Review : Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro K920

Review : Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro K920

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro K920 - Industry competition becoming increasingly crowded smartphone. Moreover, coupled with the concept of smartphone lineup of premium unibody and nuanced, it will add to the intense competition among smartphone manufacturers.

Lenovo, the Chinese-based company has released Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro K920 in September last year. As discussed earlier, Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro is touted as the closest competitor LG G3 because both use a screen resolution of 2K (Quad HD), has a fairly high specification.

Although it still uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon chipset 801 MSM8974AC, CPU 2.5 GHz quad-core, but the specifications of this smartphone is a god-class specifications for hardware and software components used are the best in 2014. This smartphone also has supported the 4G LTE network, which is wrapped with a body which is made from aluminum which gives the feel of premium thick.

Then, how the performance of Lenovo's Vibe Z2 Pro K920? Here we present the full review for you.

Specification

• 2G Network GSM 850/900/1800/1900 - SIM 1 and SIM 2
• 3G Network HSDPA 850/900/1700/1900/2100
• 4G LTE network 800/850/900/1800/2100/2600
• Dimensions: 156 x 81.3 x 7.7 mm
• Weight: 179 grams
• Screen: IPS 6 "Quad HD 2560 x 1440 pixels
• Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, light, e-compass
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
• CPU: Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
• GPU: Adreno 330
• RAM: 3GB
• Internal Memory: 32GB
• External Memory: -
• Camera : 16MP camera with dual LED flash, front camera 5MP
• Type SIMcard: dual micro-SIM
• Battery: 4000 mAh non-removable

Design

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro has an innovative design that is sleek, slim and luxurious impression. With unibody concept, which uses aluminum clad, makes Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro has the feel of a thick premium. On the back of this smartphone, using abrasive aluminum material, so that the handset is not slippery and not easy to slip or slump when you hold it.

First impressions grasp Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro, was once a premium shades. This smartphone is suitable for executives and young professionals who have high taste. With dimensions of 156 x 81.3 x 7.7 mm and weighs 179 grams weight, makes this smartphone have to use two hands to operate it. Unfortunately, with the dimensions and weight as the weight, the handset is uncomfortable when placed in a pants pocket.

On the bottom side of the frame, Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro provides a slot for a USB port as well as the loudspeaker is on the right. Then, switch to the right side. On the right side of the frame, Lenovo just give up and down volume buttons on the smartphone. Then, on the left side of the frame, there is the lock / power and also for microSIM slot that must be opened with a pin that is available in the sales package. On the upper side of the frame, only there is a slot for a 3.5 mm audio jack.

On the back, there is a main camera that measures 16 MP with dual LED flash. In addition, the Lenovo logo attached to the middle, making it look more elegant smartphone. Then, to the front, there is a front camera 5 MP size. Next to it, there is light for notifications as well as a light sensor that can not be seen by naked eye.

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro has a screen resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels with a size 6 with a color depth reaches 490 ppi. The resulting quality is quite good with the look sharp and bright colors. For under the sun, the screen can be overcome with good, especially there is a light sensor that can automatically adjust the screen description if you set it to automatic mode.

Interface

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro K920 smartphone interface follows the latest high-end output Lenovo, the Lenovo Launcher version 6.0. Vibe Z2 Pro has been running the Android operating system 4.4.2 KitKat. If you are one of Lenovo's smartphone users, surely you know that Lenovo has many customizable interfaces ranging from themes, effects, icons, live wallpapers and many others. Then, on the part of the lockscreen, there is a time display, as well as the shortcut icon of the camera, phone, and messaging.

Log in to the homescreen. The default page on the homescreen is provided by 3 pages. However, you can maximize these pages to 18 pages. In addition, here there is also customizable themes, transition effects, decorations icons, and others. Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro does not have any homescreen app drawer that also serves as the main menu.

Turning to the notification center. Notification center comes with a toggle connectivity, setting, and the activation of several other features. On the top left side of the notification center, there are also shortcut to the settings icon. Here also provides Pocket mode that automatically increase the volume when the smartphone is inside the pocket. Then, there Decrease tone which automatically lowers the volume when the phone is being held. Not only that, features like 3D Gesture, Micro Screen, Shake Lock, Smart Dialer, and others are also available in this Lenovo's smartphone.

Turning to the typing. This Smartphone have the dimensions are quite large, so if you want to do the typing, you have to hold the Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro with two hands for typing can be done well. Then, this smartphone has 4 input method, namely Google Keyboard, Google Pinyin Input, Google Voice Typing, and Google Zhuyin input. Typing is done on a smartphone is very comfortable, there is no lag or stuttering.

