Lenovo Vibe Shot: review, specifications and reviews

A stylish smartphone with a very high-quality camera is the Lenovo Vibe Shot. The review of its capabilities, hardware and software parameters of this device, as well as feedback on it - that's what will be discussed next. Also will be highlighted the pros and cons of this "smart" phone, on the basis of which and will be given advice on the purchase of this device.

For whom is this camera phone?

According to the characteristics of this device refers to the solutions of the average price range. This is clearly indicated by the CPU model installed in it, the display diagonal and the cost. The key "chip" of this gadget is its main camera. It allows the device to stand out against the background of other similar devices. Essentially, this smartphone belongs to a new, still emerging class of devices - "camera phones". That is, phones in which the technical parameters are very mediocre, but the camera boasts impressive characteristics, high quality photos and exactly the same video quality. Finally, it should be noted that this is quite a fresh device. The gadget itself was presented in March this year at the MWC-2015 exhibition in Barcelona. Well, sales of Lenovo Vibe Shot in Russia began three months later, that is, in June this year.

What comes with the smartphone?

Very good equipment for this device. It includes:

• Smartphone with a non-removable battery.
• Charger.
• A cord for charging the battery and for synchronizing with the PC.
• Transparent cover for Lenovo Vibe Shot.
• Protective glossy film for the front panel.
• A high-quality stereo headset with non-entangled wires and "sucker" speakers.
• Warranty card, short instruction manual and brochure are a complete list of the documentation that comes with the device.

This list only lacks a flash card. But taking into account the fact that the capacity of the built-in storage device is 32 GB, there is no particular need for an external storage device in this case.

Gadget Design

If you look at the device from the side of the front panel, then there is nothing unusual in it. This is a typical representative of the smart phone line of this Chinese manufacturer. Most of it is a 5-inch touchscreen display. Above him is a conversational speaker, hidden behind a metal mesh. There is also a peephole of the front camera for "Selfie" and video calls. Well, in the same place are the sensory elements of the device. In turn, under the touch screen, three touch buttons for controlling the device are displayed: "Back", "Home" and, of course, "Menu". The front panel of the smartphone protects the impact-resistant glass "Gorilla Eye". More specifically, the third generation. The sides of the device are made of metal. All device controls are displayed on the left side of the device. There is a lock button and volume controls. In addition, here is also displayed the camera control button (with its help you can take photos and video) and the camera mode selection slider.

On the top edge of the smartphone are located a noise canceling microphone and a wired port for connecting to the device of an external speaker system. At the opposite end, another micro-USB port is wired, a loud speaker and a talking microphone. On the left side there are two slots with trays, in which are installed SIM cards and an external flash drive. The back of the device, like the front panel, is made of high-impact glass "Gorilla Eye". Outwardly, it looks more like the front of modern digital cameras than the rear cover of the smartphone. Here is the logo of the manufacturer and the name of the model of the gadget. In the upper left corner the eye of the main camera with 16 Mp sensor element and improved characteristics is displayed. Next to it is a triple LED illumination of different colors and an infrared sensor, which in this case replaces the laser autofocus.

There are three color versions of the case: white, red and gray. A weak half of humanity will like the first two performances. And Lenovo Vibe Shot Red is more practical. On it, the remaining fingerprints, scratches and dirt are not so noticeable. But the white version of this camera phone similar can not boast. Well, the Lenovo Vibe Shot Z90 Gray is the most versatile solution. It is suitable for everyone, and in the same way as on the red version of this device, it does not so much notice possible damage and the remaining fingerprints. Finally, it should be noted that the housing in this device is not foldable. Accordingly, if a device breaks down without the help of a qualified technical expert, it will be problematic.

CPU

The computing base is really good in Lenovo Vibe Shot. Overview of the technical parameters of the gadget indicates that it uses "Snapdragon 615". Of course, this is not a flagship solution, but its capabilities are quite sufficient for solving any problem. This chip consists of two computational clusters. The first of them provides high energy efficiency of the processor solution. It includes 4 computing cores based on the "A53" architecture, which can accelerate to 1 GHz. The second module provides high performance of the chip. It also consists of 4 computational modules of the same architecture. But here to increase the frequency, in difference from the previous 4 cores, they can already up to 1,7 GHz in the mode of the greatest loading. If necessary, all eight cores can work in parallel, but the battery of the gadget will be discharged just before the eyes.

