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 K3 Note the newly announced Meizu M1 Note killer comes with high-end specs and irresistible price tag of $145. The AnTuTu benchmarks of the handset have surfaced and it shows that just as the specs of the device appear brilliant on-paper, it is capable of delivering high-end performance.

The AnTuTu report of Lenovo K3 Note shows that the device is able to pit well against some of the well-known smartphones such as the Galaxy S5, the LG G3, the HTC One M8 and more that were released in 2014, claims G for Games. It states that it even managed to surpass the scores of these smartphones with a margin of around 2,000 points.

The Lenovo K3 has scored 46081 points on AnTuTu and it is packed with a huge 5.5-inch display with support for full HD resolution, MediaTek MT6752 octa-core processor supported by 2 GB of RAM, native storage of 16 GB, 4G LTE connectivity and 3,000 mAh battery. The K3 Note is a dual SIM smartphone that also features a 13 MP ear camera enabled with dual-LED flash. On its front side, there is a 5 MP front-facing camera.

At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015, Lenovo had revealed a slew of new devices such as the Lenovo A7000, the Lenovo Vibe Shot, and the Lenovo Pocket Projector, the Lenovo Tab 2 AIO-70, the Lenovo Tab 2 A8 and more. And on March 23, it announced the arrival of the new powerful and affordable phablet, the Lenovo K3 Note.

Lenovo, the famous PC manufacturer from China has been rolling out smartphones after a decline in the PC business. According to the recent market analysis conducted by Gartner, an IT research company, the 2014 fourth quarter global smartphone sales result show that Apple is leading the pack with a sale of 20.4 percent market share.

Samsung is at the second position with 19.9 percent market share. Lenovo along with its Motorola mobile business is on the third spot with a 6.6 percent market share. Lenovo had acquired Motorola mobile division last year in October.

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