# Sleek Budget Smartphones The Lenovo Vibe K5 and K5 Plus Appeal to Bargain Smartphone Buyers By Rahul Kalvapalle | Published 2016-02-23 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lenovo-vibe-k5 References: [gizmag](http://www.gizmag.com/lenovo-vibe-k5-plus-mobile-world-congress/41936/) & [blog.lenovo](http://blog.lenovo.com/en/blog/meet-the-showstopping-lenovo-vibe-k5-plus/) The [Lenovo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lenovo-tab-plus) Vibe K5 and Vibe K5 Plus are a brand new duo of smartphones, unveiled by Lenovo at the [Mobile World Congress](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tmobile-revvl-6x) in Barcelona, that are clearly designed and constructed for the specific needs of the budget shopper. The Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus comes equipped with an octa-core Snapdragon616 processor and offers a more than acceptable 1920 x 1080 IPS screen display that measures 5 inches. At a price of $149, it represents a great buy for the budget shopper. The phone features [Dolby](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/slim-laptop) Atmos speakers that offer quality sound. The Lenovo Vibe K5 is the same phone for all intents and purposes, minus the fact that it features a slightly less advanced Snapdragon 415 processor, and therefore cost $20. Regardless, both these phones represent value for money for the bargain hunting cellphone buyer. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 92% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Budget Smartphone Trend:** Manufacturers can design and construct budget smartphones to cater to the specific needs of the budget shopper, providing a great buy for those on a tight budget. - **Improved Processor Trend:** Manufacturers can continue to improve processor capabilities of budget smartphones, offering more value for money to consumers and increasing competition in the budget smartphone market. - **Sound Quality Trend:** Manufacturers can invest in improving sound quality in budget smartphones, providing an added value for consumers and setting themselves apart in the budget smartphone market. ### Who This Affects Most - **Smartphone Industry:** There is a growing market for budget smartphones, which presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for manufacturers to design and construct smartphones that cater to the specific needs of budget shoppers. - **Consumer Electronics Industry:** Manufacturers can invest in improving the capabilities of budget smartphones, offering more value for money to consumers and increasing competition in the market, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity for the consumer electronics industry. - **Audio Industry:** Manufacturers can invest in improving sound quality in budget smartphones, providing an added value for consumers and setting themselves apart in the budget smartphone market, presenting a disruptive innovation opportunity for the audio industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Affordable 5G Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tcl-k32-smartphone.md) - [Low-Cost High-Spec Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oneplus-nord-5.md) - [Premium Audio Tablet Models](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lenovo-tab-plus.md) - [Affordable Smartphone Alternatives](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vivo-y55-5g.md) - [Octa-Core Budget Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/octacore-budget-smartphone.md) - [Secure Laptop-Unified Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lenovo-thinkphone.md) - [Theater-Quality Audio Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lenovo-tab-m10-5g.md) - [Ultra-Slim Professional Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yoga-tab-plus.md) - [Long Battery-Life Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moto-g-power-5g.md)