Lenovo launches two new devices in India – Vibe P1 and Vibe P1m. The Vibe P1 is priced at Rs 15,000 and the P1m at Rs 7,999. Both devices will be available exclusively via Flipkart. The registration for the devices starts today, and the Vibe P1m goes on sale on 28 October (Wednesday), while the P1 will be available starting 27 October (Tuesday).
Everyone needs power. Now everyone will get it. Presenting the Vibe P1m. #LenovoPowerPlayer pic.twitter.com/pwIhNSwICO — Lenovo India (@Lenovo_in) October 21, 2015
Both the Lenovo Vibe P1 (seen above) and Lenovo Vibe P1m run on Android 5.1 Lollipop, and are powerhouses featuring 5000mAh and 4000mAh batteries respectively. The Vibe P1m is the 'lite' variant of the Vibe P1, and features a smaller display, different processor, and less RAM.
The Vibe P1 features a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection; Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz; Adreno 405 GPU; 3GB of RAM; 16GB storage; expandable storage support via microSD card; NFC; USB OTG; 13-megapixel rear camera; 5-megapixel front camera; dual-SIM with dual 4G LTE support, as well as 24-watt charging capability that's claimed to charge the smartphone a bit faster.
The Lenovo Vibe P1m on the other hand features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) display. It is powered by a 64-bit quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. The smartphone supports expandable storage.
At the event, the company also disclosed to have sold 3 million 4G phones in India so far and that accounts to 20 phones per minute.
Earlier this week, Lenovo India launched three 4G-enabled new smartphones in the country - the Lenovo A1000, Lenovo A6000 Shot, and the Lenovo K3 Note Music. The smartphones will be available via offline retail stores from the last week of October, priced at Rs. 4,999, Rs. 9,999, and Rs. 12,999 respectively.