Performance

What about the performance of Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro? With the specification that reaches 2K screen, Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset 801 MSM8974AC, CPU quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Adreno 330 GPU and RAM capacity of 4 GB, the performance of this smartphone is somewhat qualified to operate gaming weight and have been very good to support your daily activities . Not only that, Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro also can devour all the heavy work without constraints such as stuttering or lag excessive.

Camera

Lenovo's handset output, has offered the main camera that measures 16 MP which has been equipped with a dual LED flash. The main camera also uses the RGB and BSI sensor. Features embedded therein, providing Normal Mode, Panorama, Night Scape Art, Artistic HDR, trajectory, and Effects. In the settings, there is a professional feature info displays information about the focal length, light temperature, speed, and ISO.

Switch to the front of the camera. Front camera Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro equipped with a 5 MP size using RGB sensor. There are no features as the main camera. This camera only provides Beautify features that can be set as desired. Then, the feature to take a picture like #s timer, Tap, Voice, Blink, and Hand sign. The aspect ratio can be set with a choice of 1: 1, 4: 3, 16: 9.

The quality of the video Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro, fairly good. With a maximum resolution of 4K Ultra HD with 30fps. As a result, it is good for smartphones in the high-end. The sharpness of color make this video recordings look fabulous.

Other 

Lenovo equip Vibe Z2 Pro with built-in applications that can be quite abundant. Default application available on smartphones, among others, Gmail, Google+, Play Music, Play Books, Play Newstand, Play Games, Drive, Photos, Hangouts, Google, and Google Settings are made in one folder. Then, there is the folder that contains Gamestore games, Asphalt 8, Green Farm 3, Real Football 2014, and Sipder-Man: Ultimate Power. Some games are provided should be updated first. Other folders such as the Social, contains Facebook, Skype, and Twitter. Then, hereinafter called the Tools folder that contains Calculator, Recorder, Clock, Radio, Hotspot, Compass, CLONEit, and Evernote.

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro combines the images and videos on the Gallery app. In this application, when opened, you are immediately presented thumbnail photo and video files. However, if you want to see from the list of albums, you just need to select the album and you will see the album in accordance with the available storage memory. Then, there are settings to adjust the album Privacy album which does not need to be displayed in thumbnail. In addition, there are features such as photo editing Beautify and Collage.

Beautify a photo editing features to refine the desired photo. This feature has an option such as whitening, smooth skin, big eyes, and a face-lift that can be arranged according to your wishes.

Collage is a feature to make multiple photos into one frame. Here also you can adjust the shape of the frame, and the frame design available. Photos are combined can be maximized as much as 9 photos

Switch to the music player. Default application from Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro is Play Music. The file is a song that is available in the memory, it will automatically grouped by Genres, Artists, Albums, and Songs. Results of the sound coming out of the loudspeaker sounded broken if it is at 100% volume. However, the sound will be heard on the sound clear when the volume of 50% - 75%.

Then, for a video player, although it has been put together with the photos in the Gallery application, but the Lenovo Vibe  Z2 Pro  Videos has its own application. All files are in the form of video storage memory, will automatically be grouped based Intelligent, Date, and Name.

Connectivity

• Dual SIM (micro SIM)
• Bluetooth v4, Supported Profiles (HS)
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n / ac
• USB
• 3.5mm jack

For data connectivity, Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro supports 4G LTE GSM network (optional). For 3G networks, this smartphone supports download speeds up to 50 Mbps and 150 Mbps for LTE 4G network.

Benchmark Results

• Antutu: 43 086 points
• GeekBench3: 977 points single-core, multi-core 2901 points
• Quadran Standart: 22 281 points
• GPU Bench: 23 167 points, 85 403 points normalized screen resolution
• HTML5test.com: 467 out of 555 points

Battery Life

Lenovo's smartphone has been embedded large-capacity battery that is 4000 mAh. Is in accordance with this smartphone is quite high considering the specifications of the handset are buried. However, battery life can last no more than one day in normal usage and data connectivity enabled.

We test the battery life is to watch full HD 1080p video, in a time of 1 hour 28 minutes, the battery is reduced from 57% to 35% in normal status.

Excess

• Premium design
• High specification
• Great battery

Shortage

• The dimensions are too big
• Results from the main camera features are not too special

Conclusion

Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro is a smartphone with a high specification and offers interesting features. With a fairly high specification, this handset is capable of exceptional performance. With a screen resolution that reaches 2K, this smartphone has a screen that is quite sharp. Although, it has an abundance of camera features, but do not make the results of the camera shows something special. However, enough to support your daily activities.