Lenovo at MWC 2016 launched Vibe K5 Plus and this will compete with several other smartphone below $130 price bracket worldwide. One of the prime contender is the Xiaomi’s Redmi 3 smartphone and to give you brief outline we have gone through Lenovo K5 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi 3 comparison.
Lenovo K5 Plus vs Xiaomi Redmi 3
Here is the detailed table of comparison between the two budget phones –
Both the phones have 5 inch display but Vibe K5 Plus is with full HD resolution with 441 PPI while the Redmi 3 is with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution with 294 PPI as the pixel density. Lenovo has done good improvement in terms of display.
In terms of hardware you can expect similar benchmark scores because both are powered with Snapdragon 616 chipset and 2 gigs of RAM.
In terms of battery life Redmi 3 wins the battle with 4100 mAh battery while the Vibe K5 Plus has only 2750 mAh battery, still good enough.
Lenovo has paid good attention to rear camera here and from couple of recent smartphone, you will see their audio performance from smartphone has been increased. Vibe K5 Plus does go with same line.
Parameter | Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus | Xiaomi Redmi 3 |
Display Screen | 5 capacitive touchscreen display | 5″ capacitive touchscreen display |
Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels |
Pixel Density | 441 PPI | 294 PPI |
Processor | 1.3 Ghz Octa Core SoC | 1.3 Ghz Octa Core SoC |
Dual SIM | Yes | Yes |
RAM | 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
Operating System | Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, Vibe UI | Android 5.1 Lollipop, MIUI |
Camera | 13 mega pixel rear side, LED flash | 8 mega pixel rear side, LED Flash |
Front Camera | 5 MP front facing cam | 5 MP front facing cam |
Battery | 2750 mAh Li-ion | 4100 mAh Li-ion |
Internal Memory | 16 GB | 16/32 GB |
Micro SD card Support | Yes, Up to 32 GB | Yes, Up to 32 GB |
Price | US $130 | US $106 |
Conclusion
Clearly there is no winner but each of these handset does fair well over the other. But Xiaomi is a popular brand as well as Lenovo but Redmi 3 is sold like hot cakes. Upgraded version of Redmi 3 are available as Redmi 3A and Redmi 3 Prime.