Lenovo launches its first 5G-enabled smartphone

Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G Edition comes with the same hardware as the regular variant. It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X50 modem for 5G connectivity.

Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G edition. (Lenovo/Weibo)

Chinese technology giant Lenovo has launched its first 5G-enabled smartphone 'Lenovo Z6 Pro 5G Edition' at the ongoing Mobile World Congress 2019 in Shanghai, China.

The smartphone has the same hardware as its non-5G variant, except that it also comes with Qualcomm's Snapdragon X50 modem to enable 5G connectivity, news portal GSM Arena reported.

The phone features a 6.39-inch AMOLED display with full HD+ resolution and HDR10 support. Under the hood, the handset has Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 855 SoC, aided by up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. Software-wise, the handset has ZUI 11 which is based on Android Pie.

The device houses a 48-megapixel primary sensor, accompanied by three more cameras including a 16-megapixel wide-angle lens, an 8-megapixel telephoto sensor, and a 2-megapixel depth camera. For selfies, there's a 32-megapixel camera.

Powered by a 4,000mAh battery with 27W fast charging support, it also has a Hyper Video feature that capture videos with superior quality. The connectivity features include dual-band Wi-Fi, 5G LTE, dual GPS, USB Type-C, dual-SIM slots, Bluetooth 5.0, and NFC.