Lenovo Phab Plus is a 6.8-inch phablet featuring an FHD screen, SD-615 SoC and a 3500mAh battery

posted by Alan F. / Aug 30, 2015, 10:53 PM

The Lenovo Phab Plus features a 6.8-inch screen

Back in June, we told you about a new 6.8-inch handset from Lenovo that had been certified by China's TENAA agency. The phone has officially been unveiled as the Lenovo Phab Plus and will be available in China from China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. The Phab Plus will be priced at the equivalent of $406 USD, and there is no word from Lenovo as to whether it will offer the device globally.

Want to know more about the Lenovo Phab Plus? The handset offers a 6.8-inch, 1080 x 1920 resolution screen. That works out to a pixel density of 324ppi. Under the hood is the Snapdragon 615 chipset, with a 64-bit octa-core 1.5GHz CPU and the Adreno 405 GPU. 2GB of RAM is inside, along with 32GB of expandable storage. The camera combo from back to front weighs in at 13MP/5MP, and the lights are kept on thanks to the 3500mAh battery that powers the phone. Android 5.0 is pre-installed with Vibe UI running on top. Dolby Atmos Surround Sound is on board to provide the user with spectacularly clear audio.

The Lenovo Phab Plus has dual SIM capabilities and supports 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and microUSB connectivity. It measures 7.6mm thin, but does weigh a rather hefty 220 grams. There are four color options: Metallic Gray, Midnight Blue, Neon Pink and Elegant Silver platinum.

If we hear any news about where the Lenovo Phab Plus will end up, besides China that is, we will make it a point of letting you know!

Thanks for the tip!

source: cnbeta.com (translated) via GadgetBlaze

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35 Comments

1. cdm283813

Posts: 424; Member since: Jan 10, 2015

Makes no sense. The Moto X Pure is better spec'ed and $6 cheaper. I would figure $250 to $300.

posted on Aug 30, 2015, 11:01 PM 4

2. DoggyDangerous

Posts: 1028; Member since: Aug 28, 2015

first company which called its phablet a phab officially.

posted on Aug 30, 2015, 11:06 PM 1

3. arch_angel

Posts: 1651; Member since: Feb 20, 2015

at that size it should have a 5000mah battery. and its priced way to high for an sd615 device.

posted on Aug 30, 2015, 11:07 PM 5

4. Joshing4fun

Posts: 1245; Member since: Aug 13, 2010

Sorry but THIS is a tablet. Not a "phab".

posted on Aug 30, 2015, 11:17 PM 4

22. Gadgety

Posts: 173; Member since: Sep 03, 2012

Lenovo labelling it a phablet makes it clear that its got the radio for calling, whereas when I read what you wrote I thought "Oh, you can't call on it" and had to check the specs. You can in fact use it as a phone, whereas most tablets are wifi only.

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 1:14 AM 2

5. manojmcn

Posts: 633; Member since: Jul 16, 2015

Any smartphone above 6inch will fail because its the tablet range. If anyone wants a small tablet they will prefer a 7 or 8 inch because everyone now have a minimum 5 inch phone. So most people will not want to spend for duplicates.

posted on Aug 30, 2015, 11:19 PM 3

11. razmahtaz001

Posts: 501; Member since: May 11, 2013

the asian market alone loves these 6+ inch smartphones...please dont speak for any market outside of the us...

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 12:08 AM 2

23. manojmcn

Posts: 633; Member since: Jul 16, 2015

I live in Singapore, which has a great market share for phablets. Here the most popular phone among phablets are under 6 in, mostly the Note devices. iPhone 6Plus is also selling well here. But you will find it hard to see a Sony xperia Z ultra kind of models. Now Samsung is pumping huge money in marketing Note 5 & S6 Edge+ here. Demand for 6inch plus phablets neglible.

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 1:29 AM 0

28. Kame_Hame_Haaaaa

Posts: 360; Member since: Jul 29, 2015

That because singapore is much richer country, and they prefer branded premium product. In other asia, 6"+ low-medium china product is very popular among teenager.

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 5:08 AM 0

13. Kame_Hame_Haaaaa

Posts: 360; Member since: Jul 29, 2015

This phab will rule asian. Lots of kids (6-15 yo) can only afford 1 device, and this in-between (pocketable tablet) device is very popular for kid.

