Can be combined brightness and rigor in one device? Perhaps, yes. It is these thoughts arise when you look at your smartphone Lenovo Vibe X2. The device was presented at the exhibition More IFA-2014 in Berlin in September 2014, and had already attracted the attention of very interesting design and good, judging by the performance, stuffing. Let’s try to understand how it all really well.

The idea to make plastic smartphone so severe that it seemed metal – it’s really good find. When you create a design in Lenovo Vibe X2 abandoned any softness in the lines, trying to give business unit emphasized appearance.

Dilute this sense, it was decided due to the original design ends, which consist of 3 (and taking into account the rim around the screen – 4) layers of different shades of the same color – a sort of gradient. There are four basic colors – red, gold, gray and white. Highlights – red and gold. The other two – gray and white – neutral.

The rear surface of opaque plastic in the main body color. Shades matched well, so that even the gold does not look kitschy, but really good. Of the notable features of the case – the contact pad on the back surface. It is designed to interface with the brand Vibe X2 accessories Xtension, such as an extra battery and speaker.

Other buttons and connectors are standard: USB-port on the bottom, 3.5 mm headphone jack – on the top. Release button and the volume rocker on the right, the SIM-card on the left. He opened by means of a pin, which is included in the kit.

Molded body, build quality, materials – very high. I would like to present in a metal case – then it would be perfect, but still Vibe X2 is not a premium smartphone.

The device turned light – 120 g, and compact – 140,2h68,6 mm with a thickness of 7.27 mm. For 5-inch screen is not bad at all.

Speaking of the screen. Full-HD IPS-matrix with a decent in quality oleophobic coating and without air gap. Due to this, the smartphone good viewing angles and high contrast images. The advantages include a very decent margin of brightness. On the downside – continuous dynamic backlight, which sometimes does not behave predictably.

In the settings you can adjust the color temperature by selecting shades, the most comfortable for the eyes. There is a mode smart expectations, fixing his eyes by using the front-facing camera, and turns off the lights when you are not looking at the screen.

Smartphone Lenovo Vibe X2 is based on an 8-core processor company MediaTek, specifically – MT6595. This SoC is made by technology big.LITTLE, the system supports intelligent control that allows you to use all the cores are not at the same time, but only to meet the challenges – this makes it possible to use energy more efficiently. The system four core Cortex-A17 and four core Cortex-A7, graphics processing chip PowerVR G6200.

The smartphone is equipped with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage space, of which approximately 25 GB available. Slot for memory card format MicroSD is not provided, it can be considered a minus. No cloud storage as a bonus Lenovo does not offer, but has not been canceled Dropbox, Yandex.Disk, One Drive and the like free services.

Vibe X2 system performance at a high level. At the same time it should be noted well-known problem of apparatuses, MediaTek – performance degradation under heavy load. Well heated smartphone impressive.

During testing on synthetic tests after two runs was noticeable decline in overall score by more than a third, and when entering the third run was a warning about the risk of overheating and shutting down the system. This is not good.

With all of this Lenovo Vibe X2 without apparent effort to cope with 3D-games in the real world, well-kept application in the background, is not experiencing problems with the interface.

With regard to autonomy, the non-removable lithium-ion battery 2300 mAh battery allows the unit to work around time. If the external battery to get hold of a similar capacity, it is possible to get, and a couple of days. But it is important to consider that under heavy load the machine begins to boil, and then the battery is spent is not godly.

The smartphone is able to work in networks of LTE, equipped with Wi-Fi-module (802.11ac), transmits the data via Bluetooth 4.0, in stock and USB-port. Support for USB-OTG not, so stick with an adapter or other accessories not connected. Navigation is performed by GLONASS satellites and GPS. On cold start takes 5-7 minutes.

Lenovo Vibe X2 is equipped with 2 cameras: a 5-megapixel front and 13-megapixel back. The camera can be run including a lock screen. Separate mechanical buttons for the camera on the body is not.

The interface is typical for smartphones Lenovo and shell Vibe UI 2.0. Settings enough, they are very intelligent. But at the same time they are not so much as a Vibe Z2 Pro, which we tested recently. You can choose the aspect ratio in the frame – 4: 3 or 16: 9. Maximum quality when shooting video – Full-HD.

