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Yang Yuanqing, chairman and chief executive officer of Lenovo, speaks during a session of the 2nd annual World Internet Conference in Wuzhen town of Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, China, December 17, 2015. Reuters/Aly Song

The Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2016 saw Chinese smartphone manufacturer Lenovo launch its all new Vibe K5 and Vibe K5 Plus handsets. The Lenovo Vibe K5 has been priced at US$129 (AU$179.97), while the Vibe K5 Plus stands at US$149 (AU$207.87). Lenovo users will be able to lay their hands on these handsets from March 2016. The smartphones will be available in graphite grey, champagne gold and platinum silver colour options.

The Lenovo Vibe K5 has a 5-inch HD display with a pixel resolution if 1280x720. Users will be able to use Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system and the handset will offer dual sim functionality. It has 2GB of RAM and a 1.4GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 processor. The phone storage capacity is 16GB and can be expanded up to 32 GB using a microSD card.

The device has a 13MP rear camera and a 5MP front-facing camera for the perfect selfies. The rear camera comes with a LED flash. The battery capacity is however on a lower side with a 2,750 mAh battery. The Lenovo Vibe K5 offers LTE, 4G, 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity.

The Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus has a 5-inch Full HD display and has a pixel resolution of 1920x1080 pixels. It comes equipped with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor. RAM stands at 2GB. Just like the Vibe K5, phone memory is 16GB, expandable up to 32GB with a microSD card. The Vibe K5 Plus also runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system.

The smartphone comes with a 13MP rear camera and LED flash. The front-facing camera is of 5MP, which facilitates video calling. The battery capacity is also at 2,750 mAh and connectivity of the device include LTE, 4G, 3G, GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Lenovo has included stereo speakers powered by Dolby audio in the smartphones for the best audio experience.

Watch Lenovo Vibe K5 & Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus First Look here.

Source: YouTube/Phonetech

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