The Lenovo Vibe P1 and Vibe P1m, are two smartphones that know where
their priorities lie - battery life. The P1 and the P1m are backed by
incredible 4900mAh and 3900mAh batteries respectively. If that wasn't
enough, the two smartphones have a dedicated switch on the left, which puts the smartphones into a power saving mode. Putting
this button on phones that already have a large battery seems like a bit
of a waste to us, but then we aren't running a corporation that just
bought Motorola, so what do we know.
Back to what you came here to
read - how the two smartphones perform. This power saving mode isn't too
dissimilar to what you've seen on other smartphones - it basically
takes away your standard launcher and leaves you with a handful of apps
you can use while in this mode - the Phone (dialler), Contacts, SMS, and
Clock are the usual suspects. Lenovo's implementation leaves mobile
data on - we couldn't verify if it disables 3G/ 4G in a bid to save
power - and also a chat app. The unit we saw had QQ available, and we
were told the international variant will let you pick WhatsApp instead.
Lenovo's
power saving mode launcher has room for six apps on the 'home screen'
and you have some amount of control over which apps should be shown. Lenovo lets you pick from a pre-approved list of apps that you can use
in this low power state. The unit we saw had only two options available
other than the five apps we mentioned above. What apps need to do to
make the power saving mode cut isn't available, though it's clear your
browser will never be on that list.
In terms of the rest of the
specifications, the Lenovo Vibe P1 is a dual-SIM (dual LTE) smartphone that
comes with a 5.5-inch full-HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
protection. It is powered by a Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor
alongside 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. the Lenovo Vibe P1 has a
13-megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front shooter. The P1m is more
modest, with a 5-inch 720p display, 2GB RAM, and 8-megapixel rear
camera.