Lenovo K320t review

Last Update 2019-02-12

Lenovo K320t is a new budget-friendly smartphone. The handset unveiled in January 2018 in an event in China. It is the first low-end Lenovo smartphone to have a dual rear camera setup and 18:9 aspect ratio. Lenovo K320t gets a 5.7-inch display, 720 x 1440 pixels resolution, 1.3GHz quad-core CPU, Spreadtrum chipset, 8MP front camera, 2/3 GB RAM and 16/32 GB internal storage. It runs Android OS v7.0 (Nougat) out of the box. The device packs in 3000mAh battery as well as the fingerprint sensor.

Benefits

1 – 5.7-inch 18:9 display

2 – Dual Rear Camera

3 – Fingerprint Sensor

4 – Cheap Price ($150)

5 – 4G Network

Drawbacks

1 – Android 7.0 (not latest)

2 – Low-Class Spreadtrum Chip

3 – Only available in Black (no choice)

Design

Lenovo K320t is fabricated with a plastic body. Look wise it is just fine. Measuring 155.2 x 73.5 x 8.5 mm dimensions and weighing in at 153.8 grams. The device has a 5.7 inches screen of 18:9 aspect ratio. On top of the screen, there is a camera eye embedded between notification LED and speaker. Buttons on display are replaced with sensors in order to go back or go home. Dual SIM tray is available on the left side of the device. On the right side, you’ll find two volume keys and a power button. The bottom side of the smartphone is equipped with micro USB port, 3.5 mm audio socket and speaker grilles.

Dual Camera lenses are implanted on the top left corner of the back side. Besides this, LED flash is also there. The fingerprint sensor is placed on the center of the rear where it is easier to reach.

Display

Lenovo K320t has a 5.7-inch IPS LCD display with an aspect ratio 18:9 to give you FullView display according to the latest trend. It has 720 x 1440 pixels resolution which makes screen enough sharp and bright that you can see display details easily. It is supported with 16 million colors as usual to deliver colorful pictures and videos. The black & white contrast is also quite good. It enables HD movies but doesn’t support FHD and QHD videos and games.

Software

Lenovo K320t is running on last year Android OS v7.0 (Nougat). It is the pure Android one smartphone which has no overlay or any interface that is a good fact about the device. But the Android Nougat software which the K320t brings is not latest. Currently, smartphones are coming with the latest Android 8.0 or 8.1 (Oreo).

Chipset and CPU

Lenovo K320t is driven by Spreadtrum chipset which is the low-end chipset in the mobile market and it doesn’t ensure that you’ll get smooth performance or not. Moreover, it is powered by the quad-core processor which runs at 1.3GHz. The good point is that the device is aided by 2GB or 3GB RAM which shares CPU burden and helps you to handle one or two heavy apps without hanging or slowing down performance. For the graphical calculation, the Mali-400 GPU is available there. Lenovo K320t is offered in 16GB and 32GB storage variants, therefore, you can choose according to your need.

Dual Camera and Selfie

Lenovo K320t comes with 8MP (f/2.0) + 2MP dual rear camera setup. It is amazing that a low-end Lenovo smartphone has dual rear cameras which can shoot brighter FHD videos as well as images. Daylight performance is much better than nighttime performance. However, a LED flash is joined to enhance luminosity for the low light photography.

Lenovo K320t has an 8MP front camera which has an f/2.2 aperture. It captures beautiful selfies and allows you to make video calls. Although you can’t receive splendid video calls its performance for selfies is quite good.

Connectivity

Lenovo K320t is supported with GSM/HSPA/LTE network technology. Lets you play streams, get fast downloads, and enjoy social media websites on 3G as well as faster 4G LTE internet. It provides 300Mbps download and 100Mbps upload speed. There are Dual SIM slots to give advantages of two different cellular networks at a time, therefore, you can connect with your family and friends, anywhere. Other connectivity options are wifi, Bluetooth and micro USB (on the Go).

Battery

Lenovo K320t encloses a 3000mAh non-removable battery of Li-Ion which gives enough power to wake up the device for an entire day. It can last you through your day easily. It provides up to 240 hours stand by time, up to 8 hours talk time, up to 20 hours music play time, up to 6 hours video playback time, and up to 8 hours web browsing time.

Price

Lenovo K320t is a budget smartphone and has a price tag of $150 so you can buy it easily. The 32GB variant of Lenovo K320t will be available for $200.

Conclusion

Lenovo K320t is a brand new budget-friendly smartphone which boasts 5.7-inch big bezel-less display (18:9 aspect ratio), Dual Rear Cameras, Fingerprint sensor, and a cheap price label, therefore, it’s not bad if you want to purchase Lenovo K320t rather than its less famous chipset.