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Lenovo K3 Note First Impressions

Louie Diangson May 23, 2015 · 2 min read

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The Lenovo K3 Note is the company’s phablet offering in China that packs a 5.5-inch Full HD display, MediaTek 64-bit octa-core CPU, dual-SIM with LTE, 3,000mAh battery, and Android Lollipop. Although not officially offered in the country yet, we managed to get our hands on one to see what it initially has to offer.

The K3 Note sports a 5.5-inch IPS Full HD display at 401ppi on the front. It has relatively thin bezels on the sides which helps in flaunting the device’s large screen. Above it are the earpiece, 5 megapixel camera, and the notifications light. Down below are three unlit capacitive buttons for navigation.

On the right are the textured physical keys with chrome finish for the volume and power/lock. Found right up top are the microUSB port and headset jack, while down at the bottom is a pinhole for the microphone.

Flip it on its back and you’ll see the white removable cover, 13 megapixel camera, dual-LED flash, secondary microphone, the Lenovo branding, and speaker that is placed on the right-hand part just like the Lenovo A7000.

On hand, the K3 Note feels light as it only weighs 150g and it’s relatively thin too at 7.6mm. Design-wise, the K3 Note has curved sides at the back (similar to the design of the Xiaomi Mi Note) which also aids in gripping. In addition, it’s also attractive thanks to the pearlascent coating with matte finish.

We did our initial benchmark with AnTuTu and it scored 44,685, scoring below the OnePlus One but above the HTC One M8.

Lenovo K3 Note (K50-t5) specs:
5.5-inch Full HD IPS display, 401ppi
1.7GHz 64-bit MediaTek MTK6752 octa-core processor
Mali-T760 GPU
2GB RAM
16GB internal storage
Expandable up to 32GB via microSD
13MP rear camera w/ LED flash
5MP front camera
Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby
4G: TDD-LTE B38/B39/B40/B41; FDD LTE B1/B3/B7 MHz
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
FM Radio
Waves MaxxAUdio
Android 5.0 Lollipop w/ VIBE UI
3,000mAh battery
152.6 x 76.2 x 7.6mm
150 grams

The Lenovo K3 Note (K50-t5) is available at Widget City for Php7,990. See listing here.

Stay tuned for our full review. If you have questions about the device, feel free to ask by writing it down the comments field below.

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104 Comments

Ed Ramirez · 10 years ago

Is this capable with vr goggles? What type of vr goggles will work on lenovo k3 note.

jan · 11 years ago

I think there were to version of this. One which has a better speaker (I think teana ver.) Where can I purchase this here in the philippines beside widget city which have very bad reviews preferably the upgraded version

THank you

steelicon · 11 years ago

Novo7 Tech announced recently

https://www.facebook.com/iFive.ph/photos/np.1432613344540868.557283612/713206258806938/?type=1&ref=notif&notif_t=notify_me

Said it’ll be available soon on their physical mall based kiosks and online stores.

Phillip · 11 years ago

To make you guys drool more, here’s a review that sold me this phone:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPGpnpVTgVw

cee-jay · 11 years ago

where did you bought your phone? store in manila? where is it? just want to know coz i want to buy this phone.. here in nueva ecija i can’t find this unit.. thank you in advance :)

EarnAtHomeNow · 11 years ago

Hello,

I did not see on the spec sheet if it supports OTG so wanna know if it does support OTG :) pang tapat din ito sa flashplus kahit paano konting difference lng sa price.

Thanks :)

steelicon · 11 years ago

USB OTG : Yes

steelicon · 11 years ago

Novo7 Tech announced recently

https://www.facebook.com/iFive.ph/photos/np.1432613344540868.557283612/713206258806938/?type=1&ref=notif&notif_t=notify_me

Leoboy · 11 years ago

Sobrang ganda talaga nito.

Sophia · 11 years ago

Sobrang ganda talaga nito.

Mikes · 11 years ago

Gumagana ba talaga 3g dito?

neo · 11 years ago

grabe naman presyo lazada Tubong Lugaw

leoboy · 11 years ago

Kaparihas lang yung design ng A7000 at K3 note, Pero mas maganda ang specs ng K3.

Basher · 11 years ago

USB OTG po ba ito?

steelicon · 11 years ago

Yes

maruwa · 11 years ago

Waiting for a full review~! Thanks!

berdol · 11 years ago

Npbili n ko zenfone2.bt ngayon lng lumabas yan

paul · 11 years ago

kala ko may malaking speaker sa likod ang k3 note ? nakita ko nga ren dito yung leaks. bakit iba itsura ?

steelicon · 11 years ago

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/In-stock-Lenovo-Lemon-K3-Note-4G-FDD-LTE-Phone-MTK6752-Octa-Core-Android-5-0/32319496994.html

That’s the one variant with the ceramic speaker at the back.

anon · 11 years ago

May double tap to wake ba to parang a7000? Thanks!

www.kusina101.com · 11 years ago

can you show pics taken in low light condition? parang weak point kc ng lenovo ang cam nila. over exposed pag may flash, grainy pag wala. but durability wise, tested ko na,matibay talaga.

jay · 11 years ago

ask ko lang if the phone i compatible w/ smart/globe since i read some user opinions sa gsm arena that their K3 isn’t compatible w/ their service provider kc it’s for Chinese market daw… i’m not really familiar w/ tech stuff, i stick lang kc w/ phones na may basic txt and call feature eh pinipilit nila akong bumili na ng smartphone kexo pwede ko raw lagyan ng apps for medschool and pang skype ko raw.. okay ba itong phone? wala bang problem sa Globe/Smart. Thank you

ian · 11 years ago

Avail na kaya to sa mga malls?

