Sponsored: Will ergonomics dictate the future of mobile devices?

The super-slim Vibe X available in India now

Who can forget the pain of lugging around a laptop that seemed to weigh a ton after a tiring day at the office, while juggling with a mobile phone the size of a brick? Thankfully, mobile technology has grown leaps and bounds since that era and the options facing consumers today are mind-numbing. Laptops have become more powerful, slimmer and lighter. Mobile phones have turned almost as powerful as PCs and offer a delightful variety in terms of user experience with innovative shapes, sizes and forms. These are the devices that literally jump-started the age of the Internet.


And then, the tablets arrived, bringing new highs in terms of ease of use and alluring consumers across age groups all over the world. But this trend had a flipside to it. Users were forced to carry and manage both, their tablets and the mobile phones, on the go. This is where the segment between phones and tablets come in, born out of the sheer necessity for a device that was manageable, comfortable and could offer the functions that its parent devices did. Ergonomics is the key here.


There has been an avalanche of launches in this segment lately (called phablets by some), from brands, old and new. Five-inch phones are currently ruling the roost. With a display large enough to offer marvelous full HD experience, these phones are competing in size and durability. But the question still remains, what should be an ideal size for a handset that can not only make calls but also manage apps, games, emails, camera, et al?

Here, Lenovo’s Vibe X has managed to stand out in the wide gamut of gizmos available. With an incredibly light body of 121 g, thickness of 6.9mm and a 5-inch full HD display one can happily slip the Vibe X into a purse or a pocket without a worry. And yes, it is the lightest ever, till date!

Vibrant Full HD Display

With a body this sleek, Lenovo Vibe X also packs in a 13-megapixel rear camera and a five megapixel secondary front camera. It features the MediaTek MT6589T chipset (one of the fastest in the market at 1.5GHz), Android 4.2, 16/32 GB internal memory along with 2 GB RAM. Its brilliant 440 ppi display can trick you into believing that it’s an AMOLED display, even though it’s very much an IPS panel. There’s a layer of curved Corning Gorilla Glass 3 which gives the display a scratch-proof protective layer, a feature yet to be seen in any smartphone at this price point.

Sleek profile, premium build materials

                                 

More importantly, the smartphone comes with the assurance of Lenovo – a brand associated with making innovative, reliable processors and durable PCs and tablets, that sets it apart from the crowd.

Giving a new meaning to the phrase ‘survival of the fittest’, Lenovo seems to be leading the way when it comes to featherweight new-age smartphones.