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Quality shooting average. During the day, under natural light, all very worthy. But the worse the lighting, the thicker the guerrillas, that is pixels. The picture becomes more noisy, begins podgulivat and autofocus. Moreover, this effect is noticeable as when shooting photos, and when shooting video.

The smartphone runs on Android 4.4.4, which is installed on top of the interface Vibe UI 2.0. This proprietary shell Lenovo for smartphones and tablets, it looks very nice and gives the impression of a deliberate decision. Especially funny lock screen appears.

In the smartphone mass settings, conventional and smart menu. Well thought out control system of gestures. Pleased with double tap, which can both activate the screen and lock. There are intelligent volume control, depending on where the unit is located – in your hands or in your pocket. In stock and control smartphone gloved hands.

Output – Lenovo Vibe X2

Looks very nice smartphone Lenovo Vibe X2 is equipped with a TV and a good enough performance. It is questionable behavior of the phone in synthetic tests, however, ordinary users do not need it, and at everyday tasks where all decent. I would like to built-in battery larger capacity since 2300 mAh for such a device is still not enough. And let the external battery solves this problem, but that is a separate option for some money. Besides the standard attachable external battery seemed to us not quite so convenient as when using the device closes the control buttons.

We Vibe X2 average camera that could be better. The interface from release to release is getting better, which is typical for almost all Asian vendors. As a result, we have a very good smartphone middle class, which is not ashamed to put on the table.

If you look at the competition, we can distinguish 6 Honor company Huawei, which is at a comparable price offers faster mobile Internet LTE Cat 6 and a more stable platform based on corporate processor HiSilicon. In fact, this is the main competitor Vibe X2 on the market.

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Rarely has a manufacturer may surprise unusual and memorable design your smartphone can not be said about the hero of this review – Lenovo Vibe X2. He certainly stands out for its appearance, although it is not its only trump card. In addition to the visual appeal, this 5-inch “smart” phone was powerful hardware stuffing, two good cameras and the ability to customize the body due to the unique of its kind covers. But what price request it to Lenovo and impressions of the tube, later in the review.

Scope of delivery

Standard equipment VIBE X2 includes a clear case of soft plastic, warranty card, short instruction manual, protective film on the screen, the clip for the extraction slot microSIM-cards, as well as good headphones-droplets, charger and cable microUSB-USB. The last three elements – in white.

As for the cover, it does not increase the size of the tube and in no way hides the great design Vibe X2. It would also be nice if he acted on the body, but it’s nuances.

Design and body

Model VIBE X2 belongs to the premium smartphone Lenovo and similarly Z-series was metal on the back cover. True its thickness is so small that the touch can go for plastic.

Exclusive designer note in VIBE X2 is a layered body. Four different color layers are perfectly combined together, visually reduce the thickness of the tube by a black strip at the junction with the screen and just pleasing to the eye. In our test sample shades of red juicy and rich. Looks very cool. In November, we were at the launch of this new product for Ukraine and had the opportunity to get acquainted with the “three-layer» VIBE X2 orange-gold. Another smartphone is in white and black with the corresponding colors.

When you take the first VIBE X2 in hand, pleasantly surprised by its light weight and convenient location of the power button and volume buttons. They are both on the left and, as I thought, metal.

Material rear of the practical. He does not leave himself visible fingerprints and has a slightly rough surface – so that the smartphone in your hand does not slip. Given no small 5-inch screen with a thin side frames, one-hand operation was quite feasible, even those with medium hands. The undeniable advantage in this case is the presence of the included software and smart menu. It can be customized.

We return to the functional elements of the housing. Above the display is placed earpiece covered with black mesh, front camera, light, proximity and ambient light. Under the screen provides space for three system touch buttons. With the backlight off to recognize them is almost impossible.

On the left edge there was a place under the tray Micro SIM-card, only audio jack at the top, a bottom – microUSB port and a microphone. Another is located near the main chamber next to the flash. Below handsfree speaker and pad for connecting extensions Vibe Xtension.

It’s kind of a fourth layer, which can be an additional cover-battery (VIBE X2 Battery), prolonging the life of the gadget is 75% of the standard charge (thickness 5.1 mm) or speaker (VIBE X2 Speaker) by JBL sound with power and bass. Last, among other things, can still function as – stand.

If you go back to the hands-free speakerphone, you should say it loud and sonorous, although the bass it would not hurt to add. The earpiece transmits the caller’s voice without distortion and wheezing.

