MUMBAI: Lenovo has launched the Vibe S1 smartphone in India, priced at Rs. 15,999. The smartphone will be available from Amazon. The highlight of the smartphone are its dual front cameras, making it attractive to selfie enthusiasts. The company is also touting the curved glass back panel.
The Lenovo Vibe S1 smartphone was first unveiled in September during the IFA 2015 trade show in Berlin, alongside the Lenovo Vibe P1 and Lenovo Vibe P1m. You can read our first impressions of the Vibe S1 from IFA.
The Android 5.0 Lollipop-based Lenovo Vibe S1 features a 5-inch full-HD (1080×1920) display. The highlight of the smartphone are its dual-front cameras. It sports 8-megapixel and 2-megapixel front-facing cameras. The company at the time of the launch said, “The 8-megapixel primary front camera takes the sharpest photos and a 2-megapixel secondary front camera analyses depth of field information.”
The handset also sports several built-in photo editing tools such as Blur, which allows refocusing anywhere on the selfie (up to 3 focal plains), and Cut Out, which allows users to cut out people from a selfie and then superimpose them on another image. There Lenovo Vibe S1 also sports a 13-megapixel rear camera. It sports a 7.8mm thin profile and weighs 132 grams.
Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by a 64-bit 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor coupled with 3GB of RAM. The smartphone offers 32GB of built-in storage and supports expandable storage via microSD (up to 128GB). Running Android 5.0 Lollipop, the smartphone supports 4G LTE connectivity, features a 2500mAh battery, and will be available in Pearl White and Midnight Blue colours.
