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Sleek Budget Smartphones

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

The Lenovo Vibe K5 and K5 Plus Appeal to Bargain Smartphone Buyers

— February 23, 2016 — Tech
The Lenovo Vibe K5 and Vibe K5 Plus are a brand new duo of smartphones, unveiled by Lenovo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, that are clearly designed and constructed for the specific needs of the budget shopper.

The Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus comes equipped with an octa-core Snapdragon616 processor and offers a more than acceptable 1920 x 1080 IPS screen display that measures 5 inches. At a price of $149, it represents a great buy for the budget shopper. The phone features Dolby Atmos speakers that offer quality sound.

The Lenovo Vibe K5 is the same phone for all intents and purposes, minus the fact that it features a slightly less advanced Snapdragon 415 processor, and therefore cost $20.

Regardless, both these phones represent value for money for the bargain hunting cellphone buyer.


Trend Themes
1. Budget Smartphone Trend - Manufacturers can design and construct budget smartphones to cater to the specific needs of the budget shopper, providing a great buy for those on a tight budget.
2. Improved Processor Trend - Manufacturers can continue to improve processor capabilities of budget smartphones, offering more value for money to consumers and increasing competition in the budget smartphone market.
3. Sound Quality Trend - Manufacturers can invest in improving sound quality in budget smartphones, providing an added value for consumers and setting themselves apart in the budget smartphone market.
Industry Implications
1. Smartphone Industry - There is a growing market for budget smartphones, which presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for manufacturers to design and construct smartphones that cater to the specific needs of budget shoppers.
2. Consumer Electronics Industry - Manufacturers can invest in improving the capabilities of budget smartphones, offering more value for money to consumers and increasing competition in the market, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity for the consumer electronics industry.
3. Audio Industry - Manufacturers can invest in improving sound quality in budget smartphones, providing an added value for consumers and setting themselves apart in the budget smartphone market, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity for the audio industry.
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