Samsung Z3 vs Lenovo Vibe K5

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Comparing the Samsung Z3 vs Lenovo Vibe K5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Lenovo Vibe K5 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Samsung Z3 runs at 1.3 GHz, making Lenovo Vibe K5 the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Z3 and Lenovo Vibe K5 offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Samsung Z3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Lenovo Vibe K5's IPS LCD, making Samsung Z3 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Lenovo Vibe K5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Samsung Z3 offers 8 MP, making Lenovo Vibe K5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Z3 and Lenovo Vibe K5 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Lenovo Vibe K5 offers a higher battery capacity with 2750 mAh, while Samsung Z3 offers 2600 mAh, making Lenovo Vibe K5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Z3 offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Lenovo Vibe K5 offers 16 GB, making Samsung Z3 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Lenovo Vibe K5 receives a higher user rating of 3.8, while Samsung Z3 has a rating of 3.3.

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Summary

Release Date

21 Oct, 2015
22 Jun, 2016
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Spreadtrum SC7730
Snapdragon 415
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
2600 mAh
2750 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

8 GB
16 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

3.3/5
(5,551 ratings)
3.8/5
(19,062 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Tizen v2.4
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Avg
Best In Class

Chipset

Spreadtrum SC7730
Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 MSM8929
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP2
Adreno 405
Adreno 840

RAM

1 GB
2 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.37 %
68.2 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

No
No
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Display Colour

16M
N/A
N/A

Design

Height

141.6 mm
142 mm
162.98 mm

Width

70 mm
71 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
8.2 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

137 grams
150 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom
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Video Recording

N/A
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Front Camera
5 MP
f/2.8 Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No
N/A

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Wide Angle Selfie
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

2600 mAh
2750 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 15.1 Hours(3G) / Up to 32 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: 3GPP AVI MKV MPEG4 WMV Xvid
N/A
N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration
N/A
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: AAC AMR eAAC+ M4A (Apple lossless) MIDI MP3 OGG WAV WMA
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Yes
N/A
N/A

Browser

Yes HTML
N/A
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Practically Unlimited
N/A
N/A

Email

Yes
N/A
N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Facilities

World clock Calendar Alarm Document viewer
N/A
N/A

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