Lenovo introduced the Vibe S1 smartphone with dual front-facing cameras at the IFA in September. Today the company has sent out invites for the launch of the selfie-focused smartphone in India on November 23rd. The 8-megapixel front-facing camera, along with the secondary 2-megapixel camera will offer crisp images and advanced depth of field, including background blur, background swap and improved low-light results, said Lenovo.
It has 5-inch 1080p display, is powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 processor, runs on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) and has a 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF). It has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection on the front and the back, comes with 4G LTE connectivity, packs 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage with expansion slot.
Lenovo Vibe S1 Specifications
- 5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6752 processor with 700 MHz Mali T760-MP2 GPU
- 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
- Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
- Dual nano SIM
- 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, PDAF, BSI sensor
- 8MP front-facing camera with BSI sensor
- 2MP secondary front-facing camera
- Dimensions: 143.3×70.8×7.8 mm; Weight: 132g
- 4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 1a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 2500mAh built-in battery (Typical); 2420mAh (Minimum)
The Lenovo Vibe S1 comes in Pearl White and Midnight Blue colors. We should know the pricing for India at the launch on Monday. It was introduced for $299, so we can expect it at around Rs. 20,000. We went hands on with the Vibe S1 at the IFA in September, check out the video below.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDaPD9P3S-c