So much for 'all-screen': Lenovo Z5 has a notch and a chin
Though progressively hyped by Lenovo's CEO as all-screen, the new flagship is just another midrange phone with a notched display.
The Lenovo Z5 in aurora color looks like the Huawei P20 Pro Twilight.
Lenovo on Tuesday unveiled its new flagship phone, the Lenovo Z5, and it was something of a letdown.
The company had been building buzz for weeks that it would be all screen, but it turned out to be just another phone with an eyebrow on its top and a back similar to that of the Honor 10 or the Huawei P20.
Left: What they teased.
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Right: What they released. pic.twitter.com/p5U0YsXgFu
According to the company's Chinese website, the phone has a 6.2-inch screen and the panel occupies 90 percent of its front, in which we find a notch at the top. The company has placed the fingerprint sensor on the back and the dual camera is positioned vertically, as in the iPhone X .
The blue version of the Lenovo Z5 costs a bit more.
Lenovo Z5 specs
The phone's features, according to Lenovo:
- Display: 6.2 inches, 2,264x1,080 pixels, 19:9 aspect ratio
- Processor:
Qualcomm
Snapdragon 636, eight cores
- RAM: 6GB
- Storage: 64GB or 128GB
- Rear dual camera: 16 + 8 megapixels, aperture f/2.0, 4K videos
- Front camera: 8 megapixels with AI
- Colors: Blue, black and aurora (similar to Twilight of the Huawei P20 Pro )
- Battery: 3,300mAh
- Operating system: Android 8.1 Oreo, ZUI 4.0 interface
Price and availability
The Lenovo Z5 will only be available in China, at least for now. The device in black has a starting price that translates to about $200, £150 or AU$265. The versions in blue and aurora will be a bit more expensive: about $220, £165 or AU$290 for the 64GB version and $280, £210 or AU$370 for 128GB of storage. The device also comes with a dual-SIM version.