Lenovo K14 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Lenovo K14 - a smartphone that knows its audience

What are the requirements of modern users for a low-price phone? Typically, such devices are "workhorses" that can work for a couple of days without recharging, receive calls, SMS and messenger messages, and also act as a modem or player. The hero of today's review perfectly suits the given requests and even provides improved functionality. But is this enough for impressive sales?

The appearance of the novelty has collected many relevant features along with rather outdated ones. So, a potential buyer will not be delighted with a 5-megapixel front camera in a "drop" form factor, and the bottom bezel of the display is wide. On the other hand, bright colors of high-quality plastic cases, a fingerprint scanner and a pretty block of photo modules look harmonious and stylish together. The 6.5-inch IPS display actually repeats the decisions of the opponents. A low resolution of 1600x720 pixels, not bad, but still insufficient for the direct rays of the summer sun, the values of brightness and contrast - we have seen this combination many times in the value segment.

But the technical characteristics turned out to be interesting. The newest eight-core Unisoc T606 processor, 2GB of RAM and the Mali G57MP1 video accelerator perfectly cope with the Android 11 interface, with a larger amount of RAM, the CPU would run resource-intensive games, but the phablet in question is suitable only for casual projects with simple graphics. The energy efficiency of the chipset does not give rise to serious complaints, even a 3780mAh battery will provide a confident 7-8 hours of active screen time. The 32GB ROM size does not evoke joy and happiness, so the buyer will have to use microSD cards .

The main 13- and 2-megapixel cameras are not as useless as they might seem at first glance. They succeed in shooting documents, stationary objects in good lighting without any problems. Other scenarios should be left to costly alternatives, as well as such technological things as stereo speakers or NFC contactless payment. Thus, the device came out balanced for its price tag and pleasant to use. If the developer made the price even lower, then the Android smartphone could claim to be a bestseller.