Some of the most demanding toys will not be able to go with the maximum settings on this gadget. But, on the other hand, this device is aimed at fans to make a high-quality photo or record a video. And with this the problem of this central processing unit certainly will not arise.

Screen and its parameters

The smartphone Lenovo Vibe Shot Z90 is equipped with a quality display, the characteristics and parameters of which certainly do not cause any complaints. Its diagonal is 5 inches. At the same time, the screen resolution is very good by today's standards of 1080p, or 1920x1080. The density of pixels on its surface is 441ppi. It goes without saying that at such a density, a single pixel is certainly not distinguishable with a normal eye. The screen matrix is made on the most advanced technology at the moment - "IPS". The viewing angles and energy efficiency in him because of this at a decent level. Another plus device - the availability of technology "OZHS." That is, there is no air gap between the touch panel and the surface of the screen matrix. As a result, the image quality becomes an order of magnitude better.

Video card

Phone Lenovo Vibe Shot is equipped with a graphic accelerator "Adreno 420", developed by the company "Kualcom". Of course, this is far from being a flagship solution, but it's quite enough for its average computing gadgets. Even most modern 3D toys on it will go. True, some, the most demanding ones, will not function at their maximum settings. With the rest of the applied software from the owners of this smartphone in general, there will not be any problems with the position of the graphics part.

Cameras

Of course, the main advantage against the competition is the main camera in Lenovo Vibe Shot. Photos and videos taken with it, are really good quality. She has a 16 Mp sensor. At the same time, the manufacturer did not forget to equip it with such important components as the autofocus system, triple LED illumination (in different colors, which allows adjusting the backlight level depending on the illumination of the future photo) and an infrared sensor (it replaces the laser autofocus). There is also a digital zoom. Video this camera records in 1080r. At the same time, the rate of updating the images is 30 frames per second. This allows you to get enough quality recordings on the Lenovo Vibe Shot. The camera on the front of the gadget is equipped with a more modest sensor - 8 megapixels. But this is quite enough for comfortable communication with the help of calls. For the now popular "selfi" these 8 Mp is also enough.

Memory

An interesting situation is with the RAM in Lenovo Vibe Shot. Overview of the technical specifications of this device indicates the presence of 3 GB of RAM. But the user can only count on 1.5 GB, and the rest of it is occupied by system processes. It's hard to say how the preinstalled software is crammed with RAM, but it's definitely a lot. But, on the other hand, even 1.5 GB of RAM will be enough for comfortable work on this device. And you can even run several applications at once and switch between them without problems. Well, with such a quantity of free random access memory, you can not install additional special software that will purge the RAM. The capacity of the integrated storage device is 32 GB. About 6 GB of them are filled with the system software. The rest of the free space the user can use at his discretion. This is enough to install a large number of applications, store a lot of music or several movies in good quality. In general, the owner of this gadget can safely do without an external drive, but this possibility is in this "smart" phone. The maximum amount of installed flash card can be 128 GB. This will accurately solve all the problems with a possible lack of memory in this device.

Cameron's autonomy

The Lenovo Vibe Shot smartphone is equipped with a battery of 2900 mAh. As mentioned earlier, it is not removable, and the case in this device is not folding. With an average load on the device, one of its charging is enough for 1.5 days of operation. If you transfer this device to Emergency mode (the phone can only make calls and receive and send short test messages), then it will be possible to stretch for 3 days on one charge. Well, if you run some fairly demanding three-dimensional toy, the smartphone will be discharged in 4-5 hours. Therefore, the autonomy indicators in this gadget are very mediocre. Well, more to expect from a battery of 2900 mAh, a processor with 8 cores on board, a large screen of 5 inches (although it is made using energy-efficient technology, but its resolution is 1920x1080) certainly is not necessary. To improve the autonomy of the device, the new owner will have to purchase an additional external battery for a fee. This will allow in any scenario to avoid possible gadget shutdowns when the battery is completely depleted. There is another significant nuance in this device, related to its autonomy. When the battery is completely discharged, the alarm clock does not start at all, unlike most similar devices. Reviews of the owners of the gadget indicate this. The solution to this problem, again, is the purchase and connection of an additional external battery.

