Lenovo’s Vibe X2
is the Chinese electronics giant’s latest move to get a foothold in the smart
phone market. The brand doesn’t enjoy users’ confidence compared to its
competitors and badly needs a product to become a mainstream hit. Comes with an
affordable price (US $ 400), Lenovo’s Vibe X2 has impressive features. The
model has its own UI skin offering enhanced features and customisation options.
Look
and feel
First thing
first! The phone looks dam smart and slim. The 'multi-layered' design gives the
exterior an impression of stacking different coloured layers together, which is
unique. The phone is 7.27mm think and weighs 120
grams, which make it ideal for one hand use.
With its flat
edges and subtly rounded corners, Vibe X2 looks stunning and sharp. Available
in red, white, dark grey and gold colours, the capacitive touch navigation keys are arranged
next to the display offering good touch sensitivity. The super-thin phablet with a brushed metal unibody sports
a 5-inch full-HD (1080x1920p) display.
Software
updates
Having customized Android 4.4 KitKat with Lenovo's Vibe UI running on top of it, Vibe X2 is powered by a MediaTek MT6595 octa-core processor with 2GB RAM inner space.
The phone has
built-in six themes each of which has different set of icons, font style, wallpapers,
lock screen styles and sounds. The problem is that one can’t download and install
new themes but has to customise the existing ones.
The software
does not include any available Android apps and everything from Gallery,
Calendar, Calculator to Email apps are supplied by Lenovo's software team. Though
there is no doubt that the apps look stunningly beautiful with additional value
added features, for users, it will take some time to get used to it.
Other smart
gestures Lenovo offers include: Double tap the home button to shoot a picture, double
tap to unlock, automatic answer call, among others. With the float menu option,
one can programme the display to detect thumb impression and launch the menu, a
unique functionality provided by Lenavo.
Vibe X2 comes
with several built-in apps, which include Security app, Guvera music streaming
app, UC Browser, SyncIt, CloneIt and ShareIt apps, Txtr eBooks app, WPS Office,
Route 66 navigation and a number of Gameloft games. However, all these can be
uninstalled to free storage space.
Cameras
To
make it more attractive Lenovo has cameras on both sides. While the rear end
has 13MP, front side has 5MP wide angle camera for enhanced selfies. The
phone comes with Lenovo's own camera app, which offers settings for all optical
attributes, Timer modes, Panorama, HDR, among others. Capable of recording 1080p videos, the phone, however, lacks optical
image stabilization resulting in apparent shakes.
Other features
The
phone has powerful 2300mAh battery, 4G LTE support compatibility, FM radio, Bluetooth
and GPS. The phone offers good
signal reception and call quality apart from locking to GPS without any
hiccups. The external speaker outlet on the phone, located at the back, offers good
sound output but without stereo effect.
Conclusion
Lenovo
Vibe X2 makes for a good buy at this price. On the positive side, the phone
looks stunningly good, has quality display and performs decently if you can do
with a mediocre camera.
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