Lenovo Rolls Out Media Invite for October 16 Launch Event in India: New K-Series Smartphone Expected

Lenovo has been inactive in Indian market for a long time. The company launched its last K series smartphones dubbed as K8, K8 Note and K8 Plus in India last year in the month of September. But this may change soon, as the company has sent out media invites for an event in India scheduled for October 16th, where it is expected to release a new smartphone. Although the name of the device is not disclosed, going by the tagline of the invite i.e. ‘The Killer Returns’, it is expected to be successor of last year’s K8 Note. There’s also a speculation that the phone could be the rebranded version of Lenovo Z5 or a completely new phone. The launch event will commence at 3:30 pm in New Delhi and the live streaming of the same will be available online.

To recall, the Lenovo K8 Note features a 5.50-inch display with a resolution of 1080X1920 pixels and pixel density of 441ppi. Under the hood, the device is powered by 1.4GHz processor along with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage, which is expandable up to 128GB using a microSD card. The dual-SIM phone is backed by a 4,000mAh battery. In terms of camera, you get a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 13-megapixel front camera for selfies/video calls. In terms of dimensions, the phone measures 154.50×75.90×8.50 mm (height x width x thickness) and weighs about 180 grams.

Whereas the Lenovo Z5 sports a 6.2-inch Full HD+ display with 19:9 aspect ratio. The device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 processor coupled with 6GB of RAM. In the camera department, you get dual rear camera module comprising of 16-megapixel primary sensor + an 8-megapixel secondary sensor. For selfies, there’s an 8-megapixel snapper. All of this is fueled by a 3,300mAh battery with 18W fast charge support.

We are still a couple of weeks away from the launch of Lenovo’s mystery device, so you can expect some more leaked information or official teaser in the meanwhile. Stay tuned to CompareRaja for all the latest updates as we’ll cover them all for you.