Interfaces

A common set of interfaces in this gadget:

• Both SIM cards perfectly support all possible cellular networks for today, including 4G, which has not yet received much distribution.
• Virtually all the standards of "Vai-Fay" will function without problems on this camera phone. An exception to this plan is the new standard "as", which has not yet received much distribution. But still, with a properly configured wireless router, in this case there should be no problems.
• "Blutuz" allows you to exchange a small amount of information with similar mobile gadgets. Also with its help you can connect an external wireless speaker system to the device.
• The navigation capabilities of the device are realized using the GPS system.
• Wired data exchange methods are only two: a 3.5-mm audio port and a universal micro-USB.

Software

One of the most recent versions of the system software is installed on Lenovo Vibe Shot. The firmware is based on version 5.0 of such an operating system for mobile gadgets, like "Android." Especially since the CPU itself and the system software are oriented to 64-bit computing. The results are simply an excellent level of performance for the device of the average price range. But, again, the operating system is not installed in its pure form, as the search giant distributes it to its devices. Over the system software installed a special proprietary software shell on the Lenovo Vibe Shot. The firmware because of this works more stably and reliably.

And how much does it cost now?

The Lenovo Vibe Shot smartphone was priced at $ 485 at the start of sales. It was for so much it could be purchased in the first half of the summer. Now its cost has decreased by 100 dollars - to a mark of 385 dollars. Of course, with similar technical specifications, you can find a cheaper device. But the camera capabilities of this gadget are really phenomenal. Therefore, if you need a smartphone and a digital camera with a high-quality camera in one person, then you can boldly turn your attention to this device.

Owners opinion

Essential flaws simply do not exist in the Lenovo Vibe Shot Z90 7. This smartphone is really perfectly balanced. Certain censures cause only its autonomy, but, as it was noted earlier, it is not difficult to solve this problem by purchasing an additional external battery. Otherwise, this smartphone leaves only positive impressions. This is the CPU, the memory subsystem, and the display. Well, about the main camera and speech can not be: this is the best solution in the segment of camera phones.

Comparison with other similar devices

Competitors, in fact, today two in Lenovo Vibe Shot. Comparison with their hardware characteristics is clearly in favor of this device. One of the competitors is Honor 6 of Huawei. It is based on the out-dated Kirin 920 chip with 8 computational 32-bit cores, it has exactly the same amount of RAM, it has the same capacity of the integrated drive. Yes, and the main camera he will be more modest - 13 Mp against 16 Mp. As a result, the cost of this smartphone is lower, and is 270 dollars. The second unit is the Xiaomi Mi-4. The parameters are almost identical, but the processor Snapdragon 801 will play Snapdragon 615 in new and multithreaded applications. Yes, and the sensor of the main camera is also weaker - all the same 13 Mp. Hence the price of 250 dollars.

Therefore, in the segment of camera phones, the "Lenovo" solution is most preferable. Only here are the parameters for him better, and therefore for these pluses in any case have to pay.

Summary

Almost without any significant flaws, Lenovo Vibe Shot turned out. An overview of its parameters and capabilities proves this once again. If you need a smartphone with a very high-quality camera, you can easily buy this gadget. This is one of the best solutions to date in the only emerging segment of devices such as the camera phone. But the strengths of this smartphone are not limited to a single camera. It also has a productive processor, a well-organized memory subsystem and a large display diagonal, which boasts very good characteristics. Among its main disadvantages can be identified only a weak degree of autonomy. But this issue is easily and simply solved by purchasing an additional external battery, and after that this gadget becomes just perfect.