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Lenovo K8, K8 Note, K8 Plus Will Get Their Android O Update by July 2018

Lenovo K8, K8 Note, K8 Plus Will Get Their Android O Update by July 2018

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  • Lenovo has confirmed Android O update for more smartphones
  • Lenovo K8, K8 Note, and K8 Plus to receive it next year
  • The New K8 series smartphones to receive by June and July 2018

Lenovo’s move to shift to stock Android for its smartphones was one of the biggest pieces of news this year. Gadgets 360 was the first to confirm the shift, and the move certainly appears beneficial for Lenovo smartphone users. However, the promise of faster updates that came alongside seems to have held little water.

The company has updated its “Upgrade plan for smartphones” list on Support page adding the Lenovo K8 series, all of which were promised Android 8.0 Oreo updates at launch. We know the Lenovo K8, Lenovo K8 Note, and Lenovo K8 Plus smartphones will be receiving an Android O update – now, we also know that the Chinese company intends to roll out the update to the Lenovo K8 and Lenovo K8 Note only by June 2018, with the Lenovo K8 Plus only due to receive it by July 2018.

The Lenovo K8, K8 Note, and K8 Plus users will have to wait for another nine months for the update. This does certainly seem to be on the higher side. After all, the smartphones run stock Android, which apart from performance and stability benefits was also supposed to enable faster update rollouts. The company, working with its hardware partners, will only have to make minimal tweaks to create Oreo builds for the aforementioned handsets. Of course, this may be of under-promising and over-delivering, with the company possibly rolling out the updates significantly sooner than those deadlines.

The announcement, which could be considered a reconfirmation of Lenovo’s promise, adds more smartphones to the list of Android devices confirmed to get the new Oreo release. For those unaware, Android 8.0 Oreo brings in a lot of new features like picture in picture mode, notification channel feature, notification badges, Android instant apps, faster boot times, notification dots, redesigned Settings, revamped Google Now, and much more.

Back in August, Lenovo confirmed to Gadgets 360 that going forward it will abandon its Vibe Pure UI Android customisation which ran on top of its Android smartphones in almost all markets.

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Lenovo K8

Lenovo K8

Rs.10,189
Buy
  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS

Display

5.20-inch

Processor

2.3GHz octa-core

Front Camera

8-megapixel

Resolution

720×1280 pixels

RAM

3GB

OS

Android 7.1.1

Storage

32GB

Rear Camera

13-megapixel

Battery Capacity

4000mAh

BUY AT
  • Lenovo K8 (Fine Gold, 32GB, 3GB RAM)
    Rs.10,189
  • Lenovo K8 (Venom Black, 32GB, 3GB RAM)
    Rs.10,269
Lenovo K8 Plus

Lenovo K8 Plus

Rs.10,999
Buy
  • REVIEW
  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
  • Design
  • Display
  • Software
  • Performance
  • Battery life
  • Camera
  • Value for money
  • Good
  • Good battery life
  • Stock Android
  • Bad
  • HDR mode isn’t very useful
  • Feels bulky
  • Camera lags in depth mode
BUY AT
  • Lenovo K8 Plus (Venom Black, 32GB, 3GB RAM) – OFFER
    Rs.10,999
  • Lenovo K8 Plus (Fine Gold, 32GB, 3GB RAM) – OFFER
    Rs.10,999
Lenovo K8 Note

Lenovo K8 Note

Rs.12,999
Buy
  • REVIEW
  • KEY SPECS
  • NEWS
  • Design
  • Display
  • Software
  • Performance
  • Battery life
  • Camera
  • Value for money
  • Good
  • Android Nougat
  • Solid build quality
  • Dedicated slots for SIM and MicroSD cards
  • Customisable Music Key
  • TheaterMax VR support
  • Bad
  • Gets warm quickly
  • Poor low-light camera performance
  • Average battery life
BUY AT
  • Lenovo K8 Note (Venom Black, 32GB, 3GB RAM) –
    Rs.12,999
  • Lenovo K8 Note (Fine Gold, 32GB, 3GB RAM) –
    Rs.12,999
  • Lenovo K8 Note (Venom Black, 64GB, 4GB RAM) –
    Rs.13,999

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