Lenovo’s Vibe P1, which was announced at IFA last year is getting an upgrade in this week in the form of the Vibe P1 Turbo.

On the outside, the Vibe P1 Turbo remains practically identical to last year’s model, but on the inside its sporting improved components including a Snapdragon 615 chipset which now has 3GB of RAM over the 2GB from the Vibe P1.

There’s also 32GB of on-board storage which can be expanded with a microSD card. The phone has a 5.5-inch Full HD display and still packs the same 5000mAh battery which now supports Quick Charge 2.0.

At the back of the device is a 13MP sensor with dual-LED flash while a 5MP snapper sits on the front. Lenovo has also added a fingerprint reader, dual SIM functionality as well as LTE connectivity into the mix.

The handset is now available for pre-order in Indonesia for around $290 in three color options: Silver, Graphite Gray and Gold.

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Another all-metal build phone has been introduced this time from Lenovo with the K5 Note.

The bigger brother of the Lenovo K4 Note which was unveiled a few weeks ago at CES is sporting a 5.5-inch Full HD LTPS display and will be powered by MediaTek’s Helio P10 chip with a 64-bit octa-core processor, a Mali-T860 GPU, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage.

There’s also a 13MP camera at the back, an 8MP selfie snapper on the front, a 3500mAh battery and Android 5.1 out of the box with the company’s Vibe UI on top.

In the connectivity department, the Lenovo K5 Note supports dual-SIM functionality, 4G LTE (including VoLTE) and the usual mix of connectivity features.

Lenovo has also added a fingerprint sensor at the back which can be used in making payments and in capturing images. There’s also a 1.5W speaker at the back with Dolby Atmos surround sound technology.

The phone will initially be sold in China for around $167 in either gold or silver color options. 

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Metal is slowly but surely becoming a staple in the mobile industry with midrange phone now sporting metallic builds. The new Lenovo Lemon 3 is another mid-range handset sporting an all-metal build.

The Lemon 3 comes with a 5-inch Full HD display and is powered by a Snapdragon 616 chipset with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. It also has a 13MP rear camera, a 5MP selfie snapper and a 2750mAh battery.

Lenovo has equipped the Lemon 3 with LTE connectivity, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, dual speakers and support for two SIM cards. The smartphone is expected to have a price tag of around $105 and will be initially available in China. 

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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.

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Lenovo’s keynote for the most part was mainly about laptops and gaming equipment, but you might be forgetting that the Taiwanese tech giant also makes smartphones and tablets. So, it doesn’t come as a surprise that the company has made several smartphone and tablet announcements at the German event.

To be more specific, Lenovo has announced three new Vibe phones – the Vibe S1, Vibe P1 and Vibe P1m.

The first phone that was introduced at IFA was the Vibe S1. The handset tries to compete with selfie phones from other manufacturers such as Asus and Sony. However, instead of competing in the megapixel race, the Vibe S1 goes after the competition through software improvements.

For instance, the camera has two front-facing cameras – an 8MP and a 2MP snapper that analyzes depth of field information in order to replicate human binocular vision. Images taken using these cameras can be edited on the fly using several photo filters pre-installed on the handset including bokeh and a “cut out” effect that allows users to crop people out of a selfie and paste them onto another image.

As for the performance department, the Vibe S1 is powered by a MediaTek chip with an octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage. The handset also comes with a 5-inch Full HD display, a 13MP camera at the back, a 2500mAh battery and LTE connectivity.

Lenovo will be shipping the Vibe S1 starting November for $299. It will be offered in two color options: pearl white and midnight blue.

Next, we have the Lenovo Vibe P1 and P1m. Both phones are actually designed with a specific audience in mind – battery guzzlers.

The larger Vibe P1 has a 5000mAh battery and is said to last up to 81 hours on standby. The phone’s’ battery also supports fast charging and features a “rocket charge” function that monitors the battery to prevent overheating. The large battery also allows the handset to charge other device via USB OTG.

It also has a OneKey Power Saver button that activates a power saving mode in order to double the battery life.

In terms of specs, the Vibe S1 has a 5.5-inch Full HD IPS display, an aluminum body, a Snapdragon 615 chip and 2GB of RAM. It also comes with a 13MP camera at the back, a 5MP selfie snapper, dual-SIM functionality, LTE connectivity, Wi-Fi ac and Bluetooth 4.1.

The Vibe P1 will be available starting next month for $280.

Then there’s the smaller Vibe P1m, which has a 5-inch 720p display and a 4000mAh battery. The rest of the device’s specs are watered down versions from the P1m including a polycarbonate body instead of an aluminum and a MediaTek chip with a 1GHz quad-core processor.

There’s still 2GB of RAM inside as well as dual-SIM functionality, LTE connectivity, Bluetooth 4.1 and the ability to charge other devices via USB OTG.

The phone will be on sale in a couple of weeks starting at $160.

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Lenovo Tech World in Beijing is the place where the tech giant unveiled its three newest laptop models, which we talked about yesterday. Today, we’ll talk about the other two things that the company has unveiled at their special event.

On one hand, there’s the second generation ThinkPad 10 Windows 8.1 tablet. There are two choices when it comes to SoC for the tablet – an Intel Atom Z8500 or an Atom Z8700. As the name suggests, the ThinkPad 10 offers a 10.1-inch display with a screen resolution of 1900 x 1200 pixels, which is protected by a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

Depending on the model, users can choose from 2GB or 4GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of internal storage. Connectivity-wise, there’s a USB 3.0 port, a micro HDMI port, a microSD card slot, optional 3G/4G LTE support, 802.11 Wi-Fi, three microphones, Bluetooth v4.0 and a standard 3.5mm audio jack.

The device will also sport RealTek speakers, a 5MP rear camera with auto-focus, a 1.2MP selfie camera with fixed focus, and a 32Wh battery (which according to Lenovo can last up to 10 hours on a single charge).

The Lenovo ThinkPad 10 2^nd Generation tablet will be available in the coming months for around $549. Lenovo will also be launching a couple of accessories for the tablet including a $110 Folio  keyboard, a $119 for an Ultrabook keyboard, and a dock that costs $129 to name a few.

Now for some cooler stuff. The company has also announced a new technology called Smart Cast that will allow smartphone users to project their phone’s screen to any surface. The technology uses a laser projector mounted on a twisting mechanism to project what’s on the screen on a flat horizontal surface.

There’s no device yet that has been confirmed to support this but we’ll definitely get more information in the very near future.

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There’s a new batch of budget to midrange smartphones that was unveiled this week in two different parts of the globe. On one hand we’ve got the Lenovo A3900 which was launched in China and on the other, we have a Huawei G Play Mini which was unveiled in Italy.

The Lenovo A3900 sports a 5-inch display with a 480 x 854 resolution and comes with a MediaTek MT6752 chipset featuring a 1.2GHz octa-core processor, 512MB of RAM and 4GB of expandable storage.

Other notable specs of the Lenovo phone include a 2300mAh battery, a 5MP camera at the back, a 2MP front-facing camera, 3G/4G connectivity and Bluetooth. And all of that is bundled for an $80 price tag.

Now for a couple of hundred dollars more, Huawei has the G Play Mini which was released today in Italy. The phone comes with a 5-inch display with a 720p resolution and is powered by Huawei’s very own HiSilicon Kirin 632 chipset.

The Kirin chipset features a 1.2GHz octa-core processor, support for two SIM cards, 2GB of RAM and 8GB of expandable storage. The phone also comes with a 2550mAh battery, a 5MP snapper on the front and a 13MP main camera at the back.

The Huawei G Play Mini should be available in European countries soon for an estimated price of around $254.

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