As for the smartphone test assembly, the colored layers fit together very tightly, without gaps. The only problem areas with which users may encounter during the operation VIBE X2, is the transition between the display and the first layer of the body. This step is constantly going to dust. Wiped it, in truth, it is easy even normal tissue.

Display

As for the display VIBE X2 with Lenovo chose the 5-inch IPS-matrix with Full HD resolution. Screen I would call ideal pixel density per inch – 440. There is no hint of graininess. When working in an overabundance of sunlight information remains readable even at the maximum brightness. Anti-reflective coating is present. Viewing angles allow to work with a tube in any position.

Top screen is covered with protective glass Gorilla glass 3. During the week of the test it was not formed even the slightest scratch. It is important to note that there VIBE X2 and oleophobic coating.

Responsive sensor, can simultaneously handle up to 10 touches. A mode of operation with gloves.

The hardware part of

The basis for a hardware platform VIBE X2 took 8-core processor MT6595m from MediaTek (4 core Cortex-A17 @ 2,0 GHz + 4 core Cortex-A7 @ 1,7 GHz). In addition to it are 2 GB of RAM and graphics PowerVR G6200.

Smartphone easily copes with movies in high definition, and the 3D-games. Its a big enough gap and future fantasy game designers. Heating the back cover VIBE X2 while working with heavy gaming graphics small and absolutely no discomfort does not deliver. In benchmarks tube occupies positions only in the top lines. This certificate screenshots below.

From the integrated radios, in addition to standard Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 3.0 + 4.0 LE, FM-radio, GPS with support for A-GPS, include support for Wi-Fi 802.11 ac and lack of NFC.

Built-in memory in VIBE X2 – 32 GB memory card slot and support for USB OTG interface not. Initially, the user can use about 23 GB, the rest takes the system to fit your needs and proprietary shell VIBE 2.0, installed on top of the operating system Android 4.4.2.

VIBE 2.0 can be described as a simple and intuitive interface without the usual favorites from the list of all applications. Directly from the lock screen, you can get a camera or other parts of your downloaded application.

In addition to the already large number of pre-installed software, some of which are shareware, useful applications can be called from the tab Lenovo’s DOit. With their help, you can quickly transfer data to other devices without having to connect to the network, to optimize the productivity of your smartphone to back up your contacts, sms and call log, as well as protect yourself from viruses and other malicious software.

Battery

The capacity of the non-removable battery in this handset – 2300 mAh. The truth is, not much. To ensure VIBE X2 mode operation from morning till night had to limit the maximum display brightness to 70-80 percent. In this case, normal use of the smartphone was: half an hour of calls, watching videos on the hour, half an hour of games and music through headphones, plus about an hour – a browser and e-mail scanning. Wherein Wi-Fi is continuously enabled.

Not deprived of this unit and the special mode to save battery. Then he called the emergency and give the user the possibility of a call and send SMS. Several times I rescued it a lot.

Special Settings

In the settings, in addition to the standard system, grouped in a separate place special features. Then turn on the screen is activated volume buttons and tap your finger on the screen is activated smart menu mode or increase the volume of music, if your smartphone in your pocket.

No less interesting, and others, among them – the smart script by which you can adjust the start sequence, or enable / disable an application and functions over time.

Camera

VIBE X2 is equipped with two cameras. The first – on the 5 megapixel front. Fixed focal length lenses. It is interesting the possibility of activation of shooting touch, voice, gestures, timer or just batting an eye.

Video is written in HD and Full HD resolution. This camera will be enough for gatherings in online video format or to quickly self. Although part of the photo, it is best to contact the main PV modules.

13 megapixel camera equipped with autofocus and LED flash. The pictures are good, especially in the daytime with a sufficient amount of light. Below is the screenshot shows the main parameters and possible shooting settings.

Findings

Well, VIBE X2 price in 350$ due to its unique design and excellent selection of materials, in addition to which are worthy performance and filigree assembly receives from the portal Smartphone.ua deserved award for “Best Design”.

There is still something to work manufacturer, especially in terms of autonomy, but for the pleasure of working on a 5-inch Full-HD display and 8-core processor, this nuance and can be neglected.

Pros

– Interesting design;

– Excellent on all counts screen;

– High performance;

– Customization by connecting cover with speaker and battery

– Cover and protective film in the package.

Cons

– No memory card slot

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