14 DAY TRIAL // The Chinese handset maker Lenovo announced a few high-end Android smartphones a few months ago, during IFA 2013 trade fair. The Vibe X and S5000 were the company's highlights back in September, but now is the time for new products to be launched.
Thus, Lenovo has just come forward with a new announcement that confirms the upcoming release of a new Android smartphone, the Vibe Z.
Lenovo Vibe Z is a dual-SIM smartphone that appeared for the first time in late September at an event that introduced the Vibe X in China.
According to Engadget, the Vibe Z will soon be available for pre-order in China for a price that will be announced in the coming days. No word on pricing options or whether or not it will be released in other countries as well.
The following statement may hint at a possible launch in other regions though: “Lenovo Vibe Z features dual-SIM support (WCDMA + GSM, CDMA2000 + GSM and LTE + GSM options depending on the market and telecom operator).”
Lenovo did confirm that the smartphone would come with a flip cover similar to that of the Samsung Galaxy Note 3. However, unlike Samsung's flip cover that comes with S-View, Vibe Z's also features a trackpad that provides users with the option to receive or reject calls without having to open the flip cover.
The Vibe Z will ship with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system out of the box and packs a powerful 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.
It also features an Adreno 330 graphics processing unit and 2GB of RAM. There is no mention of the amount of storage, but we suspect that the smartphone offers microSD card slot for memory expansion.
Last but not least, Lenovo Vibe Z sports a stunning 5.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports full HD (1080p) resolution, as well as dual cameras (13-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel secondary camera).