Lenovo to roll out Android 4.4 KitKat update on Vibe X and Vibe Z

Mumbai: Lenovo has started rolling out the Android 4.4 KitKat update to its Vibe X and Vibe Z smart phones. The updates will be made available in a phased manner starting from the last week of May, 2014.

Sleekly designed at 6.9mm and 121g light, this 5-inch smartphone was the first offering in the premium Vibe series.

The update supports better application compatibility along with further security enhancements and bug fixes, and the UI gets a new look with lesser icons and a better incoming call interface. In addition to that, the camera has an auto focus and white balance capabilities. The upgrade also boosts Lenovo power manager for improved battery utilization. The initial tests show approximately 15-20% enhancement in its performance.

Vibe Z is powered with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. The KitKat 4.4 update equips Vibe Z with better 4k video playback compatibility. It also boosts the Quad-core CPU for enhanced UI transitions and multi-sensory user experience, and makes the process of adding widgets to the home screen easy.

The multi-window mode on Vibe Z now lets you open and work on multiple apps simultaneously and resize them on the screen better than before. Also, enhanced notification access, wireless printing capabilities, updated theme centre, automatic profile changer and expanded accessibility APIs are some of the key upgrades that comes to Vibe Z with this update.

The current update is aimed at boosting the hardware performances further and enhancing multi tasking capabilities.

Lenovo has also slashed the price of the Vibe X to Rs 22,999 for the Indian market.