The Anticipated ‘Lenovo Phab 2 Pro’ Expected to Go on Sale Today for $500

The Lenovo Phab2 Pro smartphone available in the US markets at $499.99. Image Credit: Lenovo The Lenovo Phab2 Pro smartphone available in the US markets at $499.99. Image Credit: Lenovo
The Lenovo Phab2 Pro smartphone available in the US markets at $499.99. Image Credit: Lenovo

Developed in collaboration with Google, the world’ first Project Tango smartphone; Lenovo Phab 2 Pro, is believed to go on sale on today, priced at $499.99 (roughly 1.7 million UGX) in the US market. According to Gadgets 360, the smartphone was originally slated to be released in September, but its launch was later pushed back.

Online reports show that, the official Lenovo US website last week mentioned that the phablet will go on sale on November 1, but the listing Phab 2 Pro page only says ‘Coming Soon’ at present

Lenovo Phab 2 Pro will make use of AR and VR sensors to map the surroundings and with the help of applications designed for Google Tango, users will be able to interact with things in the virtual world.

The Phablet sports a 8MP front camera, 16MP rear RGB camera, a fingerprint scanner at its back. Image Credit: Lenovo
The Phablet sports a 8MP front camera, 16MP rear RGB camera, a fingerprint scanner at its back. Image Credit: Lenovo

Specs

The Phablet will sports a 6.4-inch QHD IPS display, powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM, 8MP front camera, 16MP rear RGB camera, a fingerprint scanner at its back and will house a 4050mAh battery.

Full specs

Screen
  • 6.4″ QHD (2560 x 1440)
  • 2K wide-screen IPS assertive display
  • 2.5D curved glass
Design
  • 3.49″ x 7.08″ / 88.57 mm x 179.83 mm aluminum unibody
  • Weight: .57 lbs / 259 g
  • Fingerprint scanner (rear side)
Cameras: Rear
  • 16 MP RGB fast focus
  • Depth sensor
  • Motion tracking sensor / fisheye
Camera: Front
8 MP fixed focus, F2.2 aperture, 1.4 um big pixel
Processor
Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 652 processor built for Tango
SIM: Dual slots
2 Nano SIM or nano SIM & TF card
Battery*
  • 4050 mAh Li-ion + fast charge
  • Standby up to 13 days
  • Talk-time up to 18 hours
Memory
  • 64 GB ROM
  • 4 GB RAM
  • Expandable memory up to 128 GB, microSD card
Audio
  • Triple array microphones with active noise-cancellation
  • Dolby Atmos® / Dolby Audio™ Capture 5.1
  • 3.5 mm audio jack
Operating System
Android 6.0, Marshmallow
Connectivity
  • Speed: 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz
  • WLAN: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • Bluetooth® 4.0
Colors
  • Champagne Gold
  • Gunmetal Grey
Preinstalled Software*
  • McAfee® Security
  • Netflix
  • SwiftKey