What year it's been for slider phones designed to hide the camera behind in the march against the notch. Enter Lenovo Z5 Pro, China-only device that, despite no intentions to launch to wider market base, is slider phone with plenty to shout about. Pocket-lint The bigger surprise, really, is just how much more advanced Z5 Pro is than its Lenovo phone counterparts. And seeing for Lenovo to swoop in and show-off its capabilities in this way is assertion of its hardware capabilities.. The join lines between the plastics used, for example, lag behind its competition. From Huawei in Mate Pro, to Xiaomi in Mi Mix 3, this self-illuminating panel technology looks deep and rich. With such tiny amounts of bezel in Z5 Pro the black rim almost merges with the phone's display, creating tidy border.. Pocket-lint Having seen grabbed the phone at Lenovo's HQ Beijing we've been wanting to see it for some time, hence this article being soft review that's reflective of that.. No, Z5 Pro is not the in terms of finish, nor is it the most powerful phone going, except in the march against the notch it's outcome that stands on its own and even asserts against its Xiaomi and Honor competition.. It does leave us with broader questions, however, such in some sense, this Lenovo slider phone could be foresight to the kind of future design ideas that we'll see represent the wider territories...
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