The photo-focused smartphone is becoming a definite niche, and at Mobile World Congress, Lenovo is hoping to break in with a new model. The Vibe Shot (which sounds a lot like something you'd order at a questionable cocktail bar) is a Lollipop-equipped phone with a 16-megapixel rear camera and an 8MP front-facing shooter. Other photo-focused features include optical image stabilization, infrared autofocus, and a tri-color LED flash. Lenovo hopes to launch the Vibe Shot in June starting at $349.

We actually got a look at the Vibe Shot back in February when Lenovo's MWC lineup was leaked. What we didn't learn at the time about the phone is its price, which is particularly attractive considering its high-midrange specs. The phone packs a Snapdragon 615 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage plus a MicroSD card slot, and a 5" 1080p screen. It doesn't hurt that the phone looks great, with its thin 7.3mm profile and manual shutter button making it look like one of the older super-portable point and shoot cameras. A 2900mAh battery is an impressive inclusion, as is Android 5.0 at launch. Dual-SIM LTE is just icing on the cake.

All that being said, it's extremely unlikely that the Vibe Shot will make it to the US or major markets in Europe. With Lenovo holding the Motorola brand, the company isn't all that keen to push its own smartphones outside of the Asia-Pacific region. If you live there (or you know a good importer), you can check it out this summer. Note: Lenovo's current iteration of its software skin has a major case of Apple envy - see the hands-on photo from Cnet below.

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