Smartphone Lenovo Vibe Shot: reviews, a review, features (Lenovo Vibe Shot)

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Lenovo, successfully connects several niches in its portfolio. So, under the specified brand phones leave, concerning both budgetary, and to a premium-segment. What is most interesting, both are in great demand, which the company managed to achieve in a relatively short period of time.

In this article, we'll talk about one of the premium smartphones that Lenovo is releasing. It was introduced only recently - in July 2015. Since it was initially positioned as a flagship device, it is not surprising that the world public watched with special interest its entry to the market.

Today, the device is freely sold, and within these few months has found new loyal customers. It's about Lenovo Weib Shot. Reviews about the apparatus are different, we will try to choose those that will be the most truthful and relevant to the real state of things, and describe them.

What is interesting about the phone, what disadvantages and advantages it hides - read in this material.

Equipment

Making about the "Lenovo Vibe Shot" review, we are primarily confronted with the packaging of the smartphone. It is made of compact cardboard, has compact dimensions and at the same time has a minimum amount of information on its surface. After removing the cover, the gaze is opened by a neatly packed phone, located in one section, and additions to it, occupying the other part of the free space.

It should be noted that the "Lenovo Vaib Shot" bundle as a whole is rather modest. The list of accessories provided to it by the developer includes a charger, an adapter for European format outlets, a flat USB cable for connection to a computer. In addition, the manufacturer has completed the box with an instruction manual for the smartphone and a needle for opening slots with a SIM card and microSD. If the user wants a cover for "Lenovo Vibe Shot", it will have to be bought in a separate order.

Design

Logically, to start the characteristics of the device itself, it is necessary to start with the main and most obvious - its appearance. Already in this matter "Lenovo Vaib Schot" (the reviews confirm this) has something to show.

To begin with, plastic, metal and glass are connected in the phone's housing. Due to this, the device not only has an attractive appearance, but also is well protected in practice, say, from falls, shocks and other external influences. Perhaps, in view of this, the case for Lenovo Vibe Shot will not be needed - the phone is already strong enough.

On sale are three color modifications of the device - black, gray and red. The difference in their design is the color solution for the metal frame around the perimeter of the case. In all other respects, the model remains unchanged - only in gray, the back cover of the smartphone is painted white, and not black (as in all others).

Features of appearance

The phone does not have a shot at the end of the name. From English, this word means "snapshot", which shows the intention of manufacturers to present the device as an analogue of the camera. The design is the same.

In particular, this is expressed in the back cover of the device. It is divided (visually) into two sections due to the use of different materials. As the Lenovo Vibe Shot reporters say, from a distance, due to this separation and the presence of a camera in one of the marked parts, the phone really looks like a stylish camera.

This is not the only highlight given by the developers of the model. Another interesting solution is the use of glass coating on both sides of the smartphone. Since the device has a rectangular shape of such a "brick", the glass cover of the rear cover really looks impressive. However, as reported by "Lenovo Vaib Shot" reviews, this move is not the most practical because of the margin of the rear cover, the visibility of fingerprints on it.

There is one more problem related to usability, which is not so obvious at first sight. This is the location of the camera's eye. From the decorative point of view, the solution is even very successful - to place it on the very edge of the back cover. True, the developers do not take into account that at first the user often closes the eye with his finger, which he holds the corner of the smartphone. It turns out somewhat uncomfortable due to the fact that in the future you need to take the phone more carefully, so as not to close the review.

Navigation elements of the device

Despite the originality shown in the design, the location of the battery elements of the phone remained classic - the same set we can meet on other smartphones. So, under the screen in the first place we see the physical buttons "Home", "Options" and "Back", which are equipped with white backlighting. Due to this, they look attractive against the background of the dark display.

The remaining keys are located on the right panel. Here there is a classic set of buttons for locking the display and the volume control. Another added button to switch the shooting mode and the button to quickly call the application "Camera". Not without reason, the new Lenovo Vibe Shot is positioned as a camera phone.

The left side of the device looks empty - there are slots for installing an additional memory card, as well as SIM. A special mine system is used, which can be seen on the iPhone. Indeed, it is convenient and practical.

Screen

Under the color of the display here is painted the entire front surface, because of what it seems that the screen takes up more space than it really is. Although to say that the phone is equipped with a small display, it is also impossible - describing the "Lenovo Vibe Shoot" characteristics attest: its size is 5 inches. It operates on the basis of IPS technology, which allows you to transmit a colorful picture of high accuracy. The density of the image is enormous - at the expense of a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels it is about 440 dots per inch. In a simple language it can be said that the screen of the model transmits a very precise, sharp picture, and this is an undoubted plus.

Do not forget the developers and the protection of the screen, covering it with a special resistant to mechanical impact glass Gorilla Glass of the third generation.

Judging by the feedback, the Lenovo Vibe Shot phone has the ability to increase the brightness of the screen for more convenient operation in bright weather and with direct sunlight, and vice versa - to reduce it for comfortable viewing of the picture from the display at night and in the absence of lighting . This option is clearly to the liking of ordinary users.

CPU

The Lenovo Weib Shot phone works on an eight-core processor developed by Qualcomm. This Snapdragon 615, four cores of which give a clock frequency of 1 GHz, and four more - at 1.7 GHz. This allows us to affirm the high performance of the device, its ability to work even with the most "cumbersome" (in terms of physics and graphics) applications, top games without any delays and braking.

Antutu-testing also gives excellent results - at the level of other flagships from Samsung, Meizu, LG. A nice feature of the phone is also the ability to play video in FullHD format. The image quality is excellent, the frames are loaded smoothly and without hangs.

Also, the fact that the processor of the device is optimized for work under different loads is evidenced by the fact that the model does not heat up even after a long load. Again, the result is a more economical battery consumption.

