Monday, January 16, 2017

Lenovo Z2 Plus price slashed by Rs 3,000 ahead of Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 India launch

Lenovo Z2 Plus was easily one of the best smartphones of 2016, and one that you couldn’t miss out on in the mid-range segment. Now the smartphone has received a price cut, which makes it an even better value-for-money proposition. You can’t help but marvel at the timing of this price tag, with Xiaomi set to soon launch the Redmi Note 4 in India.

Lenovo has announced a price cut for its Lenovo Z2 Plus smartphone in India. Effective from Monday noon (12pm IST), the Lenovo Z2 Plus's price will start at Rs. 14,999 (for the 32GB model), down from the launch price of Rs. 17,999 - a price cut of Rs. 3,000. The Lenovo Z2 Plus smartphone will be available to buy via both Amazon India and Flipkart, in Black and White colour variants.

The 64GB model of the Lenovo Z2 Plus will now be available at Rs. 17,499, down from the launch price of Rs. 19,999 - a discount of Rs. 2,500 - and will be stocked by retail stores. With Monday's sale, Lenovo Z2 Plus is not exclusive to Amazon anymore.

Lenovo Z2 Plus specifications and features

The smartphone flaunts a 5-inch full HD (1080p) display with pixel density of 441ppi, viewing angle of 178-degrees and 2.5D curved glass on top. At the heart of the Z2 Plus runs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 quad-core processor (four custom kryo cores). It will be offered in two variants - 3GB RAM + 32GB onboard storage and 4GB of RAM + 64GB storage. Sadly, there is no option to further expand the storage.

In the photography department, the smartphone features a 13-megapixel rear camera of aperture f/2.2, PDAF, electronic image stabilization (EIS) and LED flash. It also supports 4K video recording at 30fps, slow motion HD (720p) recording at 120fps and time-lapse video recording. Up front is an 8-megapixel selfie camera of aperture f/2.0 and 80 degrees wide-angle lens. Armed with a 3,500mAh battery along with support for Quick Charge 3.0 and a feature called intelligent charge cut-off (ICC) to ensure it doesn’t overcharge.

The company is also touting the U Touch 2.0 fingerprint sensor on the home button, which is claimed to deliver 99.7 percent accuracy, get better with time with its self-learning module, and work with sweaty hands as well.

Connectivity options include dual-SIM card slots, 4G LTE with VoLTE support, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth and USB Type-C port. The Z2 Plus boots Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box.