Lenovo Vibe Shot review: Shoot to thrill

29 December, 2015
The Vibe series often breathes fresh air into the stale smartphone design segment and the Lenovo Vibe Shot wants to serve double duty by trying to break into the difficult high-end smartphone photography market as well.

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    • QJA
    • 27 Sep 2019

    how to fix “Unfortunately the Process.com.android.phone Has Stopped”? need hep. tnxe

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      • AnonD-749750
      • thw
      • 05 Apr 2018

      This camera phone have a star trails mode it is true can capture star trails?

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        • AnonD-683640
        • NxG
        • 10 Jul 2017

        It's been almost a year since i bought this phone. I had a struggle at first with the os 6.0 but after a ROM flash (several attempt) with the 5.1 I'm happy now. This phone is simply impressive. Communication quality is impressive, I'm not a picture pro but picture are great. i recently bought a boat and plan to use a tablet as a GPS. none of the tablet i found work as well as my phone. GSP (only) is fast and it has a compass. For the price, i did a great deal. Only con I tried to buy another one but this phone is rare now and price has gone up. Hope Lenovo will keep producing this one.

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          • Lucky
          • Isj
          • 06 Feb 2017

          Phone is good but problem is phone can't show the Punjabi message

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            • Lucky
            • 4Av
            • 05 Feb 2017

            Phone is good but problem is phone can't show the Punjabi message

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              • boy
              • TKH
              • 21 Oct 2016

              hi guys,my vibe shot speaker has two speaker but mine can hear only one speaker. why ? ??please help me. thanks

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                • Mansoor
                • Sdr
                • 09 Sep 2016

                Hi,
                I am very disappointed about my Lenovo vibe shot actually my LCD and touch is broken at Saudi Arabia but I can’t found any one who repaired.. please share Lenovo service center in Jeddah Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .

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                  • AnonD-579594
                  • t7W
                  • 02 Sep 2016

                  please help,,, the toggle of auto and pro is not working,, the camera is only working with auto mode and i cant transfer it to pro mode because the toggle button is not working,, please help,,, email me @ robymajam@gmail.com

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                    • AnonD-482500
                    • Dh6
                    • 25 Aug 2016

                    what is the disadvantage at this phone ?
                    AND whatabout the led neg?

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                      • Brian
                      • HBx
                      • 16 Aug 2016

                      Since i update to Marshmallow the menu button is blinking and sometimes no light issue

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                        • 3nK
                        • 22 Jun 2016

                        LenovoUserrr, 15 Feb 2016I've been using the vibe shot for a couple weeks. I'll list... moreThanks for your comment it really helped, my question relates to the heat issues and the battery life. Is the heat too much on the phone,and i see a lot of bad comments about battery

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                          • AnonD-546460
                          • aka
                          • 08 Jun 2016

                          Hi,
                          Can't store VoIP calling card numbers in contact, no sufficient space. Only 20 digits possible. Not sufficient for Hello card of UAE.

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                            • AnonD-515857
                            • anx
                            • 17 Mar 2016

                            been using for 3 months, and now i can't get any signal. it's been days.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • gp1
                              • 16 Mar 2016

                              I have problem with network I have new phine and the network always disabled although it is recognised

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                                • MSCM Nair
                                • L1w
                                • 15 Mar 2016

                                Am using the phone since last 75 days, once a headphone is connected the volume starts to swing from high to low and to vibrate only and camera keeps shooting pictures, without any interference. In the mornings one may see many pictures of table or ceiling in gallery.
                                Battery life is fairly good.

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                                  • HARIDAS
                                  • JFx
                                  • 11 Mar 2016

                                  Over heating
                                  Poor battery

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                                    • Madhusoodanan
                                    • 3AM
                                    • 11 Mar 2016

                                    Meera Hussain, 11 Jan 2016Dear Technical Team, I have lenovo vibe shot, i would like... moreHow to shooting video through back camera

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • NkC
                                      • 20 Feb 2016

                                      LenovoUserrr, 15 Feb 2016I've been using the vibe shot for a couple weeks. I'll list... moreHi
                                      thank you for your really nice review
                                      I got many information's from it
                                      please what about the low light camera photos and the video recording quality
                                      are they good ?
                                      I am confused between this phone and the Lenovo vibe x3
                                      I am really care about the camera
                                      are you recommend this phone to me or not

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                                        • LenovoUserrr
                                        • v{u
                                        • 15 Feb 2016

                                        I've been using the vibe shot for a couple weeks. I'll list the pros and cons.

                                        Pros:
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                                        Phone functions work well. Sound is clear. Even has a recorder. Reception is good too.

                                        Camera is really good. Specially for the price. Its very versatile and allows you to customize stuff like focus, exposure,shutter time, ISO sensitivity.

                                        Performance is good. No lag so far. 3gb RAM totally helps.

                                        Very good display.

                                        Dual sims function well.

                                        Cons:
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                                        [if bought from China] Came with a lot of garbage apps and without play store and google apps. Had to flash the international rom with google apps. So if you are not technically good with phones maybe this isn't the one for you. You can always get someone to do it for you though.

                                        Music quality is sub par (specially with the supplied) Lenovo headphones. If you listen to music a lot you will notice this. This is a subjective opinion. I have been spoiled by excellent sound quality from some Sony and Samsung handsets I've used before. Also I listen to music on my laptop a lot. That being said the sound quality should be alright for the average person (that doesn't use the phone that much for music).

                                        No LED notifications. The light only turns on for charging. I don't think its wired for notifications.
                                        This is very frustrating as you have to always turn on the screen to see whether you missed any calls/messages etc.

                                        Seems like not a lot of people use this phone. And I suspect the Lenovo won't bother to support/update it properly. And if you have an issue you'll have a hard time googling.

                                        Other info:
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                                        At first noticed heating issues. However it went away after flashing another ROM.

                                        Battery:
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                                        I've installed viber whatsapp and messenger. (Not Facebook app) Also I have enabled twitter and gmail. All these apps are working and I've enabled H+. The phone lasts through the day alright. You can expect around 4 hours of screen time. Might even get better performance if you played around with the battery saving features.
                                        Charging time is around 2 and half hours.

                                        Overall:
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                                        I can live with the sub par music quality. Specially as it takes really good pictures for this price.

                                        That being said, the only major problem I have with this is that it doesn't have the notification LED. I rely on it a lot. On my previous phone I have programmed it to different colors for different notifications. I can take one look at the phone and know I have a missed call or missed whatsapp message.

                                        If anyone has questions just reply.