Along with the Z5, Lenovo also introduced budget K5 Note and A5 smartphones in China. Both these have 6-inch and 5.45-inch HD+ displays with 18:9 aspect ratio, respectively. These run Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ZUI on top, feature a fingerprint sensor on the back, 8-megapixel front camera and dedicated dual SIM and microSD slots. The K5 Note competes with the Xiaomi Redmi 5.
The K5 Note is powered by Snapdragon 450 with up to 4GB RAM and has a 16-megapixel + 2-megapixel dual rear cameras, while the A5 is powered by MediaTek MT6739 SoC with 3GB RAM and comes with a single 13-megapixel rear camera.
The K5 Note has a metal back, and the A5 just has a metal-like finish. These pack a 3760mAh and 4000mAh battery, respectively.
Lenovo K5 Note specifications
- 6-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
- 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
- 3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ZUI 3.9, upgradable to Android P
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- 16MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, secondary 2MP rear camera with f/2.4 aperture
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 158.3 × 76.7 × 8.5mm; Weight: 176g
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
- 3760mAh battery
Lenovo A5 specifications
- 5.45-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
- 1.5GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6739 64-bit processor with PowerVR Rogue GE8100 GPU
- 3GB RAM with 16GB / 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Android 8.1 (Oreo) with ZUI 3.9 Lite
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture
- 8MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture
- Fingerprint sensor
- Dimensions: 158.3 × 76.7 × 8.5mm; Weight: 176g
- 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
- 4000mAh battery
The Lenovo K5 Note comes in Black, Gold and Blue colors, is priced at 799 yuan (US$ 124 / Rs. 8,390 approx.) for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version and the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version costs 999 yuan (US$ 156 / Rs. 10,490 approx.). The Lenovo A5 comes in Black, Gold and Rose Gold colors and starts at 599 yuan (US$ 93 / Rs. 6,290 approx.) for the 16GB storage version.