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The Lenovo P90 is a phone that is sure to make quite a buzz due to how it will reintroduce a once forgotten concept of Flash Bulb cameras, the predecessor of flash photography.
Albeit the accessory does bear a striking resemblance to the primitive flash bulbs, there is no need to discard of it when used. You can bet that this is something you will see in your local universities in the future.
First, lets talk about the the phone under the flash bulb,The Lenovo P90 is a very interesting phone. It has some pretty amazing hardware with the only drawback being the lack of expandable memory. The phone boasts:
- 64 – bit Quadcore Intel Atom Z3560 processor clocked at 1.83 Ghz.
- Support for LTE-Advanced FDD & TDD
- 2GB of RAM and 32 GB ROM with no room for external expansion.
- 5.5” IPS display at 1080p (~400 ppi)
- 4000 MaH Battery
- 13 Megapixel back camera (with optical image stabilization), 5 Megapixel front camera
- Available in Onyx Black, Pearl White & Lava Red (Colors)
- Running Android 4.4 (KitKat)
- Coming in February 2015.
Now, let’s talk about the Lenovo Vibe X2 Pro. Another smartphone revealed at CES 2015. The phone has some pretty modest hardware and suggests a less than pocket friendly price:
- 5.3” IPS display (1080p)
- 64 – bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset Octacore Cortex-A53 CPU clocked at 1.5Ghz
- Dual 13 Megapixel camera (Front + Back) with Auto Focus, Beautification options and gesture controls
- 2410 MAH Battery
- Available in Rock Pink, Electric Blue & Champagne Gold (colors)
- 2GB RAM, 32GB ROM with expandable storage option (MicroSD)
- Coming in April 2015
Now, let’s talk about the true object of desire that I am sure most of you have been waiting for. The Lenovo VIBE Xtension Selfie Flash is reminiscent of the days of Flash Bulb’s, the kinds you probably have seen in movies that were popular when your parents were young.
Pictured above, you can see that this thing would be a blessing for those who have been victims of low-light selfies due to the lack of flash in the front cameras. Lenovo chose to break ahead of the curve and found a unique way to tackle the problem of lighting the front camera.
The accessory only requires your phones audio jack and on a single charge is capable of illuminating a 100 selfies. According to Lenovo, “the Selfie Flash works by using 8 diffused LEDs to supplement available light.” So now you have the perfect accessory to use when taking selfie’s in Batman’s cave.
Currently the price of the Lenovo VIBE Xtension Selfie Flash is still in the air but if the price is right, this will go flying off the shelves for selfie enthusiasts worldwide.
