Lenovo’s 6.98-inch Phab and 6.8-inch Phab Plus priced at $179 and $299


Lenovo Phab and Phab Plus

Lenovo introduced the Phab Plus in China last month, now at the IFA 2015, the company has introduced the phablet for the international markets, along with the new Phab with a 6.98-inch HD display. As we already know, the Phab Plus is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 615 SoC, the Phab is powered by a 64-bit quad-core Snapdragon SoC (Snapdragon 410 likely). Both these run on Android 5.0 (Lollipop) with Lenovo’s own Vibe UI on top, have a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. These come with software features for comfortable one-handed usage. The Phab Plus has a uni-body metal build.

Lenovo Phab Plus

Lenovo Phab Plus specifications

  • 6.8-inch (1080 x 1920 pixels) Full HD display
  • 1.5 GHz Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) processor with Adreno 405 GPU
  • 2GB LPDDR3 RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 64GB with microSD
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop) OS with Vibe UI
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (second nano SIM slot can also be used as microSD slot)
  • 13MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash, f/2.2 aperture, 5P lenses
  • 5MP front-facing camera
  • Dolby Atmos, 1.0 cc Sound Chamber, 3.5mm Audio Jack, Mic Array Solution
  • Dimensions: 186.6 x 96.6 x 7.6mm; Weight: 220g
  • 4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (dual band), Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 3500mAh battery

Lenovo Phab

Lenovo Phab specifications

  • 6.98-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display
  • Quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 64-bit processor
  • 1GB RAM, 16GB internal memory, expandable memory with microSD
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop) OS with Vibe UI
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with LED Flash
  • 5MP front-facing camera
  • Dolby Atmos, 3 microphones and dedicated voice processor
  • 8.9mm thick and weighs 250g
  • 4G LTE / 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 4250mAh battery

The Lenovo Phab Plus comes in Gunmetal Grey, Titanium Silver and Champagne Gold colors and is priced at $299 (Rs. 19,810 approx.), and the Lenovo Phab comes in Tuxedo Black, Polar White, Aqua Blue or Cherry Red colors and is priced at $179 (Rs.11.860 approx.). Both these will start rolling out in Southeast Asia, China, India, the Middle East, Latin America and Eastern Europe starting from this September 2015.


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