The Lenovo Vibe Shot, which was announced back in March earlier this year during MWC 2015, has been launched in India today. Priced at INR 25,499 (~$384), the Vibe Shot will be available for preorder from the company’s official online store starting 6PM IST today. The smartphone will be available in three colors – Crimson, Graphite Grey, and Pearl White – through other brick-and-mortar and online stores after two weeks.
The Vibe Shot is a mid-range smartphone from the Chinese smartphone giant with a focus on camera quality. It features a 16-megapixel primary camera with backlit illuminated sensor, IR-assisted autofocus, OIS, six-piece lens, and a triple-tone triple-LED flash. The front-facing 8-megapixel camera, which has a wide-angle lens, as well as the primary camera can record 1080p videos.
Other features a include a 5-inch 1080p IPS LCD display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection, Android 5.0 Lollipop, Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage, a microSD card slot, 4G LTE connectivity, and a 2,900 mAh battery. All these hardware components are packed inside a 7.3 mm slim body.
Going by its specifications, the Lenovo Vibe Shot competes with the likes of the Motorola Moto X Play, which is priced at INR 19,990 (~$300), and the OnePlus Two that is priced at INR 24,999 (~$376) in India. Lenovo has been doing great in the Indian smartphone market due to their strategy of launching feature packed devices at dirt cheap prices.