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 12:22 AM 1

17. medtxa

Posts: 1655; Member since: Jun 02, 2014

6.8 inch aka tablet.. not phablet.. by no any mean pocketable..

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 12:54 AM 0

27. Kame_Hame_Haaaaa

Posts: 360; Member since: Jul 29, 2015

I remember I can fit Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 (with big bezel) on my fronts pocket pants. This slim and almost no bezel 6.8" could easily pocketable in any teenager pants.

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 5:06 AM 0

25. Switch00

Posts: 536; Member since: Sep 04, 2013

there is no law defining it, so it's completely up to us and companies to name it whatever they like, they can call it phabuseless if they want to. I define phablet as a device that still fits in my pocket, which is probably up to 6.5 inch screen, depends on pants. And that's the size I want, above 6.0.

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 4:31 AM 1

6. ausnote4

Posts: 40; Member since: Nov 25, 2014

should of have a SD805 or latest exynos from samsung I would have purchase it. Oh well

posted on Aug 30, 2015, 11:19 PM 0

18. gaming64 unregistered

Ughh just buy a flagship, it would be worth your money

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 12:56 AM 1

7. fonelover

Posts: 255; Member since: Mar 19, 2015

It wanna compete with Huawei P8Max.

posted on Aug 30, 2015, 11:34 PM 1

8. kaikuheadhunterz

Posts: 1157; Member since: Jul 18, 2013

The back looks like a fusion between the HTC One V & the iPhone 6

posted on Aug 30, 2015, 11:47 PM 1

9. JocularJ

Posts: 221; Member since: Apr 27, 2011

For the price I would really prefer a SD800, but I'll still get one must likely if it gets LTE stateside

posted on Aug 30, 2015, 11:55 PM 1

10. MaryPoopins

Posts: 324; Member since: Jan 15, 2015

That does seem a rather high price for what's on offer. Been looking for a new 16:9 tablet but if I can pick up a 2nd gen Nexus7 for about $120, what's so great about this? :(

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 12:03 AM 0

14. Kame_Hame_Haaaaa

Posts: 360; Member since: Jul 29, 2015

Better (newer) CPU? Slicker device? more pocketable? (Nexus bezel too big)

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 12:24 AM 1

15. MaryPoopins

Posts: 324; Member since: Jan 15, 2015

I'd say that this phab is 'marginally' better in those parameters. Certainly not worth tripple the price.

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 12:36 AM 2

29. Kame_Hame_Haaaaa

Posts: 360; Member since: Jul 29, 2015

Regarding the price... AGREE. I think this lenovo with SD 615 should be at US$280 & US$320 at most.

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 5:10 AM 0

12. p51d007

Posts: 704; Member since: Nov 24, 2013

I don't know about the 615 chip, and I don't play any games...just a lot of phone, photos, text, email, web, video, mp3's, but the 4,100mAH battery on the mate2, 6.1" 720p screen gets me roughly 2 1/3 days easy. If built & tweaked right, maybe it won't be a bad deal, but, I'd rather have the p8 max IF THEY WOULD PUT THE LTE FREQUENCIES FOR USA in it.

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 12:09 AM 2

16. skyline88

Posts: 697; Member since: Jul 15, 2013

$406 USD for this specs is a bit high.

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 12:41 AM 0

19. gaming64 unregistered

Sorry, there are other phones out there that are SO better than this. Pass!

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 12:57 AM 0

20. Af1rPA

Posts: 712; Member since: Jun 12, 2014

Moto X Play has a 3630mAh battery. What's your excuse Lenovo.

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 12:57 AM 0

21. phbelov

Posts: 124; Member since: Mar 25, 2011

So, there's no NFC? Is it really that hard for manufacturers to put an NFC chip inside of the device nowadays? (Hello, OnePlus)

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 1:13 AM 0

24. Noonting

Posts: 135; Member since: Sep 19, 2014

Huawei P8 Max looks better

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 3:24 AM 0

26. Shocky unregistered

They can call it whatever they want, but that's a tablet.

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 5:03 AM 0

30. aegislash

Posts: 1495; Member since: Jan 27, 2015

Huh... that whole rear area around the camera looks exactly like the leaked rear of the Huawei Nexus, slight antenna lines and all. (minus the bulging out of course)

posted on Aug 31, 2015, 5:52 AM 0

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