Lenovo’s Vibe X2 made a debut at IFA last year, so it’s just
about time that the follow up model arrives. The company has introduced the
phone’s successor at an event in China and surprisingly, Lenovo has decided to
release three version of the Vibe X3.
All three models will have a 5.5-inch display with Full HD
resolution, Gorilla Glass 3 protection and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.
They will differ in terms of the internals with the first two model sporting
more powerful components.
For starters, the higher-end models will have a Snapdragon
808 chipset with 3GB of RAM and 32GB and 64GB of expandable storage
respectively. Both will also come with a 23MP sensor from Sony with phase
detection autofocus and 4K video recording capability while an 8MP sensor sits
at the front of the devices. There’s also going to be a 3600mAh battery (with
QuickCharge 2.0) as well as support for two SIM cards both with LTE
connectivity.
The third handset will sport a 1.3GHz octa-core processor,
which will likely be from MediaTek as suggested with its “true” octa-core
description, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage.
The camera on the lower-end model has also been downgraded
to a 16MP sensor at the back and a 5MP snapper at the front. The battery has also
seen a slight downgrade with 200mAh less than the other two version at 3400mAh.
By the looks of it, Lenovo will be selling the Vibe X3 as a
media-centric phone as evidenced by the amount of audio components it has installed
on the phones. All three phones will have TI OPA1612 amplifiers, a Cirrus Logic
WM8281 codec for noise and echo cancellation (for the three microphones), a
Sabre 9018C2M audio converter and Dolby Atmos certification.
Lenovo will be selling the phones initially in China with
the high-end model retailing for $470 (64GB model), while the other two will go
for $390 (32GB version) and $300 for the low-end model.
