The Vibe Z stocks up on Android, Snapdragon, and both 13- and 5-megapixel cameras.
Lenovo is better known for its notebooks and laptops than for its smartphones, but that isn't stopping the electronics maker from introducing a handful of them at CES. The Vibe Z here, in a choice of silver or titanium color, is the most aspirational of the bunch.
The company's first LTE-capable smartphone, the Vibe Z strives for edgy design and high-end features, starting with Android 4.3 and a laser-etched back panel that's meant to feel like fabric in the hand. Here's hoping that the phone's finish helps keep its ultralarge frame secure.
Following trends in supersize handsets, the Vibe Z is outfitted with a 5.5-inch screen that the company has dubbed 20/20 Vision. In layman's terms, that translates to a 1080p HD IPS display and a 400ppi pixel density, which is pretty high for a smartphone.
A phone this size could easily weigh you down (cough, cough HTC One Max.) Yet, like the 5.7-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 3, the Vibe X was designed to be light and slim. The Vibe X measures 7.9 millimeters (0.31 inch) across and weighs 147 grams (5.2 ounces.
On the camera front, the Vibe Z packs in a 13-megapixel camera with a 1.8 aperture lens to assist with low-light capture. Lenovo also pumped up the front-facing camera, giving it a 5-megapixel shooter instead of the 1.2- to 2.1-megapixel norm. Lenovo further boasts an 84-degree capture angle for making group selfies more wide-angle than you get from most smartphones. You'll find editing tools and photos effect and filters inside.
The Vibe Z's innards are also up-to-date, starting with a 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor that zips along in other premium phones, like that Galaxy Note 3 mentioned above. It has 16GB memory for internal storage, which is a little on the lower side for a premium smartphone, especially one that doesn't offer expandable storage. In terms of RAM, you're looking at 2GB memory.
So far, the Vibe Z sounds like a promising candidate, but we'll know much more when we get to go hands-on with the device. Lenovo also hasn't announced pricing or its distribution plan, so it isn't clear if the phone will sell with a US carrier, unlocked from Lenovo's Web site or retail stores, or entirely in other markets. I'll update with more information from CES.
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