Anderson · 11 years ago

good product but widget city sucks! poor after sales service. impolite staff

dingdong · 11 years ago

Compatible sa smart 4g

archie · 11 years ago

Next alcatel flash plus sale June 5:

http://www.lazada.com.ph/alcatel-flash-plus/

Kahit papaano di hinahayaan ng alcatel na matagal ang sale date intervals nila. Since mas malakas ang distribution power ng Lenovo, piece of cake na sa K3 Note ang ganitong sale strategy.

pedro · 11 years ago

i own a k3 note. camera is good 13mp back aperture 2.0 antutu says exmor rs cmos (sony) 5mp front. battery is really 3000mah screen time about 6hours can go 7hours minimize display, etc. removable also. charging time is about only 2hrs. speaker i think has also like the a7000 dolby atmos sound so clear. can do double tap screen on and double tap lock screen. my antutu is 46,133. nice FHD screen. vibeui 2.5 android 5.0 KTHANKSBYE! :)

pedro · 11 years ago

also, LTE compatible

2G:GSM 900/1800/1900MHz,
3G: WCDMA 900/2100MHz
4G: FDD-LTE 1800/2100MHz
TD-LTE 2300-2400/2496-2690MHz

globe supports FDD-LTE 1800, smart supports FDD-LTE 2100

KTHANKSBYE! :)

denmark · 11 years ago

nice info…thanks!

biee · 11 years ago

edi hindi po pla compatible ung 3g ng globe dto,

pedro · 11 years ago

may 3g din. may hspa+ ako pag wala 4g. globe user.

Ben · 11 years ago

supported ba for both sim slots ang LTE? please confirm

Mr A · 11 years ago

I agree with one of the commenters dito. I wish they had told kung compatible ang LTE. Though I checked the bands ok naman, but I would prefer a confirmation from the people who has the phone para sure.

I hope Widget could answer it later mamaya.

Mr A · 11 years ago

I got bummed with the App sale Lazada had this afternoon. They basically sold only 3 units for the Flash plus. This teasing and all is very irritating that I would rather just buy something else even if it worth a few more just so that those ass hats would stop doing it.

I’m confused, what is the point of this? is it to promote the brand by creating very limited edition phones just to give the good impression of the overall brand? Or it’s just limited because they knew doing it won’t really give much of a revenue for them.

Jan Brane · 11 years ago

What made you conclude they only sold 3 units? You’re either late or too slow for a flash sale. Stop sour graping!

Oh btw, I dont work for Lazada. I just buy stuff from them, and I know how flash sale works.

Mr A · 11 years ago

FYI, I pre keyed all of my information in my device (setting shortcuts and all). I also ran bluestacks with Lazada App installed in my desktop wired directly in my wired DSL modem to avoid any unwarranted wi-fi issues. I also put the item on the wishlist and repeatedly wait until 12:00PM.

When I selected the item, instead of the default 1 item I get 3. I switch it to 1 and the app hangs on the part where it supposed to tell me I got the item.

To answer you question, I got the assumption when I selected the buy item, the cart immediately decided 3 and it kept decreasing every time I try to get that confirmation screen to show.

Like you, alam ko din kung papaano gumana ang flash sale. Pero looking at the big picture here. Ano ba ang point kung bakit limited ang stocks? Kasi kung they want to sell as many as possible, they should be cranking many. May shortage ba ng parts? I believe lahat ng parts na ginamit at off-the-shelf. So that is a no. Perhaps they can’t find factories that are fast enough to make them? Maybe.

But in the end, sira na yung phone ko and I need a new one, at least yung maganda na at affordable.

Mark · 11 years ago

Talagang pinagmalaki mo pa sa lahat na hindi ka nakabili sa lazada kanina. Wala pa ngang relasyon yung comment mo sa article na to. Dagdag spam link lang.

Simple lang. Hindi lang naman flash plus ang binebenta sa lazada. Pareho lang sa local retailer. limited stock din naman sila ng bawat model ng smartphone. Pag out of stock, iooffer nila yung ibang mga available units nila para mabenta.

abuzalzal · 11 years ago

@Mr A

they’re probably selling it ”at a loss” para ma-promote yung iba nilang products … samakatuwid, it’s a f*cking scam.

Just wait for the Zenfone 2 na lang

Mr. B · 11 years ago

Hi!

3 units lang?
Eh 2 units ang inorder ko last saturday. :)

amir · 11 years ago

i got 1 for myself, tag 2 units ung dalawa kung friend…better luck nxt time… nagtry ako nung unang sale di ako nakakuha nung pangalawang sale un pasok sa banga… baka nxt sale makakuha kana po… good luck????