A Lenovo Shop In Beijing
A customer (L) checks a new laptop with a salesman at a Lenovo shop in Beijing December 13, 2010. Reuters/Christina Hu

Lenovo K80 is the newest smartphone iteration from the Chinese manufacturer. The Lenovo K80 is yet to go on sale but it is already being praised for its high-end specs like 4 GB of RAM with an affordable price tag.

The trend of launching smartphones with 4 GB of RAM has begun in this year. At the start of the year, the Asus ZenFone 2 was announced to feature 4 GB of RAM and within weeks Xiaomi Mi Note Pro was revealed to the world with same number of RAM.

The Lenovo K80 comes with a 5.5-inch full HD displays screen. It does not feature a Snapdragon or MediaTek chipset but like the Asus ZenFone it is powered by an Intel chipset that clocks at 1.8 GHz, states Android Geeks.

The Lenovo K80 is available in two variants, one features 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage support and the other one features 4 GB of RAM along with support for 64 GB of storage.

The rear camera of the Lenovo K80 is 13 MP that is provided with support for Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS). However, there is no information on the front-facing camera of the device.

The thickness of K80 is 8.5 mm and is available in many color schemes such as red, black and silver. The device comes pre-installed with Android 5.0 Lollipop overlaid with custom UI from the Chinese company. It also supports 4G LTE connectivity. Apart from the RAM of the device, one of the most attractive features of the Lenovo K80 is that comes with a humungous battery of 4,000 mAh.

The Lenovo K80 will be first launched in the home country on April 30 followed by Asian markets and it may become available for the rest of the world in the near future. The Lenovo K80 with 32 GB storage is priced at 1,499 CNY that equates to 241 USD or 309 AUD. The 64 GB device is available for 1,799 CNY that equates to 289 USD or 370 AUD.

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