Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 3 is a mighty fine phone for the money, but it seems as though buyers (in China at least) are going to be spoilt for choices as Lenovo preps a similar phone.
Calling the upcoming K5 Note that just leaked online ‘similar’ to the Redmi Note 3 would be an understatement. In more ways than one, the K5 Note is a clone of the Redmi Note 3. When the phone does see a launch, it won’t be the first time that Lenovo would be launching a clone.
For the record, Lenovo are also working on the release of a clone of the recently-launchedΒ Redmi 3.
Nonetheless, let’s take a look at how the Redmi Note 3 and the Lenovo K5 Note differ. Regardless of how small the differences be…
Xiaomi Redmi Note vs Lenovo K5 Note
Rear of theΒ Xiaomi Redmi Note 3
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Let’s start with the specifications. First, the Redmi Note 3… here’s what it comes with:
- 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080p FHD display
- 2GHz octa-core processor
- 2GB/3GB RAM
- 16GB/32GB ROM, non-expandable
- 13 mega-pixel PDAF rear camera
- 5 mega-pixel front facing camera
- 4000mAh battery
Rear of the Lenovo K5 Note
And now, let’s take a look at the specs of the K5 Note:
- 5.5-inch 1920 x 1080p FHD display
- 1.8GHz octa-core processor
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB ROM, expandable
- 13 mega-pixel rear camera
- 8 mega-pixel front facing camera
- 3500mAh battery
The Redmi Note 3 does look like the more powerful phone on paper with a higher clocked CPU, more RAM (there could be a 3GB version of the K5 Note too, but there’s no info around it yet), and a larger capacity battery.
What the spec table doesn’t tell you is how blatant Lenovo have been in copying the Redmi Note 3 design, and which is something you can make out from the pictures above. The K5 Note has the same:
- camera placement
- fingerprint sensor placement
- speaker placement
- cuts along the chassis
That said, it could be the 2GB RAM version of the Redmi Note 3 that the K5 Note could challenge with perhaps a cheaper price.
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Spot the differences:
1. Noise canceling microphone is placed above the camera.
2. Camera is directly in the middle of the joint of the metal and plastic top area.
3. Speaker grill is moved down to the bottom plastic part.
4. Logos are different.
Oh, wait this isn’t my daily newspaper…
lol
If at all, Xiaomi should be pronounced guilty for copying Apple since they ever came into being!
And Apple should be pronounced guilty for copying HTC for the Iphone 6 and Android nearly every single year. It is a copy cat business.
its a mad mad world …. i guess
At least they copied some of the good stuff I’d say…
If you mean Apple copying Android, a lot of features Android has implemented were already developed in Jailbreak App Store for Apple.
I mean everyone copies everyone. Android has copied from Apple, Apple has copied from Android. Samsung has copied from Apple, Apple has copied from Samsung. It is industry wide and no one is innocent in it all.
Apple fanboys like to think Apple is the most original company and Steve Jobbs was the greatest inventor. Steve Jobbs took other people’s ideas and made them a reality, he was an amazing innovator but he invented very little.
So what? Lenovo have put expandable memory in it, win win!
@api182:disqus , i could NOT AGREE with u anymore !
i was seriously looking at the note 3 before its specs were made official … and the lack of SD card slot was a MAJOR let down !
Dial down the Xiaomi fanboysm, it’s not like Xiaomi created this look.
I remember when the Redmi Note 3 was first announced, a certain some people claimed it to be a rip off of the Meizu MX5! Common, there’s only so many way you can make a metal phone!
Exactly. Nearly all metal phones look like an evolution of and HTC or Oppo.
2GHz octa-core processor vs 1.8GHz octa-core processor?
4000mAh battery vs 3500mAh battery?
Clone? No it is the bad copy!
Worst characteristics at higer price … thanks Lenovo!
higher price still not confirmed
I confirm the higer price; you will see next weeks! π
lets see
Lenovo smartphones are worst than other competitors brands. Only the Lenovo’s fans can buy this smartphone. π
wow , easy there buddy…
lets at least wait for a review from our honest Joes … namely Yash and Andi
Or honest like you? π
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/4898089?baseline=4230645
ok fine , you made your point … the k5 is losing out to an OLDER redmi note 2 in VIRTUAL SIMULATIONS … always a chance for errors and nothing is ever truer than real time benchmarks.
so wait for that π
Do you prefer the RedMi Note 3 with lower cpu clock? Are you honest? π
Only your benchmarks are true?
Doesn’t the Lenovo have NFC? I though there marketing mentioned that on Towtter before the anouncement.
If not, I don’t see a reason to buy this over the Xiaomi.
Lenovo note K5 don’t have the NFC, the note K4 yes, but worst SoC!
The Lenovo smartphones, K4 and K5, don’t have the IR blaster, Xiaomi and LeTV yes.
Me too I don’t see a reason to buy Lenovo smatphones over the Xiaomi.
Looks different enough to me. There is only so much you can do with metal, all of them end up looking like something else already on the market.
can’t stand the 4G logo on the back of the Lenovo, looks really tacky
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What about 4G bands? I would instantly buy a redmi note 3/meizu metal with B20 for the right price π
The plastic bits on the back look uglier on the K5. I wonder what is the mysterious
1.8GHz octa-core processor ?
The Mediatek Helio P10. Worst SoC than Meizu, Xiaomi, LeTV, the Helio X10 is better!
yes, apparently so.
at first glance I thought that the p10 would be better, but doesn’t seem like it.
http://wccftech.com/helio-p10-benchmarks-impressive-performance-midranged-soc/
Helio X10 High-performance dual-channel 933MHz LPDDR3 memory vs Helio P10 single-channel 933MHz LPDDR3 memory
Memory bandwidth is right half!
can I ask from where you got the information?
p10 specs aren’t that clear and on anandtech,
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9308/mediatek-helio-p10
it’s 2x 32-bit @ 800+MHz LPDDR3
but to be confirmed
The Helio X10 is an intersting SoC, not the Helio P10!
http://mediatek-helio.com/x10/
2x LPDDR3 933MHz PoP
The memory BW has no real impact as it is plenty for the tiny cores.,The multicore score is low because of how they handle multicore., MT6752 is single channel too yet scores much higher.. Here they do it like with the MT6753, Qualcomm does it this way too.http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/4788589?baseline=4838159
and for the sake of it MT6755 vs MT6755m http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/4230645?baseline=4788503
The P10 does have advantages over X10. Lower power,lower price, CDMA2000 , LTE cat 6 (vs4).
vs 6752/6753 is a lot better ofc.
Memory bandwidth is important for the video performace, fluid, responsive. The P10 is less powerfull than X10:
http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench3/compare/4898089?baseline=4230645
http://wccftech.com/helio-p10-benchmarks-impressive-performance-midranged-soc/
Why don’t you compare the X10 with the P10?
Why have not the new K5 the NFC and the K4 yes?
Not one phone is using it yet, we should wait and see, then draw the conclusion.
i guess they will use a Snapdragon 652 processor so they can take on Xiaomi Redmi note 3 and 3 pro. and if they use the same audio goodies like lemon 3 and offer it in the same price tag of Redmi note 3 pro, or even little higher,, many will go for it over Xiaomi’s offering,, including me
I bought the redmi note 3 from china. I got all the Google’s apps installed but for some reason I can’t sync my contacts.