with a thickness of only 6.9 mm. The viewers were further impressed by its performance features like 2 GHz Intel Atom processor. The features like 5.5 inch IPS touchscreen display and a 13 MP camera are found in very expensive smartphones.
This smartphone having made use of stainless steel and polycarbonate to form its unibody, must have made a good impact on the visitors to the show. The rear camera with an industry-leading, Sony Exmor BSI sensor is aligned in such a way that it doesn't protrude from the case leaving a smooth rear surface. The smartphone's PCB and battery are tweaked in a way that they make more space for its internal components. It was announced at the ICES that the smartphone will be first made available from April 2013 in China and select regional markets soon thereafter. The price was not announced at that time. However, now the wait is over for the availability and the price. Lenovo K900 is all set to launch in India from May 10 at a price around Rs 25,000. So, let us have a look at the features and specifications of this smartphone to have a clear picture of its worth. The readers can also have a quick glance at the specifications of Lenovo K900 from the tabular image given along side the detailed features. Network, SIM, dimensions and weight
Lenovo K900 supports both 2G GSM and 3G HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) to enable users to enjoy 3G internet connectivity for the phone. The smartphone comes with a dual SIM. The dimensions of this smartphone are 157 x 78 x 6.9 mm and the weight is 162 g. The thickness of 6.9 mm makes this smartphone the world's slimmest smartphone with an attractive sleek design. Even with a large display size, its weight is quite less to slip the phone in your hand or pocket of jacket. Display and sound
The display size of Lenovo K900 is 5.5 inches. It has an IPS multi-touch LCD capacitive screen with 16M colours. The display screen resolution is 1080x1920 pixels and the pixel density of this screen is 401 ppi. The high screen resolution and pixel density of this smartphone give the phone a crystal clear display. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 2. The sound features include vibration, MP3 and WAV ringtone alerts. The phone also has loudspeaker and a 3.5 mm audio jack. Memory
Lenovo K900 has a good onboard memory of 16 GB. There is a microSD card slot to expand memory up to 32 GB. 2 GB RAM of this smartphone make it give a very high performance and make multi-tasking activities very easy and convenient. If need be, the users can expand memory via microSD card to store a lot of music, videos, images and other files. Connectivity
The connectivity features of Lenovo K900 are GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth, microUSB and GPS. It connects the user of this smartphone to the rest of the world, anytime and anywhere. The users can share their data with friends or talk hand free by using the Bluetooth connectivity. Make use of the Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n features with dual band to surf the internet faster by connecting the phone through any router. You can quickly transfer your files to any other media using microUSB 2.0. Camera
Lenovo K900 is equipped with a 13 MP primary camera at the rear. The image resolution of up to 412ax3096 pixels can help you to take the professional quality crystal clear pictures with this superb camera. The camera has features like Autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus and face detection. In fact, the camera of this smartphone is one of its important plus features when compared to other high end featured phones. It is fitted with F1.8 focal length lens with Sony Exmor RS camera lens technology. You can record videos at 1080p@30fps. There is a 2.0 MP camera at front to take your snap and for video calling. The 88 degree viewing angle of the front camera of this smartphone is one of the widest in the industry. OS, CPU, GPU and Sensors
Lenovo K900 most probably will run on Google's Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) OS, the latest from Google. The user can explore all the Android apps, entertainment etc. using the capabilities of the most popular OS in the world. The smartphone is powered by 2.0 GHz dual core Intel Atom Z2580 Clover Trail+ processor. The graphics are processed by PowerVR SGX544 GPU. To add to the super power and functionality of OS and CPU, you are provided with sensors like accelerometer, proximity and compass. Battery
The new smartphone from Lenovo is equipped with a powerful Li-Ion 2500 mAh battery. This will give a super talk time and stand-by time for the smartphone. Multimedia
The Lenovo's new smartphone K900 supports video file formats MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player and audio file formats MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player. The smartphone also has an FM radio too. Some other features
The messaging facility on this smartphone is provided with SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM and RSS. HTML 5 is the browser used for Lenovo K900. There is a Java support via Java MIDP emulator. You get SNS integration, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, organizer, Document viewer, Google search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Voice memo / dial and Predictive text input features in this smartphone. Lenovo K900 smartphone is available in black and gray colours. Price and availability
Lenovo K900 smartphone has just been announced by the company. According to the company sources, the smartphone is likely to be likely to be launched in India on May 10, 2013. The price of the new smartphone is going to be fixed below Rs 25,000. The phone may be available in offline and online stores thereafter.Conclusion and review
There are many plus points for Lenovo K900 which is likely to attract buyers towards this new smartphone bundled up with features, which are available only in expensive smartphones. It has a fine metallic unibody sleek and slim design. Its camera of 13 MP with F1.8 length Sony Exmor RS camera lens, its 2 GHz Intel Atom Z2580 Clover Trail+ processor and its decent price range are definitely going to influence the buyers. This smartphone provided with high end features at the price of a mid-ranged smartphone are going to compete with HTC One, Sony Xperia Z and Samsung Galaxy S4, which are priced Rs 42,900, Rs 37,990 and Rs 41,500 respectively.
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