Lenovo’s K series has been one of the very successful lineups from the Chinese smartphone manufacturer and the Lenovo K3 Note had got a tremendous response right after the release of the Lenovo A7000, though it wasn’t much different except the better display that it had got. Then, Lenovo managed to pack a lot in terms of entertainment in the Lenovo K4 Note.
Now, the Lenovo Vibe K5 Note is launched and we see much better specs on the sheet. But it is not just the specs that are upgraded. Though, for many, specifications are one of the important things that one would see while comparing the devices. That’s what you need to see here – how different is the Lenovo Vibe K5 Note from its predecessors – the K4 Note and the K3 Note.
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Check out the comparison below to see how these phones differ and what Lenovo has kept as the same feature for the three generations.
Similarities between the three phones
- All the three devices have 4G LTE connectivity
- All the three phones have Dual SIM slots
- The screen size of all the three devices is 5.5 inches
- The screen resolution of all the three phones is 1080 x 1920 pixels
- 13-megapixel rear camera is seen on all the three devices
- The rear camera on all the three offer a 1080p video recording
- Each of the phones offer a MicroSD card slot for the storage expansion
Differences between the K3 Note, K4 Note, and K5 Note
- The dimensions of Lenovo K5 Note are 152 x 75.7 x 8.5 mm, Lenovo Vibe K4 Note are 153.6 x 76.5 x 9.2 mm and Lenovo K3 Note are 152.6 x 76.2 x 8 mm.
- Lenovo K5 Note weighs 165 grams, Lenovo Vibe K4 Note weighs 158 grams and the Lenovo K3 Note weighs 150 grams.
- Lenovo Vibe K4 Note and Lenovo K3 Note runs Android OS, v6.0(Marshmallow), whereas the Lenovo K5 Note still runs Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop).
- Lenovo K5 Note is powered by Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10, Lenovo Vibe K4 Note is powered by Mediatek MT6753 and Lenovo K3 Note is powered by Mediatek MT6752.
- A MicroSD card slot supporting up to 256 GB is available in Lenovo K5 Note and Lenovo Vibe K4 Note, whereas Lenovo K3 Note has microSD slot up to 32 GB.
- The Lenovo K3 Note has 16 GB internal storage, whereas the Lenovo Vibe K4 Note has two variants with 16 GB and 32 GB storage. The K5 Note on the other side has 32GB internal storage.
- Lenovo K3 Note has 2 GB RAM, whereas the Lenovo Vibe K4 Note has two variants, one 2 GB RAM and the other 3 GB RAM, and finally, the K5 Note comes with 3GB and 4GB RAM variants
- A 5-megapixel front-facing camera is available in both the Lenovo K3 Note and Lenovo Vibe K4 Note, whereas the Lenovo K5 Note has an 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
- A fingerprint scanner is available in Lenovo K5 Note and Lenovo Vibe K4 Note, whereas there is no such scanner available in Lenovo K3 Note.
- Lenovo K5 Note and Lenovo Vibe K4 Note has Non-removable battery, whereas the Lenovo K3 Note has a removable battery.
- Lenovo K5 Note has 3500 mAh battery, Lenovo Vibe K4 Note has 3300 mAh battery and Lenovo K3 Note has 3000 mAh battery.
Conclusion
So, Lenovo has retained the screen resolution and size all the while and that seems like a good combination that is working and consumers are happy with it. Lenovo has majorly focused on the changes in camera, processor, and the battery while upgrading the phone, generation by generation.
The OS updates are usually a problem with Lenovo but for this series, Lenovo has been giving timely software updates and the latest phone, i.e. the Vibe K5 Note is already coming in with Android Marshmallow OS, which would have the latest features of the OS as well as of the Vibe UI from the company.
The addition of fingerprint scanner to the phone happened in the K4 Note and Lenovo is continuing with that because the feature has now becoming almost a norm with every smartphone manufacturing including one for additional security and features.
