Lenovo K8 Note (Fine Gold, 3GB) with New System Update

Had this for nearly two days now. I like my Android, but don't tend to see much point buying massively expensive devices when the budget sector is so well catered for and capable enough for my needs. This phone is an excellent example of that.It's packed with a first-of-it's kind 10-core processor, rather than the usual quad-core CPU, with 4Gb RAM and in practice I feel it does make the phone noticeably quicker in general use. I don't game heavily on my phone, but it has to be fast enough for the few I do play as I tend to get very aggravated by laggyness and there's been none of that with this phone. It's certainly an eye-catcher too in my opinion, especially for a budget phone, with a nice metal plated back giving it an attractive look and feel. The camera is pretty impressive too, nabbing me some lovely shots while on the go which surprised me.I have found the battery life good. I have WiFi or 3/4g is on most the day and I have the preloaded radio app running and do the normal social media stuff and haven't yet have to charge it during the day.Sound quality during calls is excellent as is the speaker.The audio and video is better than I expected with a really crisp and clear screen.Fingerprint reader is awesome and incredibly fast.Turbo charging worked as expected and it took 30 minutes to completely charge from 10%.Dedicated Music Key gives complete and easy control over K8 Note’s multimedia.Lenovo K8 Note support Band 3, 5 & 40 in India including Voice over LTE, also support future proof Cat 6 (up to 300mbps), I don't know how long we have to wait to test it.Considering the features, quality and price of this Phone, its a Great Phone for this Price Tag. Overall I'm satisfied with the phone.

I switched from Moto G4 Plus to this one. Since the same company manufactures it and I was happy with the Moto I thought this would be smooth switch.It’s a fabulous phone for its price. I had read some reviews, which said it heats up, it doesn’t I am on my phone all the time, haven’t faced heating issue. I have used it for a couple of days now and tried out everything so here are the pros and cons.PROS1) Excellent price for all the features and specifications2) Quite fast so the 4GB Ram is definitely effective.3) It’s a very sturdy and strong phone. Feels good in the hand.4) 5.5 can be big for some people but it’s thinner than many other phones so easy to operate.5) Display is fantastic.6) Results of the front and back cameras are FANTASTIC. Some people wrote that the depth camera has flaws. Photos with depth and defused background can’t just be clicked by keeping any object anywhere. There has to be a certain distance and you have to tap and set the focus a couple of times, only then it works. It won’t work even in a camera if you don’t do what’s required. I have attached a photo, it took me 30 seconds to set this and get this result.7) Android 7.1.1 experience is good. Some nice features added.8) Music key feature is handy, I have added Screenshot control on it, works v well for me.9) Speaker output is Very good thanks to Dolby Atmos.10) Fast charging is always welcome so that’s a good feature.11) 64GB space is a lot of space so feel free to click pix, videos, download apps etc.12) Finger print scanner works very well. Opens the lock in a flash.13) A transparent back cover comes with the phone, that’s v good!CONS1) No earphones with the phone. (Not a deal breaker but nice to have new headphones with a new phone.)2) Speaker has fantastic output but because it’s at the bottom of the phone, the audio does go in that direction, which is normal but it’s not the best experience when audio is thrown in another direction. Output is enough for you to hear but I am very particular about audio since I use my phone professionally for shoots and checking videos.3) Headphones / earphones socket size is not smooth. When I plug in my earphone or plug them out, it doesn’t go smoothly, have to push it and pull it.4) In today’s times, features should only be added in the camera app and not reduced. They should have had Slow-mo. and even added Time Lapse I would say.Final Word: Most definitely worth the money. Very good phone for the price, offering 64gb/4gb/13mp front and back camera, 4000 mah batt, fast charging etc. Definitely buy it, if you are looking for a phone around this budget.

This review is a exact outcome of using this mobile for more than a month.Pros and Cons:--------------------------1. Battery backup close to 2 days approximately including idle time, internet and call usage. So rest assured, you are in good hands. I have attached screenshot of my battery usage.Note: Keep your mobile charge for at least 8 hours before the first time use.2. Turbo charge great as expected. So yes, it gives your cell more time in hand.3. Camera HDR feature really capture detailed images. Front camera with flash is a nice feature.4. This phone works with 4G, 3G and 2G speeds.5. Dual separate Nano Sim slot and additionally it has separate memory card slot for external storage. You will never run out of storage issues.6. Fingerprint sensor response time is very faster and you can use the same for taking photos. Additionally you can use it as a App lock for unlocking important apps.But you have to install separate app from play store (Cons).7. Google personal assistant feature is awesome.8. Dedicated Music key in left. But you can also use this as a shortcut for few useful actions like taking screenshot and camera.9. Call management is really difficult, need to download apps from play store for setting call waiting and etc.. (Cons)10. Voice recorder need to be downloaded separately (Cons)11. Hardware is really awesome but software needs lots of customization. (Cons)12. Just Double Tap to awake the phone and you can see the time and date without unlocking it.13. Press the Volume key and click on the Bell symbol to put your phone on vibrate and silent.There should be some shortcut has to be provided for this (Cons)14. Design of this phone is an absolute killer.15. Cast screen option is only supported with chrome cast device. So you cannot share anything with smart TV without this casting device. (Cons)However you can play YouTube videos from phone to Smart TV with inbuilt YouTube application which comes with casting.Overall it's a good phone and worthy for money you pay, because it has lot customizations needed to be done and have to download apps for basic things. so My rating is 4 stars..