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| Global Score | |
| 55.2 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Lenovo |
| Android 4.4 | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| -- | 2016-03-01 |
| 5.28 x 2.64 x 0.40 inches | 5.59 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.29 ounces | 5.01 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink and White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 249.00 | $ 129.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 218 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MT6572 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 8929 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Dual-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (266 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-400 (Dual-Core 500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 4 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 3.82 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.83 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Micro SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3.5 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1730mAh Battery | 2750mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 3.6 | 4.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Lenovo Vibe K5 has an overall score of 60.6, which is just a bit better than Huawei Ascend Y520's overall score of 55.2. Both phones in this comparison have Android operating system, but Lenovo Vibe K5 has 5.1 Lollipop version while Huawei Ascend Y520 has Android 4.4 version, providing the user some nice extra features and some performance improvements. Lenovo Vibe K5 is a just a little bit lighter and noticeably thinner cellphone than the Huawei Ascend Y520.
The Lenovo Vibe K5 features a processing unit that's very similar to the CPU in Huawei Ascend Y520, because although the Lenovo Vibe K5 has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores. The Lenovo Vibe K5 has a bit better looking display than Huawei Ascend Y520, because it has a lot better resolution of 720 x 1280px, a better pixels density and a quite larger display.
Lenovo Vibe K5 has a lot better camera than Huawei Ascend Y520, because it has a camera in the back with a lot higher resolution. The Lenovo Vibe K5 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games than Huawei Ascend Y520, and although they both have an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB, the Lenovo Vibe K5 also has 16 GB internal memory capacity.
Lenovo Vibe K5 counts with a much longer battery life than Huawei Ascend Y520, because it has a 2750mAh battery capacity.
The Lenovo Vibe K5 not only is the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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