Though the Lenovo Z5 may have disappointed us with an iPhone X-style notch design earlier this year, the company has today launched the full-screen, bezel-less Z5 Pro to finally deliver on its promise. The device comes with a sliding mechanism to avoid the notch, a disappointing but powerful processor, quad-cameras, and a lot more.
Lenovo Z5 Pro has been priced starting at 1,998 yuan (approx. Rs 21,000) for the base variant with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. You will, however, have to shell out 2,298 yuan (approx. Rs 24,500) for the 6GB+128GB variant.
Lenovo is the latest phone maker to join the likes of Xiaomi and Honor to unveil a device with a retro-style sliding mechanism to move past the widespread notch trend.
Lenovo Z5 Pro features a huge 6.39-inch AMOLED display, with a display resolution of and a 95.06% screen-to-body ratio. It also packs support DCI-P3 color gamut for rich and vivid colors, HDR 10 for viewing content on Netflix, and the brightness can go up to 600 nits.
The device is powered by the Snapdragon 710 AIE Turbo chipset, coupled with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. This chipset, as pointed out by Lenovo, also has an on-device AI engine, chip-level payment security and next-gen NFC chip on board. The device also extends Dolby panoramic sound, which is rich, clear, and adjusts based on your position.
Cameras
Coming to the optics, the Z5 Pro brings along a vertically-placed dual-camera system on the rear. It includes a primary 24MP Sony IMX576 sensor (f/1.8) and a secondary 16MP Sony IMX519 sensor (f/1.8) to extend you the ability to capture crisp daylight, stunning night and portrait shots.
The Lenovo Z5 Pro runs the company’s own ZUI 10 skin, which looks awfully similar to Xiaomi’s MIUI 9 from last year. It comes with a myriad of cool new features, including redesigned apps, faster launch times, and 4D U-Touch gestures to launch the camera, or make payments. I like how the clock and weather widget on the homescreen also shows the device charging and Bluetooth headset pairing status.
The device also packs a 3,300mAh battery, which may be enough to power the massive bezel-less AMOLED display and handle heavy workloads. Lenovo has also launched its own pair of 298 yuan (Rs. 3,200) wireless earbuds, dubbed Air, that feature 6mm drivers, voice assistant on tap, IPX5 rating, 400mAH battery and more.