Camera

We have already said that you can judge the accent made on the function of the camera by the manufacturer, by the name of the phone that we describe. Confirm this describing the "Lenovo Weib Shot" characteristics. So, the cameras here are two - front and main. The latter has a strong matrix, whose resolution is 16 megapixels. This is indicated on the back of the phone, directly opposite the logo of the device. In addition to strong hardware, manufacturers have tried and over the software basis of interaction with the camera. In particular, the creation of high-quality images is facilitated by the presence of options such as automatic focusing (using laser technology), a three-tone flash, and two modes with a set of their filters - Auto and Pro.

As the recommendations show, the new "Lenovo Weib Shot" in automatic mode offers the user a minimum of settings, selecting the conditions for creating the best photo yourself. As for the Pro mode, the photographer can choose the conditions under which the picture is taken, and what the composition should look like in the future.

The front camera, according to the technical descriptions of the model, has a resolution of 8 megapixels. With it is convenient to make high-quality "Selfie" pictures. The only nuance - since there is no autofocus here, you need to take care to distance your "Lenovo Weib Shot" for a short distance. The camera only in this case can create a good photo of you and what is behind your back.

Memory

If we talk about the operational, the device has 3 GB of memory. In this regard, you can compare Lenovo Vibe Shot with ZTE Nubia, LG G2, OnePlus One and others. What is characteristic, with such "unpaired" volume of operative memory in the market most often there are Chinese devices.

As for physical memory for multimedia data, 32 GB is built into this device for these purposes. In addition, the smartphone Lenovo Vibe Shot supports the operation of additional microSD cards, through which the disk space on the device can be increased by another 64 GB. Thus, the developers have given the user the opportunity to expand the memory of the device and even work with it as a portable data keeper or multimedia player. This is already determined by the preferences of the owner of the phone.

Autonomy

The phone is equipped with a powerful non-removable battery, which has a capacity of 3000 mAh. This is enough for such a functional device to work for 20-23 hours in a mode of moderate operation. Save the charge and, as a result, increase the level of autonomy allows a special option of smart consumption. It denotes the optimization of all processes running in the device, so as not to allow useless CPU usage. Practice shows that the method works quite well.

Under heavy load, the battery life is reduced to 7 hours. This indicator can be called the average for devices of this class.

operating system

When Lenovo Weib Shot, whose review is dedicated, came out in the middle of summer 2015, the current version of the OS from Android was 5.1. Now the newest version is Android 6.0. Therefore, most likely, Vibe Shot will receive its update and will work under this version.

It should be said that the manufacturer has installed not the "bare" interface offered by the software developer - Google - "from the box". Lenovo showed originality and released its own design for the model. This is Vibe UI. Externally, it uses the same techniques that are noticeable on Android L - gradients, similar sets of fonts and colors.

Connectivity

As already noted, the device supports the operation of two SIM cards. Both can capture data in the GSM network format and work with wireless mobile Internet in 3G / LTE networks. In addition, on the phone, of course, there is a module Wi-Fi (speed standard) and Bluetooth (serving for receiving and transferring files, as well as connections with wireless accessories). There is also a satellite signal receiver, which is necessary for navigation in space. The latter supports work with GPS systems (world standard), GLONASS (Russia) and BeiDou (China). There is also an FM radio working through the headset (used as an antenna).

Reviews

The recommendations describing "Lenovo Vaib Shot" (in Russia and on foreign websites), we managed to find a lot. It can be connected with the popularity of this model, with the fact that it seems attractive in the eyes of the buyer. This is a combination of several factors, which users and indicate, noting the positive side of this smartphone. For example, the price set on "Lenovo Vaib Shot". So, at the time of the release, the device cost about $ 350. If to compare with top models from Samsung, it is a budget option, which offers the buyer much more opportunities. Therefore, the choice is obviously made in favor of "Lenovo Vaib Shot".

Price - not the only thing that positively characterizes the feedback. There is also an emphasis on the attractive design of the phone, its original appearance; More - on the materials from which the body of the device is assembled. Even when you just hold a smartphone in your hands, without knowing about the technical characteristics hidden inside, you get the impression of a model as a high-quality, high-tech product with ample opportunities. Completes this idea of having a large colorful and clear display. Positively can characterize the device and technical parameters - a large stock of memory, a high-performance processor, a capacious battery.

Negative feedback informs us that only one speaker works in the phone, which worsens the sound quality in general, and also that the battery seems to some users too weak and not endurable enough. There are reviews about the weak built-in photo editor, which does not satisfy users' requests. It should also be noted the display of unnaturally pink colors at the corners of the screen, which also, on the assurances of some users, attract attention and can be considered a drawback of the model.

Of course, there are many comments about such minor shortcomings, most of them are purely subjective, based on personal preferences and the buyer's beliefs.

conclusions

Lenovo Vibe Shot was thoroughly reviewed and revealed some key features of the device. Firstly, it is really made in a qualitative way. Despite the bloopers with the placement of the camera's eye and other minor flaws, the device looks excellent. In addition, the quality of the manufacturer's work is felt during the operation of the phone. So, there are no any backlash, creaking or walking parts of the case. This is a good indicator.

Secondly, the hardware and software of the model are pleased. Due to the powerful processor, camera, battery (although this is a controversial point), the phone is able to perfectly cope with the tasks assigned to it, it does not buggy, does not show any inhibitions and delays. Transitions between menu panels and application switching are smooth.

Thirdly, it is impossible not to note the low (relatively) cost of the device. For the price at which this flagship of the Chinese Lenovo is offered, you can not buy top-end smartphones from Samsung. In most cases, the capabilities of both devices are the same.

Therefore, in our opinion, the model can be considered as an excellent solution if you need a smart smartphone with a stylish design and a lot of features at a reasonable price.