Lenovo Z5 Pro is the First smartphone with Snapdragon 855 & 12GB RAM

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    After unveiling the Lenovo Z5s, Lenovo has also launched the Snapdragon 855 variant of the Lenovo Z5 Pro. This makes Lenovo the first smartphone brand to feature the latest and greatest chipset from Qualcomm. 

    The Lenovo Z5 Pro was announced like a month ago with a Snapdragon 710 chipset. Other aspects of the Snapdragon 855 powered Z5 Pro remains the same. It comes with a 6.39-inch Samsung made AMOLED display, a slider design to make the screen to body ratio at a staggering 95%, a dual camera setup, and a 3,360 mAh battery. 

    lenovo z5 pro slider snapdragon 855

    The design is also more appealing with red colored frame and black carbon fiber textured rear. 

    RAM and ROM are available in different combination, and the high-end version comes with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. Lenovo also published the Antutu scores in the keynote positioning the Z5 Pro in the number one position, ahead of iPhone Xs Max and Huawei Mate 20 Pro. The Z5 Pro runs on Android Pie with ZUI 10 and its going to be interesting how it stacks up with some of the other flagship phones in real world performance. 

    Pricing

    Lenovo has priced the Z5 Pro SD855 version even more aggresive than the previous version. The base 6GB + 128GB version costs just $391 with the high end 12GB + 512GB version costing some $638. 

    • 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 2,698 Yuan (~$391)
    • 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 2,998 Yuan (~$435)
    • 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage – 3998 Yuan (~$579)
    • 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage – 4398 Yuan (~$638)

    Full Specifications: 

    • Display: 6.39-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED; 19.5:9 aspect ratio
    • CPU: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
    • OS: Android Oreo (v8.1) with ZUI 10 on the top
    • RAM: 6/8/12 GB
    • GPU: Adreno 616
    • Storage: 128/256/512 GB
    • Rear Camera: 16 MP (f/1.8, 1.22µm) + 24 MP (f/2.8, 0.9µm), PDAF, dual-LED dual-tone flash
    • Front Camera: 16 MP front-facing camera (f/2.2) + 8 MP
    • Sensors: Under-display Fingerprint, IR Face Recognition, Accelerometer, Gyro, proximity, compass
    • SIM: Dual SIM with 4G
    • Battery: 3,350 mAh with Fast Charge, USB Type C