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Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro

Review in pictures

The #1 gadget research website in India

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The phablet of steel (aluminium, to be precise)

Follows the design language of the Lenovo K900 with an all-metal bodyThanks to the metal body, the unibody smartphone gets a premium appeal along with being robustThe device is available in grey, silver and gold optionsThe front is mainly dominated by the display, along with an earpiece, a few sensors and front camera above and a row of capacitive buttons at the bottomThe buttons and port placement is fairly standard

DESIGN

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It’s BIG

With a ginormous 6-inch display, the Vibe Z2 Pro is surely one of the largest smartphones available in the marketHowever, designers must be given credit to keep the width of the phone in check by shaving off space around the displayIn fact, its dimensions are similar to the iPhone 6 Plus, that has a relatively smaller 5.5-inch displayIt weighs considerably at 179g, and its thickness is average at 7.7mm

DESIGN

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Going beyond pixelsNot only does the device feature a large 6-inch display, it also offers the highest resolution on a smartphone – 2,560 x 1,440 pixels (also called 2K or QHD)This makes the Vibe Z2 Pro the largest smartphone with a 2K resolutionThe display reproduces great visuals and sharp text, along with good viewing anglesYou can also change the colour balance of the displayA layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protects the display against scratches

DISPLAY

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Lenovo's custom skin gives out positive vibes…

The OS on offer is Android 4.4 KitKat, layered with Lenovo’s skin dubbed as Vibe UIVibe UI brings a lot of changes to the OS, both in terms of looks as well as featuresSimilar to most Chinese brands, the interface combines the home screen and app launcher into oneThemes allow you to change the look of the interface easilyPreloaded with apps such as Facebook, Guvera, Evernote, etc.

USER INTERFACE

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… and is loaded with features

Offers numerous gesture-based features as well as enabling pocket mode or customising shortcutsWith Micro screen, you can use the device with a single handWith gestures, you can accept or reject calls, and navigate the screen left or right as well as up or downWide Touch brings up a floating button to quickly access various featuresYou can also lock the device by shaking it or unlock it with the volume rocker

USER INTERFACE

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All it takes is a flick of a button to switch to stock Android

Of course, all these features don’t matter if you are attracted to the pure Android interfaceThankfully, Lenovo provides an option to switch to stock AndroidThat too without any cumbersome process, or risk of data lossYou can get it by going to Developer Mode, available in the settings menu

USER INTERFACE

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A capable pair of shooters…

Equipped with a 16-megapixel BSI sensor that comes with optical image stabilisation technologySupplemented by dual-LED flashThe custom camera app is crammed to the neck with various settings and modesBut, instead of inundating the user with many options, those are available in the pro shooting modeThe rear camera can record videos from 720p all the way up to 4k resolutionThe 5MP camera at the front can shoot videos in full HD resolution

CAMERA

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… but just a notch below perfection

The images clicked by the primary shooter are great on detail and colour reproductionBut the camera struggles in poorly-lit conditionsThe dual-LED flash spoils the image further, as it’s so strong that colours start bleedingWe also think that the images lack certain punchiness in some situationsThe front-facing snapper is pretty good for capturing selfies or making video calls

Close up

Long shot

CAMERA

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Flexes its performance muscles well

Fuelled by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 801 SoC, offering four cores clocked at 2.5GHz and supported by Adreno 330 GPUThe chipset is further supplemented by 3GB RAMThe device literally zips through screens and apps, without any trace of lagThe story continues even while playing graphics-intensive titles as wellHowever, the device heats up very quickly, which is more noticeable with the metallic rear panel

PERFORMANCE

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Whopping 32GB of storage

Comes with 32GB of flash storageAfter considering for the space taken by OS and supported resources, users can access 25.2GB for the installation of apps and storing personal contentHowever, you can’t extend it furtherYou can make use of USB OTG capabilities for using flash drives

PERFORMANCE

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Comfortably lasts a day and then some more

Sips juice from a 4,000mAh non-removable batteryComfortably gives more than a day’s worth of juiceIn our battery rundown test, it delivered a little over 11 hours of video playback timeWith the Power Saver app, you get several options to manage the battery lifeYou can enable Power Saving and Emergency modes, as well as freeze rarely-used apps

PERFORMANCE

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At a glance…

Measures 81.3 x 7.7 x 156mm Weighs 179g 6-inch display with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels (~490ppi) 2.5GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor Adreno 330 graphics processor 3GB RAM 32GB fixed storage 16-megapixel BSI camera on the rear with dual-LED flash 5-megapixel front-facing camera Android 4.4 KitKat 4,000mAh sealed battery

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Pros and cons

Great design Marvellous display Powerful hardwareOption to switch to stock Android interface

Difficult for one-handed usage No support for Indian 4G band

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Pricing & verdict

Price: Rs 32,999

“With the Vibe Z2 Pro, Lenovo is bringing its A-game to the smartphone market. It has everything you can ask from a smartphone – looks (with robustness), display, internals, camera and even a good battery life, which is one of the most important concerns with many capable devices. Combine all that with a jaw-dropping pricing of Rs 32,999, and the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro easily becomes one of the best flagship smartphones